"circum-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- Borrowed from Latin circum-, from circum, from circus. See also circle and circus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|la:circum-|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hawk", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίρκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "circum-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="circum-">, {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker- (turn)}}, {{bor|en|la|circum-}} Latin circum- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} circum-
  1. around, surrounding Tags: morpheme Synonyms (around): peri-, para- Related terms: circumcise, circumcision, circumference, circa Translations (prefix meaning "around"): körül- (Hungarian), um- (Icelandic), cirkum- (Ido), circum- (Italian), circon- (Italian), ymb- (Old English), około- (Polish), circum- (Portuguese), circun- (Portuguese), около- (okolo-) (Russian), при- (pri-) (Russian), по- (po-) (Ukrainian), над- (nad-) (Ukrainian), під- (pid-) (Ukrainian), при- (pry-) (Ukrainian)
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