Where does “sirkulær” come from?
sirkulær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French circulaire, from Latin circulāris, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sirkulær (Norwegian Nynorsk): circular
Definitions
- circular
Ancestry of “sirkulær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | circulaire | circular; decree; election leaflet |
| 2 | Latin | circulāris | circular, round |
| 3 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |