Vetus Latina
English
editEtymology
editLatin vetus (“old”) + Latīna (“Latin”, proper noun) = “old Latin” (but not “Old Latin”, which in Latin is Prīsca Latīna (literally “old-fashioned or ancient Latin”)).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVetus Latina
- (collectively) The Biblical texts, dating from AD 200–380, written in (Late) Latin, that predate the Vulgate.
Synonyms
edit- (pre-Vulgate Biblical texts written in Latin): Old Latin Bible, Vetus Itala
Translations
editpre-Vulgate Biblical texts written in Latin
Further reading
edit- Vetus Latina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia