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Where does “rotonde” come from?

rotonde (French) comes from Italian rotonda, 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.

rotonde (French): rotunda

Definitions

  1. rotunda

Ancestry of “rotonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrotondaroundabout, rotary, traffic circle; round...
2Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
3Latinrotō—
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rotonde”

  • rotonde
  • gasrotonde
  • fietsrotonde
  • rotonde
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →