Where does “romanization” come from?
romanization (English) comes from English Romanize, from English Romanian, from English Romania, from Romanian România, from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
romanization (English): Alternative letter-case form of Romanization
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Romanization
Ancestry of “romanization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Romanize | Alternative form of romanize |
| 2 | English | Romanian | Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people,... |
| 3 | English | Romania | The Latin or Romance-speaking areas of Europe, collectively |
| 4 | Romanian | România | — |
| 5 | Romanian | român | Romanian; Romanian man |
| 6 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 7 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 8 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 9 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |