Where does “神聖ローマ帝国” come from?

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

Ancestry of “神聖ローマ帝国”, step by step

神聖ローマ帝国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ローマ帝国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseローマ帝国
2JapaneseローマRome, Roman
3ItalianRomaRome
4LatinRōmaRome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma")

via Japanese 神聖

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese神聖holy, sacred; holiness, sacredness, sanctity
2Middle Chinese神聖
Every word from Latin RōmaEvery word from Italian RomaEvery word from Japanese ローマ