Romania

Romania · proper noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromRōmānus“Roman”
2. Romanian · borrowed fromRomânia
3. English todayRomania

From Romanian România, from român (“Romanian”) (in turn from Latin Rōmānus (“Roman”)) + -ia.

Romania · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromRōmānus
2. Medieval Greek · derived fromῬωμανία
3. Latin · borrowed fromRōmānia
4. English todayRomania

From Latin Rōmānia, from Medieval Greek Ῥωμανία (Rhōmanía), itself from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Roman + -ia. Doublet of Romagna.

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