Where does “ronduit” come from?
ronduit (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.
ronduit (Dutch): frankly, clearly
Definitions
- frankly, clearly
Ancestry of “ronduit”, step by step
ronduit 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 uit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uit | out, from the inside to the outside; out, off;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | uut | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūt | outside |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via French réduit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | réduit | a cubbyhole |