Where does “Romanize” come from?
Romanize (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.
Romanize (English): Alternative form of romanize
Definitions
- Alternative form of romanize
Ancestry of “Romanize”, step by step
Romanize 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 |