adjective/ʁo.mɑ̃.tik/
romantic
Related: romantiquement, tardo-romantique
Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French romantique Formed as an adjective from Old French romanz + -ique. The noun sense is from English romantic, in turn from the French adjective.