TBT: The etymology of ‘rotund’.

We take another break from the popular history of authors to bring you a fascinating etymology of words. This week we focus on the word 'rotund'.

Rotund (pronounced: rə(ʊ)ˈtʌnd/roʊˈtənd, ‘roe-tund’): adj. “Approximately spherical; round, orbicular (Bot., esp of a leaf) approximately circular, roundish” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Or “Of the mouth: rounded in the act of speech; (of the voice or an utterance) sonorous, full-toned; (of literary style) inflated, grandiloquent. Cf”. Alternatively: “Of a person, a part of the body, etc.: rounded; plump, podgy”.

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