Etymology

Anglic

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Today it means: Pertaining to the family of languages descended from Old English, including English, Scots, and the extinct Yola and Fingallian languages. Full definition →

Latin Anglicus
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Anglic · adjective1

From Anglia + -ic.

Anglic · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromAnglicus“English”
  2. English todayAnglic

This sense was rare and restricted to discourse about Scots until the 2000s. Probably influenced by Anglican, or directly derived from Latin Anglicus (“English”).

Words from the same roots

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anglicise

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