What is the origin of the word circa? (eg. circa 1923)

TabbyTom

It’s a Latin preposition meaning “about” or “around.” For example, Livy writes “circa quingentos Romanorum sociorumque” (“about five hundred of the Romans and their allies.”). Livy seems to have been the first writer to use “circa” in this way: older authors used “ad” or “circiter.” Apr 28 06, 4:31 AM

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