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“circulation” in Latin

The English word circulation itself goes back to Latin circulus, through circulatio.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

circulation
circumactio (e.g., rotarum): circulatio.
Circulation of the blood, *circulatio sanguinis.
Of money, communis usus: to be in circulation, in communem usum venisse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for circulation?
The usual Latin words for “circulation” are circumactĭo, circulātiō, rota. 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.