Where does “rondpunt” come from?
rondpunt (Dutch) comes from Dutch rond, from Middle Dutch ront, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
rondpunt (Dutch): roundabout
Definitions
- roundabout
Ancestry of “rondpunt”, step by step
rondpunt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rond | round, circular; finished, completed; around,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ront | — |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via Dutch punt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | punt | point; The terminal point of something; dot |
| 2 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 3 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 4 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 5 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 6 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via French rond-point
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rond-point | roundabout; traffic circle |