Where does “encirclet” come from?
encirclet (English) comes from English encircle, from English circle, from Middle English circle, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
encirclet (English): A small circle; a ring
Definitions
- A small circle; a ring
Ancestry of “encirclet”, step by step
encirclet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English encircle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encircle | To surround, form a circle around; To move or go... |
| 2 | English | circle | A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line,... |
| 3 | Middle English | circle | — |
| 4 | Old French | cercle | circle |
| 5 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |