Etymology of the Latin word circinus
the Latin word
circinus (pair of compasses; circular line, arc)
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)
Derivations in Latin
circinareDerivations in other languages
English
circinus, English
Circinus, French
cerne, Italian
circinale, Italian
cercine, Portuguese
cérceo, Portuguese
circinal, Romanian
cearcăn, Spanish
cérceno, Spanish
cerna, Spanish
cerno
