Where does “roundhead” come from?
roundhead (English) comes from English Roundhead, 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.
roundhead (English): Having a dome-shaped head; A roundhead screw, one...
Definitions
- Having a dome-shaped head; A roundhead screw, one...
Ancestry of “roundhead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Roundhead | A supporter of parliament during the English... |
| 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 |