Meaning of daughter language | Babel Free
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.