Where does “Romania” come from?

Romania (French) comes from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Romania (French): the Romance speaking areas of Europe

Definitions

  1. the Romance speaking areas of Europe

Ancestry of “Romania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῬωμανίαByzantine Empire
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία →