Where does “vernacularity” come from?
vernacularity (English) comes from English vernacular, from Latin vernāculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
vernacularity (English): The quality of being vernacular
Definitions
- The quality of being vernacular
Ancestry of “vernacularity”, step by step
vernacularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vernacular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vernacular | The language of a people or a national language;... |
| 2 | Latin | vernāculus | native, domestic, indigenous, vernacular (originally of slaves) |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |