Where does “arounde” come from?
arounde (Middle English) comes from Middle English round, 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.
arounde (Middle English): about the margin, along the periphery
Definitions
- about the margin, along the periphery
Ancestry of “arounde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 2 | Old French | reont | round |
| 3 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 4 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 5 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 6 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |