Etymology of the English word rondure
the English word
rondurederived from the Old French word
rondeurderived from the Old French word
rondderived from the Vulgar Latin root
*retundusderived from the Classical Latin word
rotundus (round, circular; wheel-like)
derived from the Latin word
rotare (to whirl about; whirl round; revolve, rotate)
derived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the Old French word
rondeDate
The earliest known usage of rondure in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
