romanice

See also: romanicé

Latin

Etymology

From rōmānicus +‎ -ē. First attested in the eleventh century.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /roːˈmaː.ni.keː/, [roːˈmäːnɪkeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /roˈma.ni.t͡ʃe/, [roˈmäːnit͡ʃe]

Adverb

rōmānicē (not comparable) (Medieval Latin)

1. in the Roman manner
2. (Medieval Latin) in a Romance language

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• a. 1200, Gloss. Sidonius, cited in Middle English dictionary, Robert E Lewis ed., s.v. baille. [1]

  Uallatus circumdatus, quoniam uallum romanice dicitur balie.

  (A walled surrounded [area], because 'wall' in Romance is said 'balie.')

• 2005, Aelius Nestola, Sallentum Praeromanum et Romanum [2]

  Incrementum populi : numerus enim incolarum Graece loquentium augetur ; aream inter Lupias, Callipolin et Hydruntum sitam incolunt duae gentes : alteri Romanice, alteri Graece loquuntur.

  (Increase of the people: for the number of Greek-speaking inhabitants is increased; two peoples inhabit the area situated between Lupiae, Callipolis, and Hydruntum: one speaks Romance and the other Greek.)

Descendants

• Old French: romanz
  • French: roman (“novel”) (see there for further descendants)
  • French: romand (“Swiss French”)
  • → Italian: romanzo
    • → Greek: ρομάντζο (romántzo)
  • → Sicilian: rumanzu
  • → English: romaunt (archaic)
  • → Middle English: romauns, roumance
    • English: romance (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: romans, romance
• Old Occitan: romans
  • Catalan: romanç, romanço
  • → Old Galician-Portuguese: romanço, rimanço
    • Portuguese: romanço
  • → Portuguese: romance
  • → Spanish: romance (or from Old French romanz)
    • → French: romance (see there for further descendants)
• Romansch: rumantsch, romontsch (see there for further descendants)

References

• romanice in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Verb

romanice

1. inflection of romanizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative