Old Latin
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Old Latin is the early form of the Latin language used in ancient Rome before the Classical period, preserved in archaic inscriptions and early literary texts.
Aliases (1)
- Early Latin ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient language variety
→
form of Latin → historical language stage → |
| alternativeName |
Archaic Latin
→
Early Latin → |
| derivedFrom |
Etruscan alphabet
→
|
| followedBy |
Classical Latin
→
|
| hasFeature |
different case endings compared to Classical Latin
→
different verb forms compared to Classical Latin → more conservative Indo-European features → morphological differences from Classical Latin → orthographic variation → phonological differences from Classical Latin → use of -d in ablative singular endings → |
| hasISOCode |
none
→
|
| influenced |
Classical Latin
→
Vulgar Latin → |
| languageBranch |
Italic
→
|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European
→
|
| notableInscription |
Duenos inscription
→
Forum inscription of the Scipios → Lapis Niger inscription → Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus → |
| notableText |
early fragments of Ennius
→
early fragments of Livius Andronicus → early fragments of Naevius → early fragments of Plautus → |
| partOf |
Latin language
→
|
| precededBy |
Proto-Italic
→
|
| preservedIn |
archaic inscriptions
→
early literary texts → funerary inscriptions → legal inscriptions → religious inscriptions → |
| region |
Italian Peninsula
→
|
| status |
extinct
→
|
| studiedIn |
classical philology
→
epigraphy → historical linguistics → |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European languages
→
Italic languages → |
| timePeriod |
approximately 6th century BC to 1st century BC
→
|
| usedBy |
Romans
→
|
| usedFor |
legal texts
→
public inscriptions → religious formulae → |
| usedIn |
Latium
→
ancient Rome → |
| writingSystem |
Old Latin alphabet
→
early Latin script → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Old Latin
("Early Latin")
→
|
alternativeName |
|
Sermo Vulgaris
→
|
developedFrom |