circumstances

"Circumstances" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from its 1978 album Hemispheres.

Roots

circumcircum- · Latin · around sto-sta · Latin · stand

Synonyms for circumstances

conditionsn contextn surroundingsn milieun

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Where does circumstances come from?

The word circumstances breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: circum-, from Latin circum (“around”); and -sta, from Latin sto (“stand”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.