Etymology

circumoral

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Today it means: Around or encircling the mouth. Full definition →

English oral ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Englishoral
  8. English todaycircumoral

From circum- + oral.

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