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 word is "circum", as in circumnavigate or circumference.
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 root is the prefix.Examples:Auto (automobile, autotech, autobot.. lol)Circum (circumstance, circumsize, circumvent)
"Circum" eg. circumspect , circumference , circumduction
Around in Latin can be undique, circum or circa.
"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.
Circum- as in "Circumference" of the actual object that is and or will be thwarted to any extent, to be as un graphic as possible
The prefix for the word "circumvent" is "circum-".
The prefix circum- means around. In this word, it would mean around the navigation.
The root word of circumspect is "spect," which comes from the Latin word "spectare" meaning to look at or observe. The prefix "circum-" means around. So, circumspect means to look around carefully or to be cautious.