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Merriam Webster's

prefix Etymology: Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, from circum, from circus circle — more at circle around ; about <circumpolar>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

comb. form round, about, around, used: 1 adverbially (circumambient; circumfuse). 2 prepositionally (circumlunar; circumocular). Etymology: from or after L circum prep. = round, about

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Circum- Cir"cum- [Akin to circle, circus.] A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words, and signifying around or about.