circum- / circu-
around, about
Latin · circum
Latin circum means around or about, from circus, a ring. It marks going around or surrounding: circumference (carried around), circumnavigate (sail around), circumstance (standing around).
Memory trick
circum- is a circle: everything goes around the centre.
Words from this root
- circumference (circum + ference) — the distance around a circleपरिधि
- circumstance (circum + stance) — a condition surrounding an eventपरिस्थिति
- circumvent (circum + vent) — to go around, avoidकतराकर निकलना
- circumscribe (circum + scribe) — to draw a line around, limitसीमित करना
- circumnavigate (circum + navigate) — to sail around the worldदुनिया का चक्कर लगाना
- circumspect (circum + spect) — looking around, carefulसतर्क
- circumlocution (circum + locution) — speaking in a roundabout wayघुमा-फिराकर बोलना
- circumambulate (circum + ambulate) — to walk around somethingपरिक्रमा करना
- circuit (circu + it) — a path going aroundपरिपथ
- circumpolar (circum + polar) — around a poleध्रुव के चारों ओर का