the Latin language before the classical period, up to about 100 bc
Old Latin in American English
the Latin language before c. 75 b.c.
Old Latin in American English
noun
the Latin language in use from the earliest inscriptions to c100 b.c
Abbreviation: OL, OL., O.L.
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, roller coaster, seminar, twofer