Where does “ローマ帝国” come from?
ローマ帝国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ローマ, from Italian Roma, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").
Ancestry of “ローマ帝国”, step by step
ローマ帝国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ローマ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ローマ | Rome, Roman |
| 2 | Italian | Roma | Rome |
| 3 | Latin | Rōma | Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma") |
via Japanese 帝国
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 帝国 | empire |