Where does “circuitus” come from?
circuitus (Latin) comes from Latin circumeō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
circuitus (Latin): patrol; circuit; revolution
Definitions
- patrol; circuit; revolution
Ancestry of “circuitus”, step by step
circuitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin circumeō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | circumeō | to go, travel or march around; to circulate |
| 2 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Latin circueo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | circueo | Alternative form of circumeō |