Where does “порочный круг” come from?

порочный круг (Russian) comes from Latin circulus vitiosus — A vicious circle, vicious cycle.

порочный круг (Russian): circular definition; begging the question,...

Definitions

  1. circular definition; begging the question,...

Ancestry of “порочный круг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincirculus vitiosusA vicious circle, vicious cycle
Every word from Latin circulus vitiosus