LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

orbĭcŭlus

Meaning

  1. a small disk; a sheave

orbĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. orbis,
I. a small disk; a sheave, roller, pulley, etc. (anteclass. and post-Aug.), Cato, R. R. 3, 6; 22, 2; Col. 4, 30, 4; Vitr. 10, 5: radix concisa in orbiculos, cut in little disks or slices, Plin. 25, 13, 94, § 148; Inscr. Orell. 2519.— Esp., the nave of a wheel, Vitr. 10, 2, 9.

In English words that came into English from orbĭcŭlus

  • orbicularorbiculāris
  • orbiculateorbiculātus
  • orbicularisorbiculāris
  • orbiculaorbĭcŭlus
  • orbicleorbĭcŭlus

Quick answers

What does orbĭcŭlus mean in Latin?
orbĭcŭlus, a noun, means “a small disk; a sheave”.
Which English words come from orbĭcŭlus?
English words that go back to Latin orbĭcŭlus include orbicula, orbicle, orbicular, orbiculate and orbicularis.