Latin
Also known as
- Latina,
- Latin language
Latin (lingua Latīna, ) is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe. It later evolved into such languages as French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan. It was also the international language of science and scholarship in central and western Europe until the 17th century. There are two varieties of Latin: Classical Latin, the literary dialect used in poetry and...
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Language
| Main Country |
| Language Family |
| Writing System |
| Region |
| ISO 639-3 Code |
- lat
| ISO 639-2 Code |
- lat
| ISO 639-1 Code |
- la
| Rosetta Project Code |
| Spoken in countries |
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