Where does “circumvent” come from?

Circumvent comes from Latin circumvenire, combining circum- "around" with venire "to come," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- meaning "to go or come."

circumvent (English): to avoid or get around something; to bypass; to...

Definitions

  1. to avoid or get around something; to bypass; to...

Ancestry of “circumvent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincircumveniōto surround
2Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
3Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

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