New Latin

proper noun

The reformed Latin language as written or spoken as a lingua franca from 14th century Renaissance Latin to Contemporary Latin beginning in the late 19th century.

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Neo-LatinNeo LatinNew Latin languageNeo-Latin language

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The reformed Latin language as written or spoken as a lingua franca from 14th century Renaissance Latin to Contemporary Latin beginning in the late 19th century.

    Synonyms: Neo-Latin, Neo Latin

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe reformed Latin language as written or spoken as a lingua franca from 14th century Renaissance Latin to Contemporary Latin beginning in the late 19th century.

More synonyms by meaning

nounLatin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature

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Neo-LatinNew Latin languageNeo-Latin language
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Translations

Arabic لَاتِينِيَّة جَدِيدَة
  • لَاتِينِيَّة جَدِيدَة (lātīniyya jadīda)Latin after the Middle Ages
Catalan neollatí
  • neollatíLatin after the Middle Ages
Chinese Mandarin 新拉丁語 /新拉丁语
  • 新拉丁語 /新拉丁语 (xīn lādīngyǔ)Latin after the Middle Ages
Dutch Neolatijn
  • NeolatijnLatin after the Middle Ages
Finnish uuslatina
  • uuslatinaLatin after the Middle Ages
French néolatin, néo-latin
  • néolatinLatin after the Middle Ages
  • néo-latinLatin after the Middle Ages
German Neulatein, Neulateinisch
  • NeulateinLatin after the Middle Ages
  • NeulateinischLatin after the Middle Ages
Hungarian újlatin
  • újlatinLatin after the Middle Ages
Icelandic nýlatína
  • nýlatínaLatin after the Middle Ages
Polish łacina nowożytna, neo-łacina
  • łacina nowożytnaLatin after the Middle Ages
  • neo-łacinaLatin after the Middle Ages
Portuguese neolatim, latim moderno
  • neolatimLatin after the Middle Ages
  • latim modernoLatin after the Middle Ages
  • novo latimLatin after the Middle Ages
Russian новолаты́нь
  • новолаты́нь (novolatýnʹ)Latin after the Middle Ages
Swedish nylatin
  • nylatinLatin after the Middle Ages
Turkish Yeni Latince
  • Yeni LatinceLatin after the Middle Ages
Cite this entry
APA

New Latin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Latin

MLA

“New Latin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Latin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Latin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Latin.

Source: New Latin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.