Where does “circum-” come from?
circum- (Latin) comes from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
circum- (Latin): circum- round, about
Definitions
- circum- round, about
Ancestry of “circum-”, step by step
Words derived from “circum-”
- circumstance
- circumference
- circumcision
- circumstantial
- circumvent
- circumspect
- circumspection
- circumvention
- circumscribe
- circumlocution
- circumflex
- happenstance
- circumstantially
- circumspectly
- circumscription
- circumcise
- circumnavigate
- uncircumcision
- circ
- circumstantiality
- circumduction
- anticircumvention
- circumnavigator
- circumlocutory