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source language

noun

Definition of source language

: a language which is to be translated into another language — compare target language

Examples of source language in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As people mix, a new language forms, and often the origins of individual words can be traced back to one of the source languages. Nicole Creanza, Scientific American, "How People Talk Now Holds Clues about Human Migration Centuries Ago," 4 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of source language

1953, in the meaning defined above

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