Meanings
- The form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries.
As with English, Latin also has historical periods. These are broken into Early Latin (240–70BC); the Golden Age (70BC–AD14); the Silver Age (AD14–130); Late Latin (2nd–6th century); and then Medieval Latin or Low Latin (6th–15th centuries). ]
[ 2007, elizabeth solopova, stuart d. lee, Key Concepts in Medieval Literature, section 2 Old English, sub-section (b) Anglo-Latin Writing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch Laatlatijn
- Laatlatijnform of the Latin language
Finnish myöhäislatina
- myöhäislatinaform of the Latin language
French bas latin, latin tardif
- bas latinform of the Latin language
- latin tardifform of the Latin language
German Spätlatein
- Spätlateinform of the Latin language
Italian basso latino
- basso latinoform of the Latin language
Latin sēra Latīnitās
- sēra Latīnitāsform of the Latin language
Polish łacina późna
- łacina późnaform of the Latin language
Portuguese latim tardio
- latim tardioform of the Latin language
Russian поздняя латы́нь
- поздняя латы́нь (pozdnjaja latýnʹ)form of the Latin language
Spanish latín tardío
- latín tardíoform of the Latin language
Swedish senlatin
- senlatinform of the Latin language
Cite this entry
Late Latin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Late%20Latin
“Late Latin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Late%20Latin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Late Latin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Late%20Latin.
Source: Late Latin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.