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Meaning of daughter language | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language.

Equivalents

Deutsch Tochtersprache
Suomi tytärkieli
Français langue fille
Nederlands dochtertaal
Русский дочерний язык
Svenska dotterspråk

Examples

“English is a daughter language of Old English.”
“French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are daughter languages of Latin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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