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Where does “circuital” come from?

circuital (English) comes from English circuit, from Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus, from Latin circumeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.

circuital (English): Of or pertaining to a circuit

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a circuit

Ancestry of “circuital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcircuitThe act of moving or revolving around, or as in a...
2Middle Englishcircuit—
3Old Frenchcircuit—
4Latincircuituspatrol; circuit; revolution
5Latincircumeō—
6Latineō—
7Proto-ItaliceōI go
8Proto-Italicejō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →