Where does “circumlenticular” come from?

circumlenticular (English) comes from English lenticular, from Latin lenticularis, from Latin lens — lentil; lens; nit.

circumlenticular (English): Around the lens of the eye

Definitions

  1. Around the lens of the eye

Ancestry of “circumlenticular”, step by step

circumlenticular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lenticular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlenticularOf or pertaining to a lens; Shaped like a...
2Latinlenticularislentil-shaped
3Latinlenslentil; lens; nit

via English circum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircum—
Every word from Latin lens →Every word from Latin lenticularis →Every word from English lenticular →