verb/θiɾkumbaˈlaɾ/
to ring; to circle (around a town)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso Latin vallum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vallō Latin circumvāllārebor. Spanish circunvalar Borrowed from Latin circumvāllāre.