Langenesis

Indo-European family

Medieval Greek

600 CE – 1500 CE Extinct

Medieval Greek (600 CE – 1500 CE) is an extinct Indo-European language. It has 3 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Hellenic → Ancient Greek → Koine Greek → Medieval Greek.

See Medieval Greek on the interactive map

Byzantine Greek. Continuous evolution from Koine, with major sound changes (iotacism) and grammatical simplification.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2,200 BCE – 1,500 BCE
  3. Ancient Greek1,100 BCE – 300 BCE
  4. Koine Greek300 BCE – 600 CE
  5. Medieval Greek600 CE – 1500 CE

Descendants 3

Sources