Where does “romanistica” come from?

romanistica (Italian) 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.

romanistica (Italian): Roman studies

Definitions

Roman studies

Ancestry of “romanistica”, step by step

romanistica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian român

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	român	Romanian; Romanian man
2	French	roman	Romance; romanesque; A novel
3	Old French	romanz	Old French; a story in Old French; account
4	Latin	rōmānicē	in the Roman manner
5	Latin	-ē	ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
6	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7	Latin	calceus	shoe
8	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
9	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Italian Romano

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Romano	Roman
2	Arabic	رُمَّان	pomegranate

via German Romanistik

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Romanistik	Romance studies

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin -ē →