Old Latin

noun

1. the Latin language in use from the earliest inscriptions to c100 b.c. : OL, OL., O.L.

Old Latin

noun

1. the Latin language before the classical period, up to about 100 bc

Word History and Origins

Origin of Old Latin¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Instead, with Francis having already brought down the hammer on their beloved Old Latin Masses, some predict they will wage an even more open war against Francis.

From New York Times

These Latin expressions are taken from one or other of the twelve Old Latin MSS.

From Project Gutenberg

Next to it is the Mathematical Room, but it is on leaving that, and entering the Old Latin Room, that you feel impressed with the great antiquity and beauty of the building.

From Project Gutenberg

Other of the poems might, perhaps, for some special qualities, better represent Mr. Platt than this; there is the excellent and gay little parody, which we would like to give, of "That Old Latin Grammar".

From Project Gutenberg

The Greek, the Old Latin, the Syriac, and the English Bible from 1560 105 onwards designate this book as 1 Esdras, the canonical books Ezra and Nehemiah being 2 Esdras in the Greek.

From Project Gutenberg