Where does “knock around” come from?
knock around (English) comes from English around, from Middle English arounde, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota — to run.
knock around (English): to spend time with someone as a friend; To do a...
Definitions
- to spend time with someone as a friend; To do a...
Ancestry of “knock around”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | around | Defining a circle or closed curve containing a... |
| 2 | Middle English | arounde | — |
| 3 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 4 | Old French | reont | round |
| 5 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 6 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 7 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 8 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |