The root Circum means "Round"
"Encircle" is a word that contains the root word "circum." It means to surround or form a circle around something.
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.
The 6-letter root word you are looking for is "circum," which means around or about.
The root is the prefix.Examples:Auto (automobile, autotech, autobot.. lol)Circum (circumstance, circumsize, circumvent)
"Circum" eg. circumspect , circumference , circumduction
"circumspectus" is Latin for "look around, take heed"."Circum" = around"Specere" = to lookThe word is have had its origins in the late 14th to the early 15th century.
The prefix circum- means "around" or "about." In the word circumnavigate, it indicates traveling around a particular place or object.
The prefix for the word "circumvent" is "circum-".
The root word for circumcise is "circum-" which means around or about, and "-cise" which means to cut or to remove. Together, circumcise means to cut around or remove the foreskin from the penis.
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The suffix of the word circumference is "-ence".