The story
- Latin · borrowed fromobrotundus“somewhat round”
- English todayobrotund
Borrowed from Latin obrotundus (“somewhat round”), from ob- (“towards; against”) + rotundus. Analyzeable as ob- + rotund.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
obrotund
Today it means: Nearly but not completely round; roundish. Full definition →
Latin obrotundus