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Where does “romaji” come from?

romaji (Portuguese) comes from Japanese ローマ字, from Japanese ローマ, from Italian Roma, from Latin Rōma.

romaji (Portuguese): romaji

Definitions

  1. romaji

Ancestry of “romaji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseローマ字Latin alphabet; romaji
2JapaneseローマRome, Roman
3ItalianRomaRome
4LatinRōma—
Every word from Latin Rōma →