Where does “sirkumsais” come from?
sirkumsais (Chuukese) comes from English circumcise, from Middle English circumcisen, from Latin circumcīsus, from Latin circumcīdō, from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
sirkumsais (Chuukese): to circumcise
Definitions
- to circumcise
Ancestry of “sirkumsais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumcise | To surgically remove the foreskin from a penis;... |
| 2 | Middle English | circumcisen | — |
| 3 | Latin | circumcīsus | circumcised |
| 4 | Latin | circumcīdō | to cut around, make an incision around, clip, trim; circumcise; ring (a bark) |
| 5 | Latin | circum- | circum- round, about |
| 6 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 7 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |