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Where does “circumventive” come from?

circumventive (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.

circumventive (English): evading or overcoming some protective measure

Definitions

  1. evading or overcoming some protective measure

Ancestry of “circumventive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircumventto avoid or get around something; to bypass; to...
2Latincircumveniō—
3Latinveniō—
4Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “circumventive”

  • circumventively
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