Latin
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Summary
Latin is a dead language[1]. Latin ranks in the top 0.62% of dead language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55,511 views/month, #1 of 160).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Vatican City[3]
- Instance of: ancient language[4], language[5], sacred language[6]
- Named after: Latium[7]
- Followed by: Romance languages[8]
- Subclass of: Latino-Faliscan[9], Southern European language[10]
- Writing system: Latin alphabet[11]
- Has use: taxonomy[12], legal terminology[13], medical terminology[14]
- Commons category: Latin language[15]
- Wikimedia language code: la[16]
- Has part(s): Latin word[17], Latin or Greek word[18]
- Start time: 800 BC[19]
- Coordinate location: 41.4, 13.1[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Latin language[21]
- Commons gallery: Latin language[22]
- Language regulatory body: Pontifical Academy for Latin[23]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 0[24], 3500[25], 100[26], 7,500,000[27]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Latin[28]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/latin[35], https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/latin[36]
- Has characteristic: agreement[37]
- Native label: Lingua latina[38]
- Short name: латынь[39], латина[40], Latin[41], łacina[42], latınca[43], лотинӣ[44], латынша[45], латински[46], latină[47]
- Different from: Łacina[48]
- History of topic: history of Latin[49]
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Influence
Things named for Latin include Latin Quarter[50], a neighborhood[51], in France[52]; Latin school[53]; and Latino moderne[54], a constructed language[55].
Why It Matters
Latin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Latin is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Latin has been cited as an influence by Esperanto[58], a planned language[59], in Esperantujo[60], founded in 1887[61].
Entities named for Latin include Latin Quarter[50], a neighborhood[51], in France[52]; Latin school[53]; and Latino moderne[54], a constructed language[55].
FAQs
Who did Latin influence?
Latin has been cited as an influence by Esperanto[58].