Vulgar Era

English

Etymology

Originated in Latin as aerae vulgaris (vulgaris from vulgus: "the common people", i.e. those who are not royalty) at least as early as 1615, long before vulgar came to mean "crudely indecent". Earliest English usage is 1635.

Proper noun

Vulgar Era

1. Common Era
   • 1635, Johann Kepler, Adriaan Vlacq, Ephemerides of the Celestiall Motions, for the Yeers of the Vulgar Era 1633...‎^[1], retrieved 2007-12-18, title:

     Ephemerides of the Celestiall Motions, for the Yeers of the Vulgar Era 1633...

Translations

Common Era — see Common Era