2006-10-18 11:59:20 · 3 answers · asked by Sir_john_Jr 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The Roman Empire, founded in 753 BC, approximately, created Latin as their language, originating from "Latium" ancient country of Italy. As the Empire conquered most Europe, Latin became the language of all that territory. When the Empire disappeared, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Rumanch came from Latin as their principal root
2006-10-18 12:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Latin was first encountered in ancient times as the language of Latium, the region of central Italy in which Rome is located. Roman conquests later spread Latin throughout Italy and the vast Roman Empire." - answers.com/topic/latin
2006-10-18 13:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tom vC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kind of like the American language is called English. It originated in Latium, Italy.
2006-10-18 12:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Gene Rocks! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋