Where does “Daco-Romanian” come from?
Daco-Romanian (English) comes from English Romanian, from English Romania, from Romanian România, from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Daco-Romanian (English): The standard Romanian language, distinguished from the Aromanian (Macedo-Romanian), Megleno-Romanian and Istro-Romanian languages
Definitions
- The standard Romanian language, distinguished from the Aromanian (Macedo-Romanian), Megleno-Romanian and Istro-Romanian languages
Ancestry of “Daco-Romanian”, step by step
Daco-Romanian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Romanian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Romanian | Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people,... |
| 2 | English | Romania | The Latin or Romance-speaking areas of Europe, collectively |
| 3 | Romanian | România | — |
| 4 | Romanian | român | Romanian; Romanian man |
| 5 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 6 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 7 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Daco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Daco | — |