in the middle ages in france, the northerners spoke langue d’oïl (later langue d’oui), a name basically meaning that language where they say oïl for “yes.” in the south, they spoke langue d’oc, again for the word for “yes.” modern french is from langue d’oïl, but languedoc is the name of a very-south and central-lying french province that shares a border with spain. it also refers to the wine they produce there.

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