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Where does “minicircular” come from?

minicircular (English) comes from English circular, from Middle English circuler, from Old French circulier, from Latin circulāris, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

minicircular (English): Relating to minicircles

Definitions

  1. Relating to minicircles

Ancestry of “minicircular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcircularOf or relating to a circle; In the shape of, or...
2Middle Englishcirculer—
3Old Frenchcirculier—
4Latincirculāris—
5Latincirculuscircle; An orbit; A ring, hoop
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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