Where does “semicircular” come from?
Semicircular comes from Latin semi- combined with circulus, both ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European sēmi and (s)ker-, the root meaning to turn or bend.
semicircular (English): In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle
Definitions
- In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle
Ancestry of “semicircular”, 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 |
Words derived from “semicircular”