Etymograph

English

romset

From ROM + set.

A compound of ROM + set

Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’

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Proto-Germanic *satjaną ‘to set’

Proto-West Germanic *sattjan ‘to set’

Old English settan ‘to set’

Middle English setten ‘to seat’

English set

Today it means

noun A group of related ROM images required to emulate a particular game.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “romset”. 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.

Etymograph / romset