Where does “cerc” come from?

cerc (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin cercius, from Latin circius, from Ancient Greek κίρκιος, from Ancient Greek circus.

cerc (Catalan): cercus

Definitions

  1. cercus

Ancestry of “cerc”, step by step

cerc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin cercius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincercius—
2Latincirciusa west-northwest wind
3Ancient Greekκίρκιος—
4Ancient Greekcircus—

via Latin cercus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincercus—
2Ancient Greekκέρκοςthe tail of a beast; a penis; a handle
Every word from Ancient Greek circus →Every word from Ancient Greek κίρκιος →Every word from Latin circius →