ENGLISH ROOT WORD: circ- from Latin circulari, circus

 

 

 

【circ-】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "circle, ring"
from Latin "circulari, circus, circare"

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[WORD ROOT]root circ
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] circ, circul, circus
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) circulari, circus
[MEANING]root circle, ring

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 circulari to form a circle
• 【Latin】 circus circle; ring

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

circ, circle, circular, circulate, circulation, circus

 

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

circ [combining form] from circ
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 circ; circle, ring

circle [noun] from circle < circ
【DEFINITION】 A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 figure of a circle, a plane figure whose periphery is everywhere equidistant from its center point
【DERIVATIVEs】 circle, circler, circular, circularity, circularly, circularness, circulatable, circulate, circulation, circulative, circulator, circulatory, encircle
【ROOTs】 ⑴ circ; circle, small ring, ring ⑵ le; diminutive suffix

circular [adjective] from circle < circ
【DEFINITION】 Something that is circular is shaped like a circle.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 round, having the form of a circle
【DERIVATIVEs】 circle, circler, circular, circularity, circularly, circularness, circulatable, circulate, circulation, circulative, circulator, circulatory, encircle
【ROOTs】 ⑴ circ; circle, small ring, ring ⑵ ular; diminutive suffix

circulate [verb] from circle < circ
【DEFINITION】 If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 distil something in a closed container, allowing condensed vapour to return to the original liquid
【CONJUGATIONs】 circulated, circulated, circulating, circulates
【DERIVATIVEs】 circle, circler, circular, circularity, circularly, circularness, circulatable, circulate, circulation, circulative, circulator, circulatory, encircle
【ROOTs】 ⑴ circul(circ); circle, ring ⑵ ate; suffix

circulation [noun] from circle < circ
【DEFINITION】 The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
【pl.】 circulations
【DERIVATIVEs】 circle, circular, circulatable, circulate, circulation, circulative, circulator, circulatory
【ROOTs】 ⑴ circul(circ); circle, small ring, ring ⑵ ation; noun suffix

circus [noun] from circus < circ
【DEFINITION】 A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 ring, circular line
【pl.】 circuses
【ROOTs】 circus(circ); circle, ring

Other word list containing circ-; circutious, circensian, cirque, circinate

 

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

cide
chrom-, -chroous, -chroic
chron-. chrono-
child
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
change
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celer-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cide from Latin caedere, caementa, cidere, caesus, cidium

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