myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of rumbo

1. Etymology of the Spanish word rumbo

the Spanish word rumbo

derived from the Late Latin word rhombus (turbot, flatfish; magician's circle)

derived from the Greek word rhombos, ῥόμβος (rhomboid)

derived from the Greek word rhembo

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

American Spanish, American-Spanish rhumba, American-Spanish rumba, English rhumb

derived from the Spanish word rumbo