Etymograph

English

rhumb

Rhumb may come from Spanish rumbo ‘course’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentrumbo1‘course’uncertain
  2. Englishtodayrhumb1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rhumb

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentrumboWiktionary, English rhumb‘course’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayrhumbWiktionary, English rhumb

Linked words

through Latin rhombus ‘rhombus (geometry)’

rhombus, 1 more

through Spanish rumbo ‘course’

rumba

Today it means

noun A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rhumb”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Spanish rumbo / rhumb

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