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- Originated in Old Latium on the Italian peninsula, now spoken in Latin Europe (parts of Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe) and Latin America (a majority of the countries of Central America and South America), as well as parts of Africa (Latin Africa), Asia, and Oceania.
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1 day ago · Latin was originally spoken by the Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. [2] Through the expansion of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire.
1 day ago · The first perspective that language evolved from the calls of human ancestors seems logical because both humans and animals make sounds or cries. One evolutionary reason to refute this is that, anatomically, the centre that controls calls in monkeys and other animals is located in a completely different part of the brain than in humans.
22 hours ago · With the rise of the Roman Empire, spoken Latin spread first throughout Italy and then through southern, western, central, and southeastern Europe, and northern Africa along parts of western Asia. [41]: 1 Latin reached a stage when innovations became generalised around the sixth and seventh centuries. [42]
Sep 19, 2024 · The Anglo-Saxons quite rapidly adopted the new Roman alphabet, but with the addition of letters such as (“wynn”), þ (“thorn”), ð (“edh” or “eth”) and Ȝ (“yogh”) from the old runic alphabet for certain sounds not used in Latin.
Oct 4, 2024 · The use of Latin in the Catholic Mass can be traced back to the early centuries of the Church. Latin became the predominant language of the Church in the Western Roman Empire, and its use in the liturgy was standardized by the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
6 days ago · This article treats the history of Latin America from the first occupation by Europeans to the late 20th century, with an initial consideration of the indigenous and Iberian background. For more-detailed coverage of the area prior to European contact, see pre-Columbian civilizations .
Oct 4, 2024 · Over time, Latin evolved into various Romance languages, including Spanish. As people in the Iberian Peninsula began speaking a distinct form of Latin, it eventually became what we recognize as Spanish today.
