Origin: Latin suffix -ous
Circuitous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"
"a roundabout paragraph"
"hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route"
"a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
Not direct or to the point.
Circuitous comes from the Latin word circuitōsus, which originally meant "going around." It is derived from the verb circumeō, formed by combining circum ("around") and eō ("I go").