English
Romero
Romero comes from Spanish Romero, from Late Latin Rōmaeus ‘Romaean, Byzantine’, and ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453Ῥωμαῖοςliterally ‘Roman’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CERōmaeus‘Romaean, Byzantine’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentRomero
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453Ῥωμαῖοςliterally ‘Roman’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CERōmaeus‘Romaean, Byzantine’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentRomero
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος
Today it means
name A surname from Spanish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος / Romero