langue d'oc
[lah
n
g
dawk
]
/lɑ̃g ˈdɔk/
noun
1.
the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
Origin
1700-10;
<
French:
language of
oc,
yes <
Latin
hōc
(
ille fēcit
) this (he did); cf.
Occitan
British Dictionary definitions for
langue d'oc
langue d'oc
/
lɑ̃ɡ dɔk
/
noun
1.
the group of medieval French dialects spoken in S France: often regarded as including Provençal
Compare
langue d'oïl
Word Origin
literally: language of
oc
(the Provençal form for
yes
), ultimately from Latin
hoc
this