Latinisation of names

Romanization may refer to:

• The balancing of foreign language, often of Greek words in the Latin of the classical antiquity by the Romans themselves Example: The ancient Greek χρυσόλιθος chrysólithos, gold topaz ' ( from χρυσός Chrysos, Gold' and λίθος líthos 'stone' ) was to chrysolithus Latinized in antiquity.
• Later, especially since the Middle Ages, the transformation of concepts from the native language into Latin, usually for the purpose of international understanding. Important examples are the biological nomenclature of the species or medical terms in Europe.
• In humanism, the change of surname, linguistic differentiation from the Middle Ages and after the Latin Late Antiquity. This could happen in two ways: firstly, by appending a suffix Latin (eg mountain to Bergius ), the other by translation of the term: Farmhouse Agricola; Merchant or grocer Mercator or Institor; Müller and Möller to Molitor; Smith Fabricius; Bakers to Pistorius, Schneider Sartorius, Fischer Piscator.
• The partial alignment of smaller churches and their rites of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. This mainly concerned the Uniate churches today.