English
round
Round comes from Middle English round, from Old Northern French rount, from Latin rotundus.
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400rount
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500round‘spherical, round’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1593round
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400rount
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500round‘spherical, round’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1593round
Earliest quotation: c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]: “The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round…”
Every English word from Old Northern French rount
Today it means
adj Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Northern French rount / round