Old Latin

proper noun

The Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; particularly Latin before 75 BC.

Similar
Archaic LatinEarly LatinOld Latin language

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; particularly Latin before 75 BC.

    Synonyms: Archaic Latin, Early Latin

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; particularly Latin before 75 BC.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)

Similar
Old Latin language
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch Oudlatijn, Vroeglatijn
  • OudlatijnOld Latin
  • VroeglatijnOld Latin
French latin archaïque
  • latin archaïqueOld Latin
German Altlatein, Altlateinisch
  • AltlateinOld Latin
  • AltlateinischOld Latin
  • FrühlateinOld Latin
Hungarian ólatin
  • ólatinOld Latin
Italian latino arcaico
  • latino arcaicoOld Latin
Latin prīsca Latīnitās
  • prīsca LatīnitāsOld Latin
Polish łacina archaiczna
  • łacina archaicznaOld Latin
Portuguese latim antigo
  • latim antigoOld Latin
Welsh Hen Ladin
  • Hen LadinOld Latin
Cite this entry
APA

Old Latin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Latin

MLA

“Old Latin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Latin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Latin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Latin.

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