Etymology of the English word roundel
the English word
roundelderived from the Old French word
rondelderived 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
rondeusing the French prefix
round-Date
The earliest known usage of roundel in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
