some are in latin, some in english, the Periodic Table of the elements is all different languages.
Yes it did. In fact, all languages that exist today developed from other languages. The language is derived from Common Celtic, a subdivision of Indo- European.
There are roughly 6,500 languages spoken today!
This is a difficult question, as most living languages today have developed out of other languages, making them extremely old. There are newer languages, but most of the major languages spoken today are very old. Read more here: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1g2b90/to_the_best_of_our_knowledge_what_is_the_oldest/
With a population of 150 crores , we have less languages compared to other countries
It didn't. The approximately 6900 languages spoken today did not all come from Proto-Indo-European. No linguist believes they did.Different languages evolved simultaneously in different parts of the world. All languages today are not likely related.
Ethnologue lists a total of 6,809 languages.
Ethnologue lists the total as 6,809 languages.
It did not as a mainstream language for most of the empire. Most provinces retained their local languages. Some were heavily Latinised - Spain-Portugal, France, Italy and Romania were substantially latinised (and today we call their languages 'Romance' in recognition. Other countries had Latin roots embedded in some of their words (eg English). However the rest continued with existing languages, principally Greek in the east, but many others as well. Many of these languages have later been influenced or replaced by later invaders eg Germanic, Slavic and Arabic. Latin itself gradually disappeared other than as a ritual language, and the mainstream languages have progressively absorbed elements of other languages to a greater or lesser degree. English is probably the most eclectic, with strong elements of Latin, Germanic (Anglo-Saxon), Danish, French and smatterings of most other languages adopter from firstly its Empire and subsequently loan words from everywhere and recent newly-invented words.
As of 2011, the Ethnologue catalogue lists 6,809 languages.
Mandarin, Cantonese, and Shanghainese were among the main languages spoken in China during WWII. These languages differ in dialect and are still commonly used in various regions of China today.
According to www.ethnologue.com there are currently 6,909 known languages . Hope this helps!
Indo-European languages spread across Europe through a combination of migration, conquest, trade, and cultural exchange. As different tribes and groups interacted with one another, they adopted and incorporated linguistic elements from other languages, which eventually led to the diversification of Indo-European languages across the continent. Over time, these languages evolved and differentiated, giving rise to the various language families we see in Europe today.