Where does “Roma” come from?
Roma (Indonesian) comes from Italian Roma, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").
Roma (Indonesian): Rome
Definitions
- Rome
Ancestry of “Roma”, step by step
Roma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Roma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Roma | Rome |
| 2 | Latin | Rōma | Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma") |
via Malay roma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | roma | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | [[रोम]], [[रोमन्]] | — |