Etymograph

English

romaine

Romaine comes from French laitue romaine ‘romaine lettuce’, and goes back to Latin romanus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEromanus
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentromaine
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentlaitue romaine‘romaine lettuce’
  4. Englishtodayromaine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEromanus
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentromaine
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentlaitue romaine‘romaine lettuce’
  4. Englishtodayromaine

The story

Ellipsis of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.

Linked words

through Latin romanus

romano, unromantic, 6 more

Today it means

noun —

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Etymograph / Latin romanus / romaine

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