Etymology of the English word roundelay
the English word
roundelayderived from the Old French word
rondeletderived 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 roundelay in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
