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