C17: coined from circum- + bend1, with a pseudo-Latin ending
circumlocution in British English
(ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən)
noun
1.
an indirect way of expressing something
2.
an indirect expression
circumbendibus in American English
(ˌsɜːrkəmˈbendəbəs)
nounWord forms: plural-buses
informal
a roundabout way; circumlocution
Word origin
[1675–85; circum- + bend1 + L -ibus abl. pl. ending]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: constitutional, denature, eclectic, explorer, surf