Etymograph

English

rondelle

Rondelle comes from French rondelle ‘hockey puck’, from rond ‘round (shape)’, and ultimately from Latin rotundus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErotundus1‘round, circular’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEretundus1‘round’dissimilated variant of rotundus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400reont1‘round (in shape)’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentrond2‘round (shape)’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentrondelle3‘hockey puck’
  6. Englishtodayrondelle3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, French rond
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French rondelle
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English rondelle

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErotundusWiktionary, French rond‘round, circular’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEretundusWiktionary, French rond‘round’dissimilated variant of rotundus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400reontWiktionary, French rond‘round (in shape)’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentrondWiktionary, French rondelle‘round (shape)’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentrondelleWiktionary, English rondelle‘hockey puck’
  6. EnglishtodayrondelleWiktionary, English rondelle

Linked words

through Latin rotundus ‘round, circular’

rotunda, rotund, 8 more

through Old French reont ‘round (in shape)’

around, 2 more

Today it means

noun A small circular object.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rondelle”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for French rond, French rondelle. 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 / Latin rotundus / rondelle

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