English → Latin
“circumfluent” in Latin
cingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle; to gird on; to crown or garlandcircumfundōto pour out or round; to surround with liquid; to crowd around; to overwhelmcircumfluusflowing around
The English word circumfluent itself goes back to Latin circumfluō, through circumfluere.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
circumfluent
qui circumfluit, cingit, circumfunditur: circumfusus: circumfluus (poetical, and Tac.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for circumfluent?
- The usual Latin words for “circumfluent” are cingō, circumfundō, circumfluus. 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.