Where does “Vulgate” come from?

Vulgate comes from Latin vulgata, the feminine form of vulgatus, meaning "made common or public," derived from vulgo, meaning "commonly," from vulgus, meaning "the common people," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wl̥k-.

Vulgate (English): A particular Latin translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome in the late 4th century

Definitions

  1. A particular Latin translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome in the late 4th century

Ancestry of “Vulgate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulgatanominative feminine singular of vulgātus;...
2Latinvulgatusbroadcast, published, having been made known...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vulgatus →