Where does “circum-” come from?
circum- (English) comes from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
circum- (English): around
Definitions
- around
Ancestry of “circum-”, step by step
Words derived from “circum-”
- circumpolar
- circumambulation
- circumstellar
- circumnutation
- circumoral
- circumsporozoite
- circumnuclear
- circumcenter
- circumorbital
- circumnavigable
- circumradius
- circumarctic
- circumaural
- circumplanetary
- circumterrestrial
- circumfixation
- circumfuse
- circumambages
- circumfusile
- circumdiameter
- circumaviate
- circumaxial
- circumcentric
- circumjovian