Maybe in 1857, "vulgar" had a different meaning. Compared to "vulgar Latin", describing a latin 'dialect' spoken by the masses (in contrast to Cicero's Latin) e

Maybe in 1857, "vulgar" had a different meaning. Compared to "vulgar Latin", describing a latin 'dialect' spoken by the masses (in contrast to Cicero's Latin) even after dissolution of the roman empire, reaching its pinnacle in the arguable descendent 'roman' languages (French etc.).