Latin
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From Latin latinus, from Latium, the region around Rome, possibly from latus, side, + adjective suffix -inus.
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[edit] Adjective
Latin (not comparable)
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- Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome.
- Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
- Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
- Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
- Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
- Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
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of the language
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of the script
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of ancient Rome
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of descendants from ancient Romans
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of Latium
of/from Latin America
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[edit] Proper noun
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Latin
- The language of the ancient Romans; Classical Latin.
| Ages of Latin | ||||||
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| —75 BC | 75 BC – 200 | 200 – 900 | 900 – 1300 | 1300 – 1600 | 1600 – 1900 | 1900 – present |
| Old Latin | Classical Latin | Late Latin | Medieval Latin | Renaissance Latin | New Latin | Recent Latin |
| See also: Vulgar Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin, Low Latin, Romance languages | ||||||
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language of the ancient Romans
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Latin (plural Latins)
- A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
- A person who is descended from the ancient Romans.
- A person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin, such as a Spaniard or Italian.
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person native to ancient Rome or its Empire
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person who is descended from the ancient Romans
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person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Latin Etymology, An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language
- Latin - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
- ISO 639-1 code la, ISO 639-3 code lat (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Latin, lat
[edit] Croatian
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Làtīn m.
- Latin (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire, descended from the ancient Romans or speaking a Romance language)
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
Latin m.
- Latin (person)
