langue d'oc

(läng dō̂k′)

a group of French dialects spoken in medieval S France and surviving in Provençal

Origin: Fr, lit., language of oc (< Prov, yes < L hoc, this thing): from characteristic use of oc for affirmation (in contrast to langue d'oïl)

See langue d'oc in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The Romance language formerly spoken in and around Provence and Roussillon, developing into Provençal.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : langue, language; see language

Origin: + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-)

Origin: + Old Provençal oc, yes; see Occitan

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