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In medieval Europe, a vernacular language was any language used by the common people that was not Latin.
During the medieval era in Europe, Latin was the language of philosophy. Other places used different languages.
Some common vernacular languages in medieval times included Old English in England, Old High German in parts of Germany, Old French in France, and Old Norse in Scandinavia. These languages were spoken by the majority of the population, while Latin was used for official and religious purposes.
Latin.
Nowadays, Latin is used: * By the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church * For some mottos A sound reading knowledge of Latin is also essential for much research in medieval and early modern history and for research on the history of the Romance languages.
The languages used by the Churches remained the same from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Latin for the Roman Church, and Greek for the Eastern Orthodox. The Reformation did, however, produces new language usages in the vernacular as new Churches developed. So German began to be used by Lutherans in Germany, English was used in the Anglican Church, and in Eastern Europe, new Churches were forming with their own language usages, with such languages as Russian and Slavonic being used.
Yes, roman numerals were used in medieval times.
The early transcription of literature was typically done in languages such as Latin, Greek, Old English, and Hebrew, depending on the time period and region. These languages were commonly used in medieval manuscripts and early printed books before translations into other languages became more prevalent.
Classical Latin has no word for "William", since the name did not exist in ancient times. "William" was a popular French name in medieval times, which was then used by the Normans. The Normans brought the name to England and it became a common English name by the end of the 12th century. In medieval documents written in Latin, the name William appears as Willelmus.
Latin, or modern languages conforming with the rules of Latin.
Medieval PeriodDark Age?Medieval times or the medieval era.
English and Latin