ORIGINE LATINE DE QUELQUES TERMES GéOGRAPHIQUES ROUMAINS

Geographical terms inherited from Latina vulgaris or Latina clasica form an important part of the specialized vocabulary. There is also the third way of geographical vocabulary enrichment: Latin loans by Romance pathway and even non-Romance. For this research, we have used statistical data and made morpho-lexical and semantic observations. Even a quick review of the semantic richness and functional complexity of the Romanian geographical terms of Latin origin may prove that modern terminology is developed using complex structures based on support words from the Latin inherited vocabulary.