Where does “anti-circer” come from?
anti-circer (English) comes from English circ, from English circumcise, from Middle English circumcisen, from Latin circumcīsus, from Latin circumcīdō, from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
anti-circer (English): One who opposes male infant circumcision
Definitions
- One who opposes male infant circumcision
Ancestry of “anti-circer”, step by step
anti-circer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English circ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circ | An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus;... |
| 2 | English | circumcise | To surgically remove the foreskin from a penis;... |
| 3 | Middle English | circumcisen | — |
| 4 | Latin | circumcīsus | circumcised |
| 5 | Latin | circumcīdō | to cut around, make an incision around, clip, trim; circumcise; ring (a bark) |
| 6 | Latin | circum- | circum- round, about |
| 7 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 8 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |