Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “Romeo” come from?

Romeo (English) comes from Italian Romeo, from Latin romaeus, from Ancient Greek ῥωμαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Romeo (English): A boyfriend; A man who has a reputation for being...

Definitions

  1. A boyfriend; A man who has a reputation for being...

Ancestry of “Romeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianRomeoRoman
2Latinromaeus—
3Ancient Greekῥωμαῖος—
4Ancient Greek-αῖος—
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →