Where does “semicircumference” come from?
semicircumference (English) comes from English circumference, from Latin circumferentia, from Latin circumferens, from Latin circumfero, from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
semicircumference (English): One half of the circumference of a circle
Definitions
- One half of the circumference of a circle
Ancestry of “semicircumference”, step by step
semicircumference traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English circumference
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumference | The line that bounds a circle or other... |
| 2 | Latin | circumferentia | circumference |
| 3 | Latin | circumferens | circling; circulating |
| 4 | Latin | circumfero | I carry, bear or move around or about; carry or... |
| 5 | Latin | circum- | circum- round, about |
| 6 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 7 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |