Where does “circuladl” come from?

circuladl (Old English) comes from Old Irish circul, 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.

circuladl (Old English): circle-disease; shingles

Definitions

  1. circle-disease; shingles

Ancestry of “circuladl”, step by step

circuladl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish circul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcirculcircle, orbit, zone; hoop
2Latincirculuscircle; An orbit; A ring, hoop
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Old English ādl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishādldisease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...
2Proto-Germanicaidlazburning, fever, disease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin circulus