Where does “circumstans” come from?
circumstans (Latin) comes from Latin circumsto, from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
circumstans (Latin): surrounding, encircling
Definitions
- surrounding, encircling
Ancestry of “circumstans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | circumsto | I stand around, or in a circle; I surround or... |
| 2 | Latin | circum- | circum- round, about |
| 3 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 4 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “circumstans”
- circumstance
- circumstantial
- happenstance
- circumstantially
- circumstantiality
- circumstantiate
- circumstant
- uncircumstantial
- noncircumstantial
- circumstantia
- circunstante
- circunstante
- circunstancia
- circunstancia
- circostanza
- circonstance
- circunstância
- circunstancia
- circonstance
- circunstância
- circonstanciel
- circonstancier
- circunstanciar
- circunstanciar