Where does “roundeth” come from?
roundeth (English) comes from English round, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
roundeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “roundeth”, step by step
roundeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English round
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | round | Shape; Complete, whole, not lacking; Convenient... |
| 2 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |