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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Romanian | Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people,... |
| 2 | English | Romania | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Romanize”