Etymology

incircle

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Today it means: A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side. Full definition →

English circle ← Middle English circle ← Old French cercle
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The story

  1. Englishin-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  3. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  4. Latincircus
  5. Latincirculus
  6. Old Frenchcercle
  7. Middle Englishcircle
  8. Englishcircle
  9. English todayincircle

From in- + circle.

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