English 'Rome' comes from Latin Rōma, a name of uncertain pre-Latin origin — possibly Etruscan or from a pre-Indo-European river name for the Tiber.
The capital city of Italy, historically the centre of the Roman Republic and Empire, and later the seat of the Roman Catholic Church.
English 'Rome' derives from Old English 'Rōm', borrowed from Latin 'Rōma'. The origin of the Latin name is disputed. Ancient etymologies connected it to Romulus, the legendary founder, but this is folk etymology — the name likely predates the legend. Modern scholars have proposed Etruscan origin, possibly from the Etruscan family name 'Ruma' or from an older river name. Some linguists connect it to a pre-Indo-European root meaning 'river' or 'flowing water', referring to the Tiber. The Greek form 'Rhōmē' (Ῥώμη) was sometimes folk-etymologized as meaning 'strength' (rhōmē). No consensus exists; the name is
The word 'romantic' ultimately derives from Rome — via Medieval Latin 'romanicus' meaning 'in the Roman style', then Old French 'romanz' for vernacular stories written in Romance languages rather than Latin, eventually shifting to mean emotionally passionate by the 18th century.