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"to walk round or about," 1650s, from Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare "to walk around," from circum "around" (see circum-) + ambulare "to walk, go about" (see amble (v.)). Related: Circumambulated; circumambulating; circumambulation.

ambulation (n.)

"act of walking about," 1570s, from Latin ambulationem (nominative ambulatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of ambulare "to walk, go about" (see amble (v.)). The word was used earlier in reference to the spread of disease (1540s).

fike (v.)

Middle English fyken "move about restlessly" (early 13c.), from Old Norse fikjask "to desire eagerly," fika (in fika sig upp "climb up nimbly," of a spider), probably from a general North Sea Germanic word related to the source of German ficken "to move about briskly." Later as "give trouble, vex" (1570s), a sense surviving especially in Scottish. Hence also fikery "vexatious trouble" (1823); fiky "causing trouble about trifles" (1768).

circadian (adj.)

coined 1959 by German-born biologist Franz Halberg, from Latin circa "about" (alternative form of circum "round about;" see circum-) + diem, accusative singular of dies "day" (from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine"). The original use is in circadian rhythm.

amylase (n.)

enzyme which brings about the hydrolysis of starch, 1885, from amyl + chemical suffix -ase.

bestrew (v.)

Old English bestreowian "besprinkle, scatter about;" see be- + strew (v.).

tour (v.)

1746, "make a tour, travel about," from tour (n.). Related: Toured; touring.

lubber (v.)

"to sail clumsily; to loaf about," 1520s, from lubber (n.). Related: Lubbered; lubbering.

popster (n.)

"pop-culture enthusiast," 1963 (in a book about the Beatles), from pop (adj.)+ -ster.

bush (v.)

c. 1500, "grow thick," from bush (n.). From 1640s as "set bushes about."

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