Etymology

rom

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Romani rrom ← Sanskrit डोम
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ROM · proper noun, noun1

In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.

Rom · proper noun, noun, adjective2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromडोम“member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”
  2. Romani · borrowed fromrrom“Romani man”
  3. English todayRom

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma. Doublet of Dom. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information. Not related to Romanian or Roman.

Rom · proper noun3

Back-formation from Romford.

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