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Where does “ronde” come from?

ronde (Old French) comes from Old French ront, 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.

Ancestry of “ronde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchrontAlternative form of reont; circular
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 “ronde”

  • rondo
  • roundel
  • rondeau
  • roundelay
  • rondel
  • rondelet
  • roundlet
  • rondo
  • rondeau
  • roundelet
  • rundel
  • rondel
  • roundel
  • rondel
  • rondelet
  • rondeau
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →