Romaic

Meanings

Proper Noun

• The modern Greek language, deriving from terminology designating speakers of Greek from the former Byzantine Empire.

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire, its inhabitants, or its language.
• Of or pertaining to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or its language.

Origin

• From Greek ρωμαίικος, from ρωμαϊκός, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαϊκός. Cf. Koine Ρωμαῖος, meaning "Roman".