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Is English latin based

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Partially. It has many Latin words or parts. Same with French, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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English is not directly based on Latin, but it has been heavily influenced by Latin due to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Many words in English have Latin roots, particularly in academic, legal, and scientific vocabulary.

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