Latin
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| Writing system | Latin alphabet |
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| Ethnicity | Latins |
| Official language in | Holy See |
| Language family | Indo-European languages |
| Italic languages | |
| Latino-Faliscan languages | |
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| ID | 1226110 |
About Latin
Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets and ultimately from the Phoenician alphabet. Latin was originally spoken in the area around Rome, known as Latium.
Calling us the Blob is insulting, says top civil servant
... He said the " prima facie" phrase used by the Cabinet Office - Latin for at first sight - was added to its conclusions by a minister out of " fairness" and on the recommendation of a lawyer...
King Charles Coronation: What will he wear for the ceremony?
... Then for the investiture he will put on a sleeveless white garment called the Colobium Sindonis - Latin for shroud tunic - and will also be given a long, narrow embroidered band of gold silk which goes around the shoulders, known as the Coronation Stole...
Bolivian police join protests against President Morales
... Mr Morales - Latin America s longest-serving leader - denies any wrongdoing and says he will not resign...
... In 1992 the Queen disarmed the disaster of the Windsor Fire and the breakdown of three of her children s marriages by resorting to some facetious Dog Latin - 1992 had been her " Annus Horribilis" she explained with a smile...
