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How many people speak Latin?

Latin has ZERO native speakers and it is estimated that there are less than 10,000 people in the world that can speak it fluently as a second language.Answer:The only people who speak Latin are those people who have studied the language. There is no country in the world where Latin is the primary language. As the saying goes: "Latin killed the Romans- now it is killing me!"


What language was English Sanskrit Persian and Spanish derived from?

English originated from a combination of Germanic dialects spoken by the Anglo-Saxons. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that is the ancestor of many languages in the Indian subcontinent. Persian evolved from Old Persian, a language in the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages. Spanish is a Romance language that developed from Latin.


What effect did roman conquest have on language?

The language of Rome was latin and during the conquest, the areas that the Roman Empire Conquered were stripped from their language and given a new language, Latin. Languages such as Portugese, Spanish, and Italian evolved from the Latin Languages. Therefor the roman conquest pretty much is the reason we have those languages.


Is the language pig latin real?

Pig Latin is not a formal language; rather, it is a playful game or secret code used in English-speaking countries. It involves altering the placement of initial consonant sounds of words in a specific way, making them harder to decipher for those unfamiliar with the rules of Pig Latin.


How much of the English language comes from latin?

Oh, dude, like a lot of English words come from Latin. It's estimated that around 60% of English words have Latin roots. So, yeah, Latin has definitely left its mark on our language, whether we realize it or not.

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Why do you use vertical to describe up and down and the history behind it?

As with nearly all words in the English language, vertical is derived of a Latin word, verticalis - meaning overhead and vertex - meaning highest point. So you can see by those two definitions why the word vertical came about.


How many people speak Latin?

Latin has ZERO native speakers and it is estimated that there are less than 10,000 people in the world that can speak it fluently as a second language.Answer:The only people who speak Latin are those people who have studied the language. There is no country in the world where Latin is the primary language. As the saying goes: "Latin killed the Romans- now it is killing me!"


Was the portuguese language derived from french and spanish?

No. All those languages mentioned and a few others evolved from a particular spoken Latin, in the regions of Europe where the Latin Language was spread, and all of them are called Romance languages. Because of that they are all different and at the same time they share common roots and are part of the same language group (Western Romance). All of those languages have influenced each other's, though, in one way or another.


What language did ancient Greeks talk?

Greek or Latin one of those


Why is the Latin America named as it is?

It is because Latin America is a culturally connected region of the Americas where Romance languages (those derived from Latin), particularly Spanish and Portuguese and variably French, are primarily spoken.


What nationality is the surname Rey?

Rey is Spanish or Catalan in origin and comes from the word rey meaning "King" in those languages. It is pronounced as "ray" would be in English. In fact, the English surname "Ray" is derived from the Old French rey or roi meaning "king." These all descend from the Latin "rex," meaning "king".


From which Latin word is the name Peter derived?

In Latin Petrus derive from pietra and in Greek Petros from petra. Among the countless discussions on the origin of those names, the most accepted meaning for petrus/petros is stone and not rock as many could say. There is an interesting article on this subject with a weblink below.


What do you call those structure used to derived words from their roots?

Etymology is the science of Language and it's roots.


What language is Tennessee derived from?

"Tennessee" is probably derived from either Mvskoke or Yuchi, since both of those tribes were inhabiting the area when Spanish explorers got there.


What is the basis of the name of Latin America?

Spanish and Portuguese are the predominant languages of South America. It is a region of America where Romance languages are spoken. That means those derived from Latin, thus the title Latin America.


Words ending in cester?

No English words end in those letters. =========================== English words ending in -cester tend to be town names, e.g. Leicester, Bicester, Worcester, Towcester, Alcester. It is believed that the ending -cester is derived from Latin meaning fort or camp, or from Anglo-Saxon meaning settlement.


How many Language Abbreviations are used for different forms of Latin?

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