English
romanticly
Romanticly 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 1694romanticly
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 1694romanticly
Earliest quotation: 1694, John Strype, Memorials of Thomas Cranmer: “He tells us romanticly on the same argument ,…”
Linked words
through Latin Rōmānus ‘Roman’
through English romantic
Today it means
adv —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Rōma / romanticly