Resolve nested sin functions in function for cycloid

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I'm looking for a function whos graph looks like a cycloid of a circle with the radius 1. Given the parametric equations for this cycloid: $$\begin{align}x& = t - \sin(t)\\y &= 1 - \cos(t)\end{align}$$

From this, one can find an equation for $t$:$$t = x + \sin(t)$$

This equation for $t$ can be substituted for $t$ in the equation for $y$:$$y = 1-\cos(x+\sin(t))$$

Yet $t$ still remains in the equation for $y$. To get an equation for $y$ in terms of $x$ one can substitute $t$ infinitely many times:

$$y=1-\cos(x+\sin(x+\sin(x+\sin(x+\sin(x+\sin(\cdots))))))$$

Is there a way to resolve these infinetely nested sin functions?