Where does “circularism” come from?
circularism (English) comes from English circular, from Middle English circuler, from Old French circulier, from Latin circulāris, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
circularism (English): A circular approach or situation, in which one goes round in circles without making progress
Definitions
- A circular approach or situation, in which one goes round in circles without making progress
Ancestry of “circularism”, step by step
circularism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English circular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circular | Of or relating to a circle; In the shape of, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | circuler | — |
| 3 | Old French | circulier | — |
| 4 | Latin | circulāris | circular, round |
| 5 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |