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Where does “romauns” come from?

romauns (Middle English) comes from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “romauns”, step by step

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

Words derived from “romauns”

  • romance
  • romancist
  • romancy
  • antiromance
  • nonromance
  • romanceful
  • cyberromance
  • romancey
  • romanceless
  • romancelike
  • romance zone
  • family romance
  • outromance
  • romanceable
  • photo-romance
  • ロマンス
  • 로맨스
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