Where does “roundsman” come from?
roundsman (English) comes from English rounds, 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.
roundsman (English): A worker who makes rounds, especially in order to...
Definitions
- A worker who makes rounds, especially in order to...
Ancestry of “roundsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rounds | plural of round; API pl; The practice of medical... |
| 2 | English | round | Shape; Complete, whole, not lacking; Convenient... |
| 3 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 4 | Old French | reont | round |
| 5 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 6 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 7 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 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 |