Langue d'oc

n. the form of medieval French spoken south of the Loire, the basis of modern Provenccedilal.
Etymology: OF langue language f. L lingua tongue + de of + oc (f. L hoc) the form for yes

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/lahonn-g dawk"/

the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.

[1700-10; < F: language of oc, yes < L hoc (ille fecit) this (he did); cf. OCCITAN]

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Langue d'oc /lãg dokˈ/

noun

A collective name for the Romance dialects of southern France, the language of the troubadours, as opposed to Langue d'oïl /lãg do-ēlˈ or doilˈ/ (also Langue d'oui /dwēˈ/) the Romance dialect of northern France, the language of the trouvères, the main element in modern French. The name Langue d'oc is often used as synonymous with Provençal, one of its chief branches, and has survived in the province Languedoc, also giving its name to a class of wines

ORIGIN: OFr langue, from L lingua tongue, de of, and Provençal oc yes, from L hōc this; cf OFr oil, oui yes, from L hōc illud this (is) that, yes

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Languedocian /lang-gə-dōˈshi-ən/ adjective

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langue d'oc «lahn_G DK»,

French. the Romance dialect spoken in southern France (Provence) in the Middle Ages. It became modern Provençal.

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[ˌläng(gə) 'dôk]

n. the form of medieval French spoken south of the Loire, generally characterized by the use of oc to mean ‘yes,’ and forming the basis of modern Provençal. Compare with Occitan

Origin:

from Old French langue ‘language’ (from Latin lingua ‘tongue’), d' (from de ‘of’), and oc (from Latin hoc) ‘yes’. Compare with langue d'oïl