It's a literal descriptor. You know words made from the same roots:
Circum(ference) - around
(in)cision - cut
The word basically means 'cut around', which is a literal descriptor of the process.
I'm not defending the practice, but the only reason to think it's been given a nickname to hide the reality of the act is extreme ignorance of how language works.
It's a literal descriptor. You know words made from the same roots:
Circum(ference) - around
(in)cision - cut
The word basically means 'cut around', which is a literal descriptor of the process.
I'm not defending the practice, but the only reason to think it's been given a nickname to hide the reality of the act is extreme ignorance of how language works.