In medieval Europe, a vernacular language was any language used by the common people that was not Latin.
Latin - but not classical Latin. Church Latin (also called Low Latin or Medieval Latin) was used throughout Europe during the medieval period, which meant that meetings (synods) of bishops, abbots and other Church officials from many different countries could be held in that universal language.
Latin - in its later medieval form as well as Classical Latin.
During the medieval times, few people had an education or could read and write. With that said, it was common among the upper classes of all of Europe use Latin as the language that most of the educated classes were taught.
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.
It was used by the Catholic Church and in academic settings
During the medieval era in Europe, Latin was the language of philosophy. Other places used different languages.
In medieval Europe, a vernacular language was any language used by the common people that was not Latin.
Charles Henry Beeson has written: 'A primer of medieval Latin' -- subject(s): Latin language, Medieval and modern, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Medieval and modern Latin language, Medieval and modern Latin literature, Readers
Latin - but not classical Latin. Church Latin (also called Low Latin or Medieval Latin) was used throughout Europe during the medieval period, which meant that meetings (synods) of bishops, abbots and other Church officials from many different countries could be held in that universal language.
It is from Medieval Latin.
Latin - in its later medieval form as well as Classical Latin.
Europeans began using the Latin language during the Roman Empire, which lasted from around 27 BC to 476 AD. Latin was the official language of the empire and became widely used across Europe in areas under Roman control. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Latin continued to be used as the language of scholarship, religion, and administration in medieval Europe.
The people on the streets spoke their native languages (English, Italian, French...) but during most part of the medieval era the "culture language" and international one was Latin. Later French.
Papias has written: 'Papias vocabulista' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Latin language, Medieval and modern, Medieval and modern Latin language
Latin
Romance languages developed from the Latin language in Europe.