Where does “macedoromânesc” come from?
macedoromânesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian macedoromân, from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
macedoromânesc (Romanian): Macedo-Romanian
Definitions
- Macedo-Romanian
Ancestry of “macedoromânesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | macedoromân | Aromanian |
| 2 | Romanian | român | Romanian; Romanian man |
| 3 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 4 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 5 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |