Re: [tied]rym

Marius, thanks for yout note.

Actually, I meant the name should be new as a reference to the
country/state Romania. Romanus was used in Latin with
reference to the Romans, or do you mean something else?

Eva


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "m_iacomi" <m_iacomi@...>
wrote:

> In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "fortuna11111" wrote:
>
> [...]
> >> I guess the term "rumunzko/rumânzko" in all slavic

languages is

> >> a new one from the own way of romanians to call

themselvs.

> >
> > Note that Romania is a very late event in the Balkans. Hence

the

> > name should also be comparatively new.
>
> The country name "Romania" is a Romanian analogical

creation,

> probably during the first half of 19th century. The way

Romanians

> call themselves is *not* a late creation, being inherited from
> Latin "ro:ma:nus". Distinction should be made between the

two.

>
> Cheers,
> Marius Iacomi