De lingua Latina
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De lingua Latina is a comprehensive treatise on the Latin language by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro, covering grammar, etymology, and linguistic theory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De lingua Latina canonical | 1 |
| Varro’s De Lingua Latina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4407318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De lingua Latina Context triple: [Dii Consentes, mentionedIn, De lingua Latina]
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A.
Elegantiae linguae Latinae
Elegantiae linguae Latinae is a seminal 15th-century humanist treatise that systematically codifies and refines classical Latin style and usage.
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B.
Thesaurus linguae latinae
Thesaurus linguae latinae is a landmark Latin dictionary and lexicographical work compiled by the 16th-century French scholar and printer Robert Estienne.
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C.
Summus Poeninus
Summus Poeninus is the Latin name for the Great St Bernard Pass, a historic Alpine route linking Switzerland and Italy that has served as a key transalpine crossing since antiquity.
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D.
Latini prisci
Latini prisci is a historical term referring to the earliest known Latins, the ancient Italic people who inhabited Latium and formed the ethnic core of Roman civilization.
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E.
Pax Mundi Per Linguas
Pax Mundi Per Linguas is the Latin motto of Kansai Gaidai University, expressing the ideal of achieving world peace through languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De lingua Latina Target entity description: De lingua Latina is a comprehensive treatise on the Latin language by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro, covering grammar, etymology, and linguistic theory.
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A.
Elegantiae linguae Latinae
Elegantiae linguae Latinae is a seminal 15th-century humanist treatise that systematically codifies and refines classical Latin style and usage.
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B.
Thesaurus linguae latinae
Thesaurus linguae latinae is a landmark Latin dictionary and lexicographical work compiled by the 16th-century French scholar and printer Robert Estienne.
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C.
Summus Poeninus
Summus Poeninus is the Latin name for the Great St Bernard Pass, a historic Alpine route linking Switzerland and Italy that has served as a key transalpine crossing since antiquity.
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D.
Latini prisci
Latini prisci is a historical term referring to the earliest known Latins, the ancient Italic people who inhabited Latium and formed the ethnic core of Roman civilization.
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E.
Pax Mundi Per Linguas
Pax Mundi Per Linguas is the Latin motto of Kansai Gaidai University, expressing the ideal of achieving world peace through languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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ancient Roman work ⓘ linguistic treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | mid-1st century BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Marcus Terentius Varro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| booksSurvivingCompletely | 6 ⓘ |
| booksSurvivingPartially | 1 ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Aulus Gellius
NERFINISHED
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Priscian NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintilian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
analogist and anomalist theories
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etymology of Latin words ⓘ morphology of Latin ⓘ phonology of Latin ⓘ relationship between language and reality ⓘ syntax of Latin ⓘ |
| field |
classical philology
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| genre |
etymology
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grammar ⓘ linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical editions with commentary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book 10
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Book 5 ⓘ Book 6 ⓘ Book 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Book 8 ⓘ Book 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman philology
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later Latin grammarians ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Latin etymology
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Latin grammar ⓘ Latin language NERFINISHED ⓘ linguistic theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of archaic Latin forms
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early linguistic theory in the Western tradition ⓘ systematic treatment of Latin etymology ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksOriginally | 25 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De lingua Latina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallySurvivingBookNumber | Book 25 ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| structure | multi-book treatise ⓘ |
| survivingBooksNumbers | Books 5–10 ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On the Latin Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: De lingua Latina Description of subject: De lingua Latina is a comprehensive treatise on the Latin language by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro, covering grammar, etymology, and linguistic theory.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regia
this entity surface form:
Varro’s De Lingua Latina