Did the word 'romance' come from the word 'Roman'?

The word original stems from the Latin word romant, which meant 'in the Roman manner'. When the Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian) were derived from Latin, the word itself was borrowed, but the meaning altered to reflect the new language. So now it meant 'French', or 'the vernacular language of France'. read more

In modern French it has become “roman” and means a novel. The Old French word was borrowed into English (“romaunt” or “romaunce”) and developed in several ways. Since love was an important theme in the vernacular works, the word came to mean a love-story or a love affair. read more

The word actually has it's origins in the Old French word romanz which was a medieval term used for works that were written in languages derived from Latin. Latin of course was the language of Rome and these romance languages were French and Spanish mainly. read more

Romantc is an expression that comes from Latin. There are five languages of the romance; Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese and Romanian. All five languages come from Latin. read more