Where does “roundelay” come from?
roundelay (English) comes from Middle French rondelet, 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.
roundelay (English): A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated...
Definitions
- A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated...
Ancestry of “roundelay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | rondelet | A roundelay, certain metric verse from |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |