Where does “로마자” come from?
로마자 (Korean) comes from Japanese ローマ字, from Japanese ローマ, from Italian Roma, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").
로마자 (Korean): Roman script; the Latin alphabet; romaja
Definitions
- Roman script; the Latin alphabet; romaja
Ancestry of “로마자”, step by step
로마자 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ローマ字
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ローマ字 | Latin alphabet; romaji |
| 2 | Japanese | ローマ | Rome, Roman |
| 3 | Italian | Roma | Rome |
| 4 | Latin | Rōma | Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma") |
via Korean 로마
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 로마 | — |
via Korean 자(字)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 자(字) | — |