Where does “lontu” come from?
lontu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch rond, from Middle Dutch ront, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
lontu (Sranan Tongo): round, circular
Definitions
- round, circular
Ancestry of “lontu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rond | round, circular; finished, completed; around,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ront | — |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |