Rhaeto-Romance

noun

Rhae·​to-Ro·​mance ˌrē-tō-rō-ˈman(t)s 

-tō-rə-;

-ˈrō-ˌman(t)s

variants or less commonly Rhaeto-Romanic

ˌrē-tō-rō-ˈma-nik 

: a group of Romance languages spoken in eastern Switzerland and northeastern Italy

Word History

Etymology

Latin Rhaetus of Rhaetia, ancient Roman province

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above