Where does “lookaround” come from?
lookaround (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.
lookaround (English): Collective term for lookahead and lookbehind
Definitions
- Collective term for lookahead and lookbehind
Ancestry of “lookaround”, 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 |