New Latin

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constructed language variety form of Latin lingua franca

New Latin is the form of Latin used from the Renaissance onward, especially in scholarly, scientific, and technical contexts across Europe.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Neo-Latin 2
Contemporary Latin 1
Modern Latin 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constructed language variety ⓘ
form of Latin ⓘ
lingua franca ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New Latin ⓘ
surface form: Modern Latin

New Latin ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Latin
declinedWith rise of national vernacular languages in scholarship ⓘ
derivedFrom Classical Latin ⓘ
Medieval Latin ⓘ
follows Medieval Latin ⓘ
hasFeature expanded vocabulary for new scientific concepts ⓘ
neologisms formed from Latin and Greek roots ⓘ
relatively fixed grammar based on Classical Latin ⓘ
influencedBy vernacular European languages ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form: Indo-European languages
partOf history of the Latin language ⓘ
peakUsagePeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
primaryDomain education ⓘ
scholarship ⓘ
science ⓘ
technical writing ⓘ
standardizedIn early modern period ⓘ
stillUsedFor mottoes and inscriptions ⓘ
scientific naming conventions ⓘ
subfamily Italic languages ⓘ
usedAs international scientific language ⓘ
language of academic communication ⓘ
usedFor anatomical terminology ⓘ
astronomical terminology ⓘ
binomial nomenclature in biology ⓘ
chemical terminology ⓘ
medical terminology ⓘ
taxonomic names of animals ⓘ
taxonomic names of microorganisms ⓘ
taxonomic names of plants ⓘ
usedFrom Renaissance ⓘ
usedIn Europe ⓘ
learned societies ⓘ
legal scholarship ⓘ
philosophical works ⓘ
scientific publications ⓘ
theological works ⓘ
universities ⓘ
usedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Latin → alsoKnownAs → New Latin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Latin
New Latin → alsoKnownAs → New Latin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Modern Latin
Latin → hasStage → New Latin ⓘ
Latin → hasStage → New Latin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Contemporary Latin
Renaissance Latin → influenced → New Latin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Latin