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Where does “rondelle” come from?

rondelle (French) comes from French rond, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.

rondelle (French): hockey puck; ring or annulus; disk; washer

Definitions

  1. hockey puck; ring or annulus; disk; washer

Ancestry of “rondelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrondround; drunk; circle
2Old Frenchreontround
3Latinretundus—
4Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
5Latinrotō—
6LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
7Proto-Italicrotā—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rondelle”

  • rondella
  • Rondell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →