Romaic

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Ro=ma=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

Romaic, a. [NGr. : cf. F. romaïque. See Roman.].

 Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language.  [1913 Webster]
" The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language."  Encyc. Brit.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Romaic, n. & adj.
--n. the vernacular language of modern Greece.
--adj. of or relating to this language.

Etymology

Gk Rhomaikos Roman (used esp. of the Eastern Empire)