English
romaunt
Romaunt 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
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
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
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
Earliest quotation: 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe: “They are forbidden to read, save what their Superior…”
Linked words
through Latin Rōmānus ‘Roman’
through Old French romaunt
Today it means
noun A romantic story told in verse; a romance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Rōma / romaunt