Etymology of the Latin word circumscalpere
the Latin word
circumscalpere (scrape, scratch around, about)
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)
derived from the Latin word
scalpere (scratch, draw nails across)
