Vulgarian
/vʌlˈɡɛəriən/noun
A person regarded as lacking refinement, especially in taste or manners.
Did you know?Its ancestor, Latin vulgus, also produced the name of the Vulgate Bible—literally the version intended for ordinary people, not an elite priestly few.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European, possibly
PIE
*welg-
“A reconstructed root associated by some scholars with a crowd or throng; the deeper etymology of Latin vulgus remains uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vulgus
“The common people, the masses, or a crowd.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vulgaris
“Common, ordinary, or belonging to the people.”
Late Latin
Latin
vulgare
“To make common or publicly known; the source of the verb behind English vulgarize.”
14th Century
English
vulgar
“Common, ordinary, or belonging to ordinary people; later increasingly associated with coarse manners or taste.”
20th Century
English
vulgarian
“A person characterized as vulgar, especially in manners, taste, or social behavior.”