Where does “semirotund” come from?
semirotund (English) comes from English rotund, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
semirotund (English): Somewhat or partly rotund
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly rotund
Ancestry of “semirotund”, step by step
semirotund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rotund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rotund | Having a round, spherical or curved shape;... |
| 2 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 3 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 4 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |