Etymology of the Latin word rhombus
the Late Latin word
rhombus (turbot, flatfish; magician's circle)
derived from the Greek word
rhombos, ῥόμβος (rhomboid)
derived from the Greek word
rhemboderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Derivations in other languages
Albanian
rrumb, English
rhombus, French
rhombe, Italian
rombo, Italian
rombo, Spanish
rumboUsage
Word found in Late Latin
