Etymograph

English

circulize

Circulize comes from Latin circulus ‘circle’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcirculus1‘circle’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1595circulize1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English circulize
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1595, Ouids Banquet of Sence. A Coronet for hi, Anno Dom. 1400: “And as a Pible caſt into a Spring, /…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcirculusWiktionary, English circulize‘circle’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1595circulizeWiktionary, English circulize. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1595, Ouids Banquet of Sence. A Coronet for hi, Anno Dom. 1400: “And as a Pible caſt into a Spring, /…”

Formed from ize

Linked words

through Latin circulus ‘circle’

circle, 6 more

Today it means

verb Synonym of encircle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “circulize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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