Where does “circulate” come from?
Circulate derives from Latin circulatus, past participle of circulo, from circulus meaning circle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- meaning to turn or bend.
circulate (English): to move in circles or through a circuit; to cause...
Definitions
- to move in circles or through a circuit; to cause...
Ancestry of “circulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | circulatus | rounded |
| 2 | Latin | circulō | to make circular, round, curved |
| 3 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |