Where does “nonround” come from?
nonround (English) comes from English round, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
nonround (English): Not round; Having qualities the opposite of a...
Definitions
- Not round; Having qualities the opposite of a...
Ancestry of “nonround”, 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 |