Where does “romancer” come from?
Romancer comes from Old French romancier, derived from Old French romance, which traces to Latin -arius and -anus suffixes added to Latin -are verbal roots.
romancer (English): One who romances; A romantic film or television...
Definitions
- One who romances; A romantic film or television...
Ancestry of “romancer”, step by step
romancer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Romance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Romance | The group of languages and cultures which are... |
| 2 | Middle English | romauns | — |
| 3 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 4 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Old French romanceour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | romanceour | — |