Rhaeto-Romanic

[ ree-toh-roh-man-ik ]

noun

1. a Romance language consisting of Friulian, Tyrolese, Ladin, and the Romansh dialects.

adjective

1. of or relating to Rhaeto-Romanic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhaeto-Romanic¹

1865–70; Rhaeto- (representing Latin Rhaetus Rhaetian) + Romanic (modeled on German Rätoromanisch )

Example Sentences

Rarely does one get to read a story originally written in Serbian, much less Rhaeto-Romanic or Galician.

From The Daily Beast