giro
English
/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (in Europe) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- (British) An unemployment benefit cheque.
Etymology
Derived from Italian giro (circulation) derived from Latin gyrus (circle) derived from Ancient Greek γῦρος (circle, ring).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γῦρος
Gloss
circle, ring
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
円
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cheque English
- girocheque English
- gyre English
- gyrus English
- post English
- postgiro English
- gyro Latin
- gyrus Latin
- gȳrus Latin
- Girokonto German
- aerogiro Italian
- aggirare Italian
- autogiro Italian
- capogiro Italian
- giro Italian
- gyroscope French
- γῦρος Ancient Greek
- μίτρα Ancient Greek
- *gew- Proto-Indo-European
- giro Norwegian Bokmål
- giro Norwegian Nynorsk
- giro Danish