Where does “wraparound” come from?

Wraparound derives from English wrap, from Middle English wrappe, prefixed with Middle English a-, from Middle French a-, from Latin ad-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád, meaning "to" or "toward."

wraparound (English): designed to be wrapped around the body and tied;...

Definitions

  1. designed to be wrapped around the body and tied;...

Ancestry of “wraparound”, step by step

wraparound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English around

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharoundDefining a circle or closed curve containing a...
2Middle Englisharoundeabout the margin, along the periphery
3Middle Englishroundcircle, round
4Old Frenchreontround
5Latinretundusround
6Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
7Latinrotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish
8LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
9Proto-Italicrotā
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

via English wrap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrapTo enclose completely in any flexible, thin...
2Middle Englishwrappe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂-
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