Where does “runlet” come from?
runlet (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.
runlet (English): A small stream or brook; A wine measure,...
Definitions
- A small stream or brook; A wine measure,...
Ancestry of “runlet”, step by step
runlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English roundelet
| 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 |
via English run
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | run | To move swiftly; To flow; To sail before the... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |