"cercle" meaning in Old French

See cercle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡seɾklə/ [archaic], /ˈt͡sɛɾklə/ (note: classical), /ˈsɛɾklə/ (note: late) Forms: cercle oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], cercles [oblique, plural], cercles [nominative, singular], cercle [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin circulus, from circus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fro|:inh|la:circulus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|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" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "cercle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" }" data-lang="fro" data-title="cercle">, {{inh|fro|la|circulus}} Latin circulus Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} cercle oblique singular, m (oblique plural cercles, nominative singular cercles, nominative plural cercle)
  1. circle (shape) Related terms: cercel, cerchier
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