Romanic
/roʊˈmænɪk/noun
Relating to Rome, the Roman people, or the Romance languages.
Did you know?In historical linguistics, Romanic can describe the language family descended from spoken Latin, including French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
Rōmānus
“Roman; of Rome”
Late Latin
Latin
Rōmānicus
“Roman or pertaining to the Romans”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Romanicus
“Roman; connected with the Roman language or people”
19th Century
English
Romanic
“Relating to Rome or to the Romance languages”
Modern English
English
Romanic
“Relating to Romanic languages, Roman culture, or Rome”