Where does “romgleză” come from?
romgleză (Romanian) comes from Romanian engleză, from Romanian englez, from Greek Εγγλέζος, from Byzantine Greek Ἀγγλέζος, from Italian inglese, from Old French engleis, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus — to turn.
romgleză (Romanian): mixing Romanian and English words in one phrase
Definitions
- mixing Romanian and English words in one phrase
Ancestry of “romgleză”, step by step
romgleză traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian engleză
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | engleză | English language |
| 2 | Romanian | englez | English |
| 3 | Greek | Εγγλέζος | Englishman native, citizen or inhabitant of England |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | Ἀγγλέζος | — |
| 5 | Italian | inglese | English; Englishman, Englishwoman; English... |
| 6 | Old French | engleis | Alternative form of anglois |
| 7 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 9 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 10 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 11 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 12 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Romanian română
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | română | nominative feminine singular of român; accusative... |
| 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 |