Where does “rotonda” come from?
rotonda (English) comes from Tagalog rotonda, from Spanish rotonda, from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
rotonda (English): A roundabout; traffic circle
Definitions
- A roundabout; traffic circle
Ancestry of “rotonda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | rotonda | roundabout; rotunda; traffic circle |
| 2 | Spanish | rotonda | rotunda; roundabout |
| 3 | Italian | rotonda | roundabout, rotary, traffic circle; round... |
| 4 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 5 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 6 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |