Etymograph

English

Romania

Romania comes from Romanian român ‘Romanian’, and goes back to Latin Rōma ‘Rome’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERōma‘Rome’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CERōmānus‘Roman’
  3. Romanianc. 1500–presentromân‘Romanian’
  4. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentRomânia
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2014Romania

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERōma‘Rome’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CERōmānus‘Roman’
  3. Romanianc. 1500–presentromân‘Romanian’
  4. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentRomânia
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2014Romania

Earliest quotation: 2014, Stanley Reed, Britain Plans for Future of Shale Oil and Gas Industry: “There is strong resistance in much of Europe to…”

Linked words

through Latin Rōmānus ‘Roman’

romaine, unromantic, 7 more

Another origin of Romania

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERōmānia
  2. EnglishtodayRomania

Today it means

name A country in Southeastern Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Rōma / Romania

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