ROMAIC

Ro‐ma″ic (?), a. [[NGr. ����: cf. F. romaïque. See Roman.]] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. — n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.
☞ The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being Ρομαἱ̑οι, 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.