Low Latin

noun

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

Low Latin

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Low Latin¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The old low-Latin term for the noonday meal was merenda, which suggests the idea of food to be earned before it was enjoyed.

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That regarded as the standard or regular termination of the feminine, -ess (French esse, Low Latin issa), the one most used.

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Bauhin80 mentions the low Latin names servillum, chervillum, or servillam, words which are not in Ducanges dictionary.

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According to Darmstetter the word ‘timbre’ is own brother to ‘tambour,’ both being derived from a low Latin form of tympanum.

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Skene traces this word to the low Latin, averia, "quhilk signifies ane beast."

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