Where does “roundel” come from?
roundel (Middle English) comes from Old French rondel, from Old French ronde, from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
Ancestry of “roundel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | rondel | circular or round object; rondel; type of poem |
| 2 | Old French | ronde | — |
| 3 | Old French | ront | Alternative form of reont; circular |
| 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 |