Where does “roumain” come from?

roumain (French) comes from French Roumanie, from Latin Romania, 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...

roumain (French): Romanian; The Romanian language

Definitions

  1. Romanian; The Romanian language

Ancestry of “roumain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchRoumanie—
2LatinRomaniaRoman Empire
3Ancient GreekῬωμανίαByzantine Empire
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →