Orbicular
/ɔːrˈbɪkjʊlər/noun
Round or nearly round in shape; relating to a circle or sphere.
Did you know?Orbicular comes from Latin orbiculus, a diminutive of orbis, the “circle” or “disk,” a root that also shaped words for the heavenly sphere and the world itself in Roman thought.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃orbʰ-
“to turn, revolve, or move in a curved path”
Latin
Latin
orbis
“circle, disk, ring, or the world as a round body”
Latin
Latin
orbiculus
“a little circle; small disk or wheel”
Late Latin
Latin
orbicularis
“circular; round”
Middle English
English
orbicular
“having the form of a circle or sphere”
Modern English
English
orbicular
“round or nearly round in shape”