what does latino mean?

Question

wat is the difference between a latino person and a latin person

Answer 1

Latino is referring to that group of people that uses a Latin-based language; as opposed to Anglo, the group that uses language that is Anglo-Saxon based.

Latino has become the expression of choice for Spanish-speaking people, partly because of the racial slur derived from Hispanic.

CrispyEd has covered the second part of your question very well.

Answer 2

A "latin" person is one that was from the original Latin tribes of central Italy about 2500 years ago. These people of course spoke the Latin language which was the official language of the Empire they came to run, the Roman Empire.

Latina/Latino has the same origin as "Latin America", which are those countries and lands in the colonized Americas where the most commonly spoken languages are derivatives of Latin; mostly Spanish and Poruguese. So someone born in such a country of place with that type of heritage would be Latina/Latino.

At least, this is how I understand it.

Answer 3

A latino is a person who comes from Latin America (Mexico & South America). Latin refers to a language.

Answer 4

Latin persons are the people that come from the following European countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Romania. They all speak a latin related language and their people was formed under the occupation of the Roman Empire.
Latino are the presons that come from Central and South America. The ones that were discovered by the Latins(Cristopher Columbus)

Answer 5

Latino simply means one of a Latin ancestry which copulated with another person from a different origin . They are good people, the mostly believe in Christ and have large families.

Answer 6

Latino is another name for Spanish decent..

Answer 7

NONE.