Where does “Romontsch” come from?

Romontsch (Romansch) comes from Romansch romontsch, from Vulgar Latin romanice, from Latin rōmānicus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

Romontsch (Romansch): Romansch-speaker, Romansch man

Definitions

  1. Romansch-speaker, Romansch man

Ancestry of “Romontsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanschromontschRomansch
2Vulgar Latinromanicein the way of the Romans; in the Roman manner; in...
3LatinrōmānicusRoman; made in Rome
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Latin rōmānicus →