circular的词源

英文词源

circular (adj.)

late 14c., from Anglo-French circuler, Old French circuler "circular" (14c., Modern French circulaire), from Latin circularis, from circulus (see circle (n.)). The metaphoric circular firing squad is attested by 1990.

circular (n.)

1550s, "circular figure," from circular (adj.). Meaning "a notice circulated" is from 1818.

中文词源

circular：圆形的，环形的，绕圈的，循环的

词根词缀： -circ-圆 + -ular形容词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：circular 词源，circular 含义。

circular：循环的

来自circle,圈。