Where does “ローマ字” come from?

ローマ字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ローマ, from Italian Roma, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").

ローマ字 (Japanese): Latin alphabet; romaji

Definitions

  1. Latin alphabet; romaji

Ancestry of “ローマ字”, step by step

ローマ字 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ローマ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseローマRome, Roman
2ItalianRomaRome
3LatinRōmaRome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma")

via Japanese 字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese字letter, character; handwriting, penmanship; a...
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character

Words derived from “ローマ字”

Every word from Latin Rōma →Every word from Italian Roma →Every word from Japanese ローマ →