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Where does “Romero” come from?

Romero (Spanish) comes from Latin romaeus, from Ancient Greek ῥωμαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Romero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinromaeus—
2Ancient Greekῥωμαῖος—
3Ancient Greek-αῖος—
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Romero”

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