Where does “rotonda” come from?
rotonda (Italian) comes 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.
rotonda (Italian): roundabout, rotary, traffic circle; round...
Definitions
- roundabout, rotary, traffic circle; round...
Ancestry of “rotonda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 2 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 3 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |