circa
English
/ˈsɜːkə/, /ˈsɝkə/
prep
Definitions
- Approximately, about.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circa (around, about, near).
Origin
Latin
circa
Gloss
around, about, near
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
近
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- annual English
- circalittoral English
- circannual English
- circannually English
- littoral English
- circa Latin
- circus Latin
- circāre Latin
- circāre, circo, circō Latin
- circāre, circō Latin
- circō Latin
- cirka Hungarian
- circa Italian
- circa Dutch, Flemish
- circa French
- cerca Spanish, Castilian
- κίρκος Ancient Greek
- cirka Norwegian Bokmål
- sirka Norwegian Bokmål
- cirka Swedish
- cirka Norwegian Nynorsk
- sirka Norwegian Nynorsk
- circa Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cerca Asturian
- sirk Novial