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Where does “rotonde” come from?

rotonde (English) comes from French rotonde, from Italian rotonda, 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.

rotonde (English): A ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th...

Definitions

  1. A ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th...

Ancestry of “rotonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrotonderotunda
2Italianrotondaroundabout, rotary, traffic circle; round...
3Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
4Latinrotō—
5LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
6Proto-Italicrotā—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →