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Where does “romanz” come from?

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

romanz (Old French): Old French; a story in Old French; account

Definitions

  1. Old French; a story in Old French; account

Ancestry of “romanz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “romanz”

  • romance
  • Romance
  • bildungsroman
  • romancist
  • romaunt
  • Künstlerroman
  • romancy
  • antiromance
  • nonromance
  • romanceful
  • romancey
  • cyberromance
  • romanceless
  • romancelike
  • outromance
  • Gallo-Romance
  • Künstlerromane
  • photo-romance
  • Ibero-Romance
  • pan-Romance
  • romance zone
  • romanceable
  • family romance
  • romance
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