At a certain point, the gulf between Latin, the sacred ecclesiastical language, and the vernacular, with its dialects and local variants, became so wide that Latin was no longer understood by those who had no formal education.
Mingil ajal kasvas lõhe püha vaimuliku keelena tarvitatava ladina keele ning lihtrahva räägitava, dialektide ja kohalike murretega segunenud keele vahel sedavõrd suureks, et need, kel puudus vastav haridus, ladina keelt enam ei mõistnud.