circuitous
The origin and history of circuitous.
Etymology
First recorded in 1664, from Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) plus eō (“to go”). Analysed at face value, it is circuit plus -ous.
The origin and history of circuitous.
First recorded in 1664, from Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) plus eō (“to go”). Analysed at face value, it is circuit plus -ous.
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