Romanian
/roʊˈmeɪniən/noun
Relating to Romania, its people, or the Romanian language.
Did you know?Romanian is the only major Romance language spoken in Eastern Europe, preserving a Latin identity surrounded for centuries by Slavic, Greek, Hungarian, and Ottoman influences.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
Rōmānus
“Roman; belonging to Rome or the Roman people”
Late Latin
Latin
Rōmānī
“Romans; people identified with Roman citizenship or Roman civilization”
Early Romance
Proto-Romance
*romānu
“Roman, descended from or associated with the Roman world”
Medieval Romanian
Romanian
român
“Romanian person; a member of the Latin-speaking population of the region”
16th–17th Century
Romanian
românesc
“Romanian; of Romania or its people”
Modern English
English
Romanian
“Relating to Romania, its people, or their language”
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