noun, feminine/θiɾkunlokuˈθjon/plural: circunlocuciones
circumlocution
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin circumloquor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumlocūtiōnembor. Spanish circunlocución Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circun- + locución.