sermo cotidianus

noun

sermo co·​ti·​di·​a·​nus

-kōˌtēdēˈänəs

: Vulgar Latin spoken by the educated class

—distinguished from sermo plebeius

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin, everyday speech

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