Etymology

romanticist

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Today it means: An advocate or follower of romanticism. Full definition →

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

  1. LatinRōma
  2. LatinRōmānus
  3. Latinrōmānicus
  4. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  5. Old Frenchromanz
  6. Old Frenchromaunt
  7. Englishromant
  8. Englishromantic
  9. English todayromanticist

From romantic + -ist.

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