Where does “romanșă” come from?
romanșă (Romanian) comes from French romanche, from Romansch rumàntsch, from Medieval Latin romanice, from Vulgar Latin romanice, from Latin rōmānicus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
romanșă (Romanian): Romansch language
Definitions
- Romansch language
Ancestry of “romanșă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | romanche | the Romansch language |
| 2 | Romansch | rumàntsch | Romansch |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | romanice | In the Roman manner; In a Romance language |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | romanice | in the way of the Romans; in the Roman manner; in... |
| 5 | Latin | rōmānicus | Roman; made in Rome |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |