Etymology of the English word circumfluous
the English word
circumfluousderived from the Latin word
circumfluere (flow, crowd, flock around)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
circum (around)
derived from the Late Latin word
fluere (flow, stream; emanate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhleu-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)
Date
The earliest known usage of circumfluous in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
