Etymology

bromantic

bro·man·tic
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Today it means: Of or relating to bromance. Full definition →

English romantic ← Old French romaunt ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Germanic*brōþēr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*brōþer
  4. Old Englishbrōþor
  5. Middle Englishbrother
  6. Englishbrotherclip.
  7. Englishbro
  8. LatinRōma
  9. LatinRōmānus
  10. Latinrōmānicus
  11. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  12. Old Frenchromanz
  13. Old Frenchromaunt
  14. Englishromant
  15. Englishromantic
  16. English todaybromantic

Blend of bro + romantic.

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