quasi-latin

qua·si-Lat·in

Q q

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee lat-n]
- /ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi ˈlæt n/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee lat-n]
- /ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi ˈlæt n/

Definitions of quasi-latin word

noun quasi-latin an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L. 1
noun quasi-latin one of the forms of literary Latin, as Medieval Latin, Late Latin, Biblical Latin, or Liturgical Latin, or of nonclassical Latin, as Vulgar Latin. 1
noun quasi-latin a native or inhabitant of Latium; an ancient Roman. 1
noun quasi-latin a member of any of the Latin peoples, or those speaking chiefly Romance languages, especially a native of or émigré from Latin America. 1
noun quasi-latin a member of the Latin Church; a Roman Catholic, as distinguished from a member of the Greek Church. 1
adjective quasi-latin denoting or pertaining to those peoples, as the Italians, French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc., using languages derived from Latin, especially the peoples of Central and South America: a meeting of the Latin republics. 1

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin Latīnus. See Latium, -ine1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".