Where does “romaja” come from?
romaja (English) comes from Korean 로마자, from Japanese ローマ字, from Japanese ローマ, from Italian Roma, from Latin Rōma.
romaja (English): A representation of Korean in Latin script
Definitions
- A representation of Korean in Latin script
Ancestry of “romaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 로마자 | Roman script; the Latin alphabet; romaja |
| 2 | Japanese | ローマ字 | Latin alphabet; romaji |
| 3 | Japanese | ローマ | Rome, Roman |
| 4 | Italian | Roma | Rome |
| 5 | Latin | Rōma | — |