circumicio

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (around) +‎ iaciō (throw, hurl).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumiciō (present infinitive circumicere, perfect active circumiēcī, supine circumiectum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to throw, cast, place or hurl around
  2. to surround, encompass, envelop

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • circumicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.