Latin
circa
‘around, near, about’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin circa.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin circa, most familiar first.
- circa
- charper ← cercare ← circāre
- cherch ← chercher ← chercher ← cerchier ← circāre
- circannual
- ricercar ← ricercare ← cercare ← circāre
- searce ← sarse ← cerche
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Etymograph / Latin circa