Where does “circularwise” come from?

circularwise (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.

circularwise (English): In a circular manner

Definitions

  1. In a circular manner

Ancestry of “circularwise”, step by step

circularwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English circular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcircularOf or relating to a circle; In the shape of, or...
2Middle Englishcirculer
3Old Frenchcirculier
4Latincirculāriscircular, round
5Latincirculuscircle; An orbit; A ring, hoop
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós