Where does “romaria” come from?

romaria (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese romã, from Old Portuguese Roma, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").

romaria (Portuguese): pilgrimage; crowd

Definitions

  1. pilgrimage; crowd

Ancestry of “romaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseromãpomegranate
2Old PortugueseRoma—
3LatinRōmaRome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma")
Every word from Latin Rōma →Every word from Old Portuguese Roma →Every word from Portuguese romã →
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