Where does “noncircular” come from?
noncircular (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.
noncircular (English): Not circular
Ancestry of “noncircular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | circular | Of or relating to a circle; In the shape of, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | circuler | — |
| 3 | Old French | circulier | — |
| 4 | Latin | circulāris | — |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |