Neo-Latin

American  

[nee-oh-lat-n] / ˌni oʊˈlæt n /

noun

1. New Latin.

2. romance.

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adjective

1. romance.

Neo-Latin British  

/ ˌniːəʊˈlætɪn /

noun

1. another term for New Latin

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adjective

1. denoting or relating to New Latin

2. denoting or relating to language that developed from Latin; Romance

Etymology

Origin of Neo-Latin

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Arabic metre so far resembles that of Greece and Rome that the value of syllables depends upon the "quantity" or position of their consonants, not upon accent as in English and the Neo-Latin tongues.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

With respect to Oisin I got a little help from an article on "The Neo-Latin Fay," by Henry Charles Coote, in "The Folk-Lore Record," Vol.

From Fairies and Folk of Ireland by Burleigh, Sydney Richmond

Leaving out of consideration the smaller ingredients, we find, on comparing the Teutonic with the Latin, or Neo-Latin or Norman elements in English, that the latter have a decided majority over the home-grown Saxon terms.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Many of the ingredients of the Neo-Latin dialects must be sought for in the ancient dialects of Italy and her provinces.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Some of these "Neo-Latin" and "Neo-Greek" words are extraordinary in themselves and obscure in their origin, though not through antiquity.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis