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Where does “Rumàntsch” come from?

Rumàntsch (Romansch) comes from Romansch rumàntsch, from Medieval Latin romanice, from Vulgar Latin romanice, from Latin rōmānicus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

Rumàntsch (Romansch): Romansch-speaker, Romansch man

Definitions

  1. Romansch-speaker, Romansch man

Ancestry of “Rumàntsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanschrumàntschRomansch
2Medieval LatinromaniceIn the Roman manner; In a Romance language
3Vulgar Latinromanicein the way of the Romans; in the Roman manner; in...
4Latinrōmānicus—
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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