Etymology

circumforaneous

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Today it means: Wandering from place to place or market to market. Full definition →

Latin circumforāneus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcircumforāneus“itinerant”
  2. English todaycircumforaneous

From Latin circumforāneus (“itinerant”), from circum- (“around”) + forum (“marketplace”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).

Words from the same roots

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circumforanean

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