"Encircle" is a word that contains the root word "circum." It means to surround or form a circle around something.
The 6-letter root word you are looking for is "circum," which means around or about.
the answer to your question what does the word circum mean in the word circamspect is AROUND.
Circum means around. This was one of my stems.
The root is the prefix.Examples:Auto (automobile, autotech, autobot.. lol)Circum (circumstance, circumsize, circumvent)
Around in Latin can be undique, circum or circa.
"Circum" eg. circumspect , circumference , circumduction
"circumspectus" is Latin for "look around, take heed"."Circum" = around"Specere" = to lookThe word is have had its origins in the late 14th to the early 15th century.
The root word for circumcise is "circum-" which means around or about, and "-cise" which means to cut or to remove. Together, circumcise means to cut around or remove the foreskin from the penis.
The prefix for the word "circumvent" is "circum-".
The prefix circum- means "around" or "about." In the word circumnavigate, it indicates traveling around a particular place or object.
The root word of circumspect is "spect," which comes from the Latin word "spectare" meaning to look at or observe. The prefix "circum-" means around. So, circumspect means to look around carefully or to be cautious.