Where does “arrondissement” come from?
arrondissement (French) comes from French arrondir, from French rond, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
arrondissement (French): Arrondissement; Arrondissement, a borough
Definitions
- Arrondissement; Arrondissement, a borough
Ancestry of “arrondissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | arrondir | To round; To round up, round down or round off |
| 2 | French | rond | round; drunk; circle |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
Words derived from “arrondissement”