Etymology

roundel

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Today it means: Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. Full definition →

Middle English roundel ← Old French rondel
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromrondel“something round and flat”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromroundel
  3. English todayroundel

From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchrondel all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.