Where does “rondelek” come from?
rondelek (Polish) comes from Polish rondel, from French rondelle, from French rond, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota — to run.
Ancestry of “rondelek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rondel | pan, saucepan |
| 2 | French | rondelle | hockey puck; ring or annulus; disk; washer |
| 3 | French | rond | round; drunk; circle |
| 4 | Old French | reont | round |
| 5 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 6 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 7 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 8 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |