Where does “circitare” come from?
circitare (Late Latin) comes from Latin circito, from Latin circo, from Latin circa, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
circitare (Late Latin): present active infinitive of circitō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of circitō;...
Ancestry of “circitare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | circito | I go around as hawker, peddler, or solicitor; I... |
| 2 | Latin | circo | I traverse, go about; I wander through |
| 3 | Latin | circa | around; about; around; near; about; regarding,... |
| 4 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 5 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |