cerca.
fence; enclosure
Meaning & usage
fence; enclosure
wall
siege
Where this word comes from
14th century. Probably a back-formation from Old Galician-Portuguese cercar (“to wall; to enclose”), from Late Latin circāre, present active infinitive of circō; or from a Vulgar Latin circa (compare Spanish cerca, northern Italian cerca, French cerce), from the feminine of Latin circus.
near
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circa Galician cerca Inherited from Latin circa.
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