Where does “Ро̀ма̄н” come from?
Ро̀ма̄н (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Ро̀ма̄н”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 2 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 3 | Latin | rōmānicē | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “Ро̀ма̄н”