Where does “Rotunda” come from?

Rotunda (Latin) 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.

Rotunda (Latin): nominative feminine singular of rotundus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of rotundus;...

Ancestry of “Rotunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
2Latinrotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂-
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