Etymology of the Latin word circus
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
circulus,
circinus,
circum-,
circellus,
circaDerivations in other languages
Albanian
qark, English
circus, French
cirque, French
cwm, Italian
cerco, Italian
circo, Portuguese
circo, Romanian
cerc, Spanish
circo, Spanish
cerco
