langue de si
French
editEtymology
editFrom the Old Spanish or Italian word si (“yes”). Compare langue d’oc and langue d’oïl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlangue de si f (plural langues de si)
- any of the Old Spanish dialects during the Middle Ages
- any of the southern European Romance languages during the Middle Ages in which the word for yes was si, particularly Italian dialects, by opposition to langue d'oc and langue d'oïl