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Where does “rumānis” come from?

rumānis (Latvian) comes from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rumānis (Latvian): a Romanian man, a man born in Romania; Romanian;...

Definitions

  1. a Romanian man, a man born in Romania; Romanian;...

Ancestry of “rumānis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianromânRomanian; Romanian man
2FrenchromanRomance; romanesque; A novel
3Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
4Latinrōmānicē—
5Latin-ē—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “rumānis”

  • Rumānija
  • rumāniete
  • rumānisks
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