Etymology of the English word circumvent
the English word
circumventderived from the Latin word
circumvensderived from the Latin word
circumvenire (encircle, surround; assail)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-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 circumvent in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
circumventedUsage
Word found in Modern English
