Where does “circumvental” come from?
circumvental (English) comes from English circumvent, from Latin circumveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
circumvental (English): Alternative spelling of circumvential
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of circumvential
Ancestry of “circumvental”, step by step
circumvental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English circumvent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumvent | to avoid or get around something; to bypass; to... |
| 2 | Latin | circumveniō | to surround |
| 3 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |