Latin
circinus
‘pair of compasses’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin circinus.
2 English words in this record descend from Latin circinus, most familiar first.
- circinate ← circinatus ← circinō
- circination ← circinationem ← circinare
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Etymograph / Latin circinus