Meanings
- The Latin language, as developed from Renaissance Latin in the early 16th century, which served as the lingua franca of science, education, and to some degree diplomacy in Europe and was mostly displaced with national languages by the late 18th century.
Synonyms: Early Neo-Latin, early Neo-Latin
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Latin language, as developed from Renaissance Latin in the early 16th century, which served as the lingua franca of science, education, and to some degree diplomacy in Europe and was mostly displaced with national languages by the late 18th century.
Origin
From early modern (time period) and Latin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish łacina wczesnonowożytna
- łacina wczesnonowożytnaform of the Latin language used during the early modern period
Cite this entry
Early Modern Latin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Early%20Modern%20Latin
“Early Modern Latin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Early%20Modern%20Latin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Early Modern Latin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Early%20Modern%20Latin.
Source: Early Modern Latin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.