English word circuit comes from Old French circuit, which in turn comes from Latin circuitus, which is ultimately derived as a combination of Latin circum "around" and eo "I go" (the Latin inifinitive form of "eo" being "ire")
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| eo | Latin (lat) | I go (form of the Latin verb "ire" meaning "to go") |
| circum | Latin (lat) | About, around, near. Nearby, at, in the neighbourhood of. Through, among, to About, around. In a circle, all around, on both sides. |
| circueo | Latin (lat) | |
| circumeo | Latin (lat) | I go, travel or march around; I circulate. I skirt. I surround, encircle, enclose or encompass. |
| circuitus | Latin (lat) | Circuit. Circumlocution. Cycle, period. Patrol. Revolution (going around). |
| circuit | Old French (fro) | |
| circuit | Middle English (enm) | |
| circuit | English (en) | (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant preacher labors.. (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.. (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.. (historical) Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:. (legal). (legal) The [...] |
