Dictionary

daughter language en · NOUN

Etymology

Probably a calque of German Tochtersprache.

Meanings

1. A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language.
   • French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are daughter languages of Latin.
   • English is a daughter language of Old English.

Forms

Coordinates

parent language · sister language

Synonyms

daughter

Translations (15)

fr langue fille (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · bg дъщерен език (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · li dochtertaol (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · hy դուստր լեզու (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · fi tytärkieli (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · fa زبان دختر (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · ru дочерний язык (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · de Tochtersprache (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · nl dochtertaal (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · sv dotterspråk (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · hu utódnyelv (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · hu leánynyelv (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · cmn 派生語言 /派生语言 (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · pl język wywodzący się z innego (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language) · tr yavru dil (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language)