All Eastern Romance variants share a number of peculiarities which differentiate them to such an extent from other Romance languages that Friedrich Diezthe first Romance philologisteven stated in 1836 that Romanian was "only a semi-Romance language".
All Eastern Romance variants share a number of peculiarities. Romanian was "only a semi-Romance language". This was what Friedrich Diezthe first Romance philologisteven stated in 1836. This was what these peculiarities differentiate them to such an extent from other Romance languages.