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Where does “rondel” come from?

rondel (English) comes from Middle English roundel, from Old French rondel, from Old French ronde, from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.

rondel (English): A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually...

Definitions

  1. A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually...

Ancestry of “rondel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishroundel—
2Old Frenchrondelcircular or round object; rondel; type of poem
3Old Frenchronde—
4Old FrenchrontAlternative form of reont; circular
5Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
6Latinrotō—
7LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
8Proto-Italicrotā—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →