circuit

circuit · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromcircuitus“a going round”
2. Old French · derived fromcircuit
3. Middle English · inherited fromcircuit
4. English todaycircuit

From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.

circuit · noun²

1. Chinese · calque of道
2. English todaycircuit

A calque of Chinese 道 (dào) or 路 (lù).

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