Round
/raʊnd/noun
Having a circular shape or curved outline; also, a cycle, turn, or repeated sequence.
Did you know?English round comes from the same deep root as Latin rota and English rotate, all tracing back to a prehistoric idea of turning or wheeling.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ret-
“to run, roll, or turn”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rundaz
“round, circular”
Old English
English
rund
“round, circular, full, plump”
Middle English
English
round
“circular; also a circuit or course”
Modern English
English
round
“having a circular shape; a turn, cycle, or repeated series”