Low Latin

American  

noun

1. any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin. LL, L.L.

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Low Latin British  

noun

1. any form or dialect of Latin other than the classical, such as Vulgar or Medieval Latin

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Etymology

Origin of Low Latin

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The Low Latin equivalent of the Arabic tubbāq "styptic," is bitumen, whence Portuguese betume, and French betun, petun.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various

“Cento” is a Low Latin word meaning patchwork, combination, or compilation.

From St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music by Wyatt, E. G. P.

Professor Hales suggests that the word Haverstock in Haverstock Hill may come from "aver," the Low Latin averia meaning cattle.

From Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

The equivalents of the latter are: French, langue maternelle; Spanish, lengua materna; Italian, lingua materna, etc., all of which are modifications or imitations of a Low Latin lingua materna, or lingua maternalis.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

Do you know at least ze Low Latin? ze Greek? ze Hebrew? ze Arabic? ze Chinese?

From General Bramble by Maurois, André