Where does “roundlet” come from?
roundlet (English) comes from Middle English roundelet, 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 — to run.
roundlet (English): A small disk, circle or other round object
Definitions
- A small disk, circle or other round object
Ancestry of “roundlet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | roundelet | — |
| 2 | Middle French | rondelet | A roundelay, certain metric verse from |
| 3 | Old French | rondel | circular or round object; rondel; type of poem |
| 4 | Old French | ronde | — |
| 5 | Old French | ront | Alternative form of reont; circular |
| 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 |