Medieval Latin

American  

noun

1. the Latin language of the literature of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500, including many Latinized words from other languages. ML, M.L.

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Medieval Latin British  

noun

1. the Latin language as used throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. It had many local forms incorporating Latinized words from other languages

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Etymology

Origin of Medieval Latin

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The word "pizza" appears in medieval Latin, but by the 16th century, throughout the Italian peninsula, the term referred mostly to rich, leavened breads.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

The first is a huge setting of a medieval Latin hymn, “Veni, Creator Spiritus,” calling forth to the Creator-Spirit to bring us reason, light, joy, grace, peace and love.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2020

As it turns out, English writers of the era just started getting their medieval Latin root words confused.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2019

In medieval Latin, the verb sophisticare was used in relation to the dishonest tampering of goods, especially food.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2016

Hilary, like his Greek contemporaries, stands at the beginning of a new era, but it was Ambrose, and not he, who inaugurated the tradition of the medieval Latin hymn.

From Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries by Messenger, Ruth Ellis