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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If I recall historia correctly the use "of the people" root to refer to a distinction language can be traced back to Christian missionaries and clergimen of medieval times who needed to translate religious teachings from latin to the common tongue.