Latinism
- noun
- /ˈlætɪnɪzəm/
:
latinidad
- She admired how the poet skillfully included a Latinism in his verses.
Examples
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Certainly, Poe employs many Gallicisms, Latinisms, and some Germanisms.
Academic text (1999) -
As noted above, Lapesa classed punir as a Latinism.
Academic text (1995) -
The Latinisms of the writer do not impede the book's lucidity.
Academic text (1991) -
Learned transmission can under no circumstances be invoked to explain the close mid-vowel in those languages since, in all three, tonic o in Latinisms, regardless of Classical quantity, is routinely rendered as /??/. sup26
Academic text (2000) -
The use of Latinism in his writing added a scholarly tone to the text.
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Many modern languages incorporate Latinism to enrich their vocabulary.
How Latinate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Latinism = Latin (semi-transparent) = Latin + ism
The word is built from 'Latin' + '-ism', but the resulting meaning is a specialized label for a Latin-derived expression rather than a fully predictable general meaning.
Etymology
Latinism names a word or phrase that comes from Latin, and the ending -ism shows a kind or style, as in heroism or tourism. So a Latinism is something 'from Latin' or 'in the style of Latin', which is why many scientific and formal words are called Latinisms.