Etymology of the English word roundworm
the English word
roundwormderived from the English word
roundderived from the Old French word
rontderived 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 Anglo-Norman word
roundederived 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 English word
wormderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wurmizUsage
Word found in Modern English
