Nearly 50 percent of our words in English have Latin roots. Some
students who take Latin in school say that learning Latin helps
them understand the meanings of words in English.
Nearly 50 percent of our words in English have Latin roots. Some
students who take Latin in school say that learning Latin helps
them understand the meanings of words in English.
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Americans feel the influence of ancient Rome because about 60
percent of English is derived directly or indirectly from
Latin.
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Roman language of Latin had great influence on later
cultures
- basis for many European languages (Spanish, Italian, some
English)
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"Influence" comes from the Latin, "influere" which means "to
flow into". Post-Roman Era Latin introduced the term "influentia"
which became "influence" in the French, which is where the English
language took it.