The classical Latin alphabet or Roman alphabet evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome. The Etruscan alphabet was in turn adopted and further modified by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.
During the Middle Ages, the Latin alphabet was adapted to Romance languages, direct descendants of Latin, as well as to Celtic, Germanic,...
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type of writing:
used from:
- 700 B.C.E.
child writing systems:
- English alphabet ,
- Belarusian Latin alphabet ,
- Perso-Latin Alphabet ,
- Berber Latin alphabet ,
- The Gaj Latin Alphabet ,
- Czech alphabet ,
- Hungarian alphabet ,
- Albanian alphabet ,
- Shavian alphabet ,
- Finnish alphabet
Also known as:
- Roman Alphabet
