Romanization
/ˌroʊ.mə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/noun
The process of converting something into the Roman alphabet, Roman style, or Roman character.
Did you know?Romanization is not an occult term, but it comes from the same Roman root that made “Rome” a symbol of power, so the word itself carries the legacy of empire and cultural conversion.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
Rōma
“Rome, the city”
Classical Latin
Latin
Rōmānus
“Roman; of Rome”
Late Latin
Latin
-izāre
“to make or render”
Middle French
Old French
-isation
“the act or process of making”
Modern English
English
romanization
“the act of rendering into Roman letters or Roman style”