The common language for medieval French was known as Old French. It evolved from Latin and was spoken from the 9th to the 14th century. Old French was the main language of literature and legal documents during that time period.
medieval french most directly but classical latin essentially
It is French for "Good Day" and is a common greeting.
French
The most common are Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Are you talking about Orff's Carmina Burana? If you are, I believe that poem is in Medieval Latin. Most of the poems in that collection are in Medieval Latin, and there is some mix of Germanic languages and Medieval French, as well.
In medieval Europe, a vernacular language was any language used by the common people that was not Latin.
The French was spoken only by the nobility, so the common people spoke English. For 300 years no King of England spoke English. Even today our words reflect this difference. The language of the court systems is French and the Queen's menu is still in French. It was easy to tell in Medieval England who was noble and who was common ( without taking into account clothing) by language.
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.
medieval french most directly but classical latin essentially
French derives from common latin language brought by the roman conquest in 52 BC.
One of the most common languages being spoken during the medieval era was Latin. Another language that was being spoken during that time was French.
French is the only official language in France. Many other dialects and languages are spoken in France but none have official status or recognition.
W. H. Maigne d'Arnis has written: 'Lexicon manuale ad scriptores mediae et infimae latinitatis' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, French, French language, Latin (Medieval and Modern Latin), Medieval and modern Latin language
French
It is French for "Good Day" and is a common greeting.
The most common are Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Are you talking about Orff's Carmina Burana? If you are, I believe that poem is in Medieval Latin. Most of the poems in that collection are in Medieval Latin, and there is some mix of Germanic languages and Medieval French, as well.