Etymograph

English

Romaic

Romaic comes from Greek ρωμαίικος ‘Greek, of the Greek people’, from ρωμαϊκός ‘Roman’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek Ῥώμη ‘Rome’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬώμη‘Rome’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῬωμαῖος‘Roman’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῬωμαϊκόςRhōmaïkós‘Roman’
  4. Greek1453–presentρωμαϊκός‘Roman’
  5. Greek, derived1453–presentρωμαίικοςromaíikos‘Greek, of the Greek people’
  6. EnglishtodayRomaic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬώμη‘Rome’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῬωμαῖος‘Roman’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῬωμαϊκόςRhōmaïkós‘Roman’
  4. Greek1453–presentρωμαϊκός‘Roman’
  5. Greek, derived1453–presentρωμαίικοςromaíikos‘Greek, of the Greek people’
  6. EnglishtodayRomaic

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ῥώμη

Today it means

name The modern Greek language, deriving from terminology designating speakers of Greek from the former Byzantine Empire.

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