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Latin (lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language , Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio ), the lower Tiber area around Rome . [1]
The Latin Wikipedia (Latin: Vicipaedia Latina) is the Latin language edition of Wikipedia, created in May 2002. As of May 2024, it has about 139,000 articles. While all primary content is in Latin, modern languages such as English, Italian, French, German or Spanish are often used in discussions, since many users find this easier.
Latin is an Italic language that was used in Ancient Rome. Short Latin texts have been found from about the 5th century BC and longer texts from about the 3rd century BC. Spoken Latin. All alphabets of latin. A woman speaking Latin. Classical Latin was used in the 1st century BC and was the official language of the Roman Empire.
Latin is a member of the broad family of Italic languages. Its alphabet, the Latin alphabet, emerged from the Old Italic alphabets, which in turn were derived from the Etruscan, Greek and Phoenician scripts.
Mar 29, 2024 · What is the Latin language? Why is Latin a dead language? Why is Latin used for scientific taxonomy? Latin language, Indo-European language in the Italic group and ancestral to the modern Romance languages.
The Latin Wikipedia ( Latin: Vicipaedia or Vicipaedia Latina) is the Latin language edition of Wikipedia. Started in May 2002, this edition has 138,919 articles as of 23 April 2024. [1] As of April 2024, it is the 66th largest edition of Wikipedia by number of articles. [2]
The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.
