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Where does “antiromance” come from?

antiromance (English) comes from English Romance, from Middle English romauns, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antiromance (English): A novel or other work that rejects the...

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  1. A novel or other work that rejects the...

Ancestry of “antiromance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRomanceThe group of languages and cultures which are...
2Middle Englishromauns—
3Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
4Latinrōmānicē—
5Latin-ē—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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