English
romance
Romance comes from Middle English romauns.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500romauns
- Englishearliest quotation 1886romance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500romauns
- Englishearliest quotation 1886romance
Earliest quotation: 1886, – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard: “`Will you undertake the task? We give you complete…”
Every English word from Middle English romauns
Today it means
noun An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English romauns / romance