myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of rotunda

Etymology of the Latin word rotunda

the Latin word rotunda

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-

Italian Rotonda, Italian rotonda, Portuguese rotunda