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Vulgar Latin, or Common Latin, is one of the two types of Latin, an old language that was spoken by the Romans. Vulgar Latin is not spoken anymore, but its many dialects eventually became what are now Romance languages (such as Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian ). Vulgar Latin was spoken by the regular people ( vulgus in Latin ...
Ecclesiastical Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian thought in Late antiquity and used in Christian liturgy, theology, and church administration to the present day, especially in the Catholic Church. It includes words from Vulgar Latin and Classical Latin (as well as Greek and ...
Meant 'taste' in CL, but with the secondary senses of 'understand' and 'be intelligent'. Originally simply the diminutive of agnus . Late borrowing of Greek καμπή. Meant 'human being' in CL. Referred to a specific type of coin in CL, though was used as a metonym for 'money' in Cicero's letters. Meant 'cheek' in CL.
Vulgar Latin, also known as Popular or Colloquial Latin, is the range of non-formal registers of Latin spoken from the Late Roman Republic onward. [1] Vulgar Latin as a term is both controversial and imprecise. Spoken Latin existed for a long time and in many places.
Neoclassical compound. Neoclassical compounds are compound words composed from combining forms (which act as affixes or stems) derived from classical languages ( classical Latin or ancient Greek) roots. Neo-Latin comprises many such words and is a substantial component of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other languages, via ...
Old Latin, also known as Early Latin or Archaic Latin (Classical Latin: prīsca Latīnitās, lit. 'ancient Latinity'), was the Latin language in the period roughly before 75 BC, i.e. before the age of Classical Latin. [1]
The Latin Wikipedia ( Latin: Vicipaedia Latina) is the Latin language edition of Wikipedia, created in May 2002. As of May 2024, it has about 139,000 articles. While all primary content is in Latin, modern languages such as English, Italian, French, German or Spanish are often used in discussions, since many users find this easier.
