circuit

/ˈsɜːkət/SUR-kuht

/ˈsɝkət/SUR-kuht

Meaninga going around

Common meaning: a round trip

Other meanings: a loop

circa ring; aroundLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 335 · scan
itto goLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 649 · scan

‘a ring’ + ‘to go’ → circuit

Journey through time

circ — Latin circus; circum “a ring; around” (path traced)
it — Latin eō, īre, itum “to go” (path traced)

Parts join in French as circuit.

Latincircus; circum + eō, īre, itum‘a ring + to go’
Frenchcircuit
Englishcircuit‘a round trip’ · today

circ also in: circle circus circular circulate circumstance

it also in: itinerary exit initial transit ambition

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin circus; circum ‘a ring; around’ + Latin eō ‘to go’.

Did you know (Latin circus, "a…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry circus, p. 335 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Latin ire, "to…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry eō, p. 649 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry AMBITION, p. 20 · dictionary scan

Roots

circus; circum Latin “a ring; around”
eō, īre, itum Latin “to go”

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