Where does “circumgyration” come from?
circumgyration (English) comes from English gyration, from English gyre, from Middle English giren, from French girer, from Italian girare, from Latin gȳrō, from Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
circumgyration (English): rotation, revolution; circling, wheeling
Definitions
- rotation, revolution; circling, wheeling
Ancestry of “circumgyration”, step by step
circumgyration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gyration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gyration | The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed... |
| 2 | English | gyre | A swirling vortex; A circular current, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | giren | — |
| 4 | French | girer | to turn |
| 5 | Italian | girare | to turn, stir, turn over; to spin; to tour,... |
| 6 | Latin | gȳrō | to turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate |
| 7 | Latin | gȳrus | circle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γῦρος | ring, circle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μίτρα | A metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English circum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circum | — |