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- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Latincircum
- Latincircum-
- Englishcircum-
- Englishterrestrial
- English todaycircumterrestrial
From circum- + terrestrial.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
circumterrestrial
Today it means: That surrounds, or revolves about, the Earth. Full definition →
English terrestrial ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)