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Where does “Redonda” come from?

Redonda (English) comes from Spanish redonda, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

Ancestry of “Redonda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishredondaneighbourhood, region; pasture; feminine singular...
2Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
3Latinrotō—
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
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