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Late Latin

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Late Latin
the form of written Latin used from the 3rd to the 7th centuries ad


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It comes from Greek mythology and the Late Latin cornu copiae, literally meaning "horn of plenty.
English acquired the word from Old French estor ``provisions'' which was derived from the Late Latin staurum ``store'',a noun associated with the verb instaurare `to provide necessities.
The English word lunatic is derived from Late Latin lunaticus, corresponding to the English term "moonstruck," i.
 
 
 
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