Etymograph

English

romancer

Romancer comes from Old French romanceour.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400romanceour1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1828romancer1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English romancer
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology: “[W]hat was once taught by sages, and believed by…”.

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400romanceourWiktionary, English romancer
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1828romancerWiktionary, English romancer. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology: “[W]hat was once taught by sages, and believed by…”

Equivalent to romance + -er

Middle English romauns

English romance

Every English word from Old French romanceour

Today it means

noun One who romances another; one who attempt to win another's affections via romance.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “romancer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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