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Where does “uncircumspect” come from?

uncircumspect (English) comes from English circumspect, from French circonspect, from Latin circumspectus, from Latin circumspiciō, from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

uncircumspect (English): Not circumspect

Definitions

  1. Not circumspect

Ancestry of “uncircumspect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcircumspectCarefully aware of all circumstances; considerate...
2Frenchcirconspectcircumspect, cautious, prudent
3Latincircumspectussurveyed, looked around or over
4Latincircumspiciō—
5Latincircum-circum-
6Latincircumabout, around; in a circle, all around, on both...
7Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
8Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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