Where does “circuitous” come from?
Circuitous derives from Latin circuitosus, from circuitus (a going around), from circuire (to go around), from circum (around).
circuitous (English): Not direct or to the point; Of a long and winding...
Definitions
- Not direct or to the point; Of a long and winding...
Ancestry of “circuitous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | circuitōsus | — |
| 2 | Latin | circuitus | patrol; circuit; revolution |
| 3 | Latin | circumeō | to go, travel or march around; to circulate |
| 4 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |