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Where does “rondel” come from?

rondel (Old French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rondel (Old French): circular or round object; rondel; type of poem

Definitions

  1. circular or round object; rondel; type of poem

Ancestry of “rondel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchronde—
2Old FrenchrontAlternative form of reont; circular
3Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
4Latinrotō—
5LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
6Proto-Italicrotā—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rondel”

  • rondo
  • roundel
  • rondeau
  • roundelay
  • rondel
  • rondelet
  • roundlet
  • rondo
  • rondeau
  • roundelet
  • rundel
  • rondel
  • roundel
  • rondelet
  • rondeau
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