Where does “Roundhead” come from?
Roundhead comes from English round and head, where round derives from Middle French aronde, from Latin rotundus meaning "wheel-shaped," ultimately from Latin rota meaning "wheel."
Roundhead (English): A supporter of parliament during the English...
Definitions
- A supporter of parliament during the English...
Ancestry of “Roundhead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | round | Shape; Complete, whole, not lacking; Convenient... |
| 2 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 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 |