English
biromantic
Biromantic comes from Vulgar Latin rōmānicē ‘in the Roman manner’, and goes back to Latin Rōma.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERōma
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CERōmānus‘Roman’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErōmānicus‘Roman’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CErōmānicē‘in the Roman manner’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400romanz
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400romaunt
- English1500–presentromantic
- Englishearliest quotation 2005biromantic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERōma
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CERōmānus‘Roman’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErōmānicus‘Roman’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CErōmānicē‘in the Roman manner’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400romanz
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400romaunt
- English1500–presentromantic
- Englishearliest quotation 2005biromantic
Earliest quotation: 2005, Deborah Smith, No Sex please, I'm not into it: “Now that he's thought longer about it, Michael also…”
Linked words
through Latin Rōmānus ‘Roman’
through English romantic
Today it means
adj Romantically attracted to both males and females.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Rōma / biromantic