Rome

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1. Old French · derived fromRome
2. Latin · derived fromRōma“Rome”
3. Late Latin · derived fromRōma“Rome, Constantinople”
4. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*Rūmō
5. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*Rūmu
6. Old English · inherited fromRōm
7. Middle English · inherited fromRome
8. English todayRome

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king. The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome. Doublet of Roma and Rum.

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