Where does “orotund” come from?
orotund (English) comes from Latin ore rotundo, 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.
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- Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and...
Ancestry of “orotund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ore rotundo | with a round mouth |
| 2 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 3 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 4 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |