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Where does “román” come from?

román (Hungarian) comes from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

román (Hungarian): Romanian; Romance; romanesque

Definitions

  1. Romanian; Romance; romanesque

Ancestry of “román”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianromânRomanian; Romanian man
2FrenchromanRomance; romanesque; A novel
3Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
4Latinrōmānicē—
5Latin-ē—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “román”

  • románok
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