English → Latin
“circular” in Latin
orbiculātusrounded, circular, orbiculatecircumagōto drive or turn in a circle; to turn round; to turn a wheelcircumferōto carry, bear or move around or about; carry or move around in a circle; to publish abroad, proclaim, circulate, divulg
The English word circular itself goes back to Latin circus, through circularis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
circular
in orbem circumactus: in orbem sinuatus: orbiculatus: circinatae rotunditatis (Plin., 16, 23, 25): ad circinum fabricatus (made by compasses): (a later word is circularis): qui in orbem fertur. To go around anything in a circular course, ut circino circumductum cingere aliquid (e.g., of a river): to move with a circular motion, in orbem agi. or circumagi or circumferri. In a circular manner, etc., in orbem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for circular?
- The usual Latin words for “circular” are orbiculātus, circumagō, circumferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.