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Where does “romanziere” come from?

romanziere (Italian) comes from Italian romanzo, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

romanziere (Italian): novelist; plural of romanziera

Definitions

  1. novelist; plural of romanziera

Ancestry of “romanziere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianromanzoRomance; novel; literature
2Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
3Latinrōmānicē—
4Latin-ē—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →