Gallo-Romance

[ gal-oh-roh-mans ]

noun

1. the vernacular language, a development from Latin, spoken in France from about a.d. 600 to 900. : Gallo-Rom.

Gallo-Romance

noun

1. the vernacular language or group of dialects, of which few records survive, spoken in France between about 600 ad and 900 ad ; the intermediate stage between Vulgar Latin and Old French

adjective

1. denoting or relating to this language or the period during which it was spoken

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallo-Romance¹

First recorded in 1890–95; Gallo- ( def ) + romance ¹( def 9 )