Where does “roundaboutly” come from?
roundaboutly (English) comes from English roundabout, from English round, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota — to run.
roundaboutly (English): In a roundabout manner; indirectly
Definitions
- In a roundabout manner; indirectly
Ancestry of “roundaboutly”, step by step
roundaboutly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English roundabout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roundabout | Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary;... |
| 2 | English | round | Shape; Complete, whole, not lacking; Convenient... |
| 3 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 4 | Old French | reont | round |
| 5 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 6 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 7 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 8 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |