Etymology of the English word circumvallate
the English word
circumvallatederived from the Late Latin word
circumvallatioderived from the Latin word
circumvallare (surround with wall, siegeworks; blockade)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
circum (around)
derived from the Late Latin word
vallum (wall; rampart, walled; wall, rampart; entrenchment)
derived from the Latin word
vallus (stake, palisade, point)
derived from the Latin word
vannus (winnowing basket)
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 circumvallate in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
