Etymology

circumarctic

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Today it means: Lying around the Arctic. Full definition →

English Arctic ← Middle French artique ← Latin circum-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Middle Frenchartique
  7. EnglishArctic
  8. English todaycircumarctic

From circum- + Arctic.

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