Romansch

The story

1. Latin · derived fromrōmānicus
2. Vulgar Latin · derived fromrōmānicē“in the Roman manner; in a Romance language”
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromrōmānicē
4. Romansh · borrowed fromromansch
5. English todayRomansch

Borrowed from Romansh romansch, romontsch, rumantsch et al., from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, from Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman manner; in a Romance language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus. Perhaps influenced by the Germanic suffix seen in English as -ish (German -isch, -sch). Doublet of romance.

Words from the same roots