to take something off
cut around - -
circum - around (e.g. in circumference & circumnavigate),
cise - cut (as in scissors & excise)
The root Circum means "Round"
the answer to your question what does the word circum mean in the word circamspect is AROUND.
Circum means around. This was one of my stems.
Yes, because the prefix circum mean around and it will mean to go around the question which means to avoid it.
The actual meaning is to look (spect) around (circum).
The affix "circum-" means around, about, or surrounding. It is commonly used in English to convey the idea of going around something or being all around it.
The prefix circum- means around. In this word, it would mean around the navigation.
The circum or circumference of a circle is the distance around it
circumstance,circumference, circumvent,
The prefix for the word "circumvent" is "circum-".
Quod circum it circum venit
The prefix of circumscribe is the circum which means around.