Etymology

Romaean

R1O1M3A1E1A1N1

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Eastern Roman Empire, that is, to the Byzantine Empire. Full definition →

Latin Rōmaeus ← Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῬωμαῖος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromRōmaeus
  3. English todayRomaean

From post-Classical Latin Rōmaeus [calque of Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos)] + -an. By surface analysis, Rome + -ean.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekῬωμαῖος all →

Rhomaian

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