myEtymology.com: French etymology of rondel

Etymology of the French word rondel

the Old French word rondel

derived from the Old French word rond

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *retundus

derived 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 ronde

using the French prefix round-

English rondel, English roundel, Italian rondello, Portuguese rondel, Spanish rondel

Word found in Old French