romance
Portuguese
/ʁo.ˈmɐ̃.si/, /ho.ˈmɐ̃.se/, /ʁu.ˈmɐ̃.sɨ/
noun
Definitions
- (literature) novel work of prose fiction
- romance; love affair
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan romans derived from Latin rōmānicē, rōmānicus (Roman, roman).
Origin
Latin
rōmānicus
Gloss
Roman, roman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Romanic English
- *romanĭce Latin
- romanicē Latin
- rōmānice Latin
- rōmānicus Latin
- rōmānicē Latin
- romanico Italian
- romance Spanish, Castilian
- románico Spanish, Castilian
- antirromance Portuguese
- romanz Old French
- romansch Romansh
- romontsch Romansh
- rumantsch Romansh
- rumauntsch Romansh
- rumàntsch Romansh
- romans Old Occitan