Where does “roundel” come from?
roundel (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.
roundel (English): Anything having a round form; a round figure; a...
Definitions
- Anything having a round form; a round figure; a...
Ancestry of “roundel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | roundel | — |
| 2 | Old French | rondel | circular or round object; rondel; type of poem |
| 3 | Old French | ronde | — |
| 4 | Old French | ront | Alternative form of reont; circular |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |