Etymology of the English word circumcise
the English word
circumcisederived from the Old French word
circonciserderived from the Late Latin word
circumcisus (sheer on all sides, cut off; limited)
derived from the Church Latin word
circumcidere (cut, make incision around, ring)
using the Late Latin prefix
circum-derived from the Latin word
circus (race course; circus in Rome, celebration of games)
derived from the Greek word
kirkosderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kirk-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-Date
The earliest known usage of circumcise in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
circumcised,
circumcisingUsage
Word found in Modern English
