Etymology of the English word cirque
the English word
cirquederived from the French word
cirquederived 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 cirque in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
