Latin
Source of Romance
Latin is the language of ancient Rome, which evolved into the Romance languages—Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian.
It survives in scientific nomenclature, legal terminology, Catholic liturgy, and academic mottos.
As an adjective, Latin describes things Roman or Romance-language-related: Latin America, Latin music.
A Latin is a person from a Latin-speaking culture, now often synonymous with Latino.
Domain under unified control
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- senateLegislative governing body
- republicState with elected leaders
legion · centurion · consul · praetor · dictator · tribune · patrician · plebeian
Language's structural rules
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- declensionNoun form variation
- inflectionWord form alteration
- syntaxRules for arranging words
morphology · vocabulary · noun · verb · adjective · ablative · dative · genitive
Latin epic poet
- OvidAncient Roman poet
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
- HoraceMale name from antiquity
- SenecaStoic moralist of Rome
Pliny · Lucretius · Tacitus · Livy · Aeneid · Metamorphoses · odes · elegies
Expression with two terms
- botanicalRelated to plants
- medical terminologyHealthcare field's specialized vocabulary
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- VaticanPapal city-state
liturgy · mass · Gregorian chant · motto · inscription · epitaph · Esperanto · classical education
empire
Domain under unified control
republic · legion · centurion · consul · praetor · dictator · tribune · patrician · plebeian · triumph
grammar
Language's structural rules
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- declensionNoun form variation
- inflectionWord form alteration
syntax · morphology · vocabulary · noun · verb · adjective · ablative · dative · genitive · accusative
Vergil
Latin epic poet
Seneca · Pliny · Lucretius · Tacitus · Livy · Aeneid · Metamorphoses · odes · elegies · rhetoric
binomial
Expression with two terms
- botanicalRelated to plants
- medical terminologyHealthcare field's specialized vocabulary
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
Vatican · liturgy · mass · Gregorian chant · motto · inscription · epitaph · Esperanto · classical education · gymnasium
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
cumbia · tango · samba · bossa nova · mambo · cha-cha · rumba · bolero · clave · conga
cross
Pass from side to side
- crucifixCross with Christ figure
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
papal · patriarchal · tau · Lorraine · potent · quadrate · graded · rood · monogram · INRI
- Language & Wordstranslation, etymology, grammar, vocabulary, phonetics
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- school subjectsmath, English, science, history, reading
- Ancient Greece & RomeGreek myths, Roman myths, mythology, muses, Apollo
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- Classical AntiquityAncient Greece, Ancient Rome, Greeks, Romans, Roman Empire
LatinGreek
Of Athenian origin
Ancient Greek · Hellenic · Sanskrit · Hebrew · Aramaic
Latinliving language
Language still naturally spoken
vernacular · modern language · spoken language · mother tongue · native tongue
Present-day speech forms
- Latin AmericaRomance-speaking Western Hemisphere
- Latin musicSpanish-language popular genres
- Latin danceCaribbean ballroom style
- Pig LatinSyllable-shuffling word game
- Latin originFrom the Roman tongue
- Latin jazzFusion of bebop and Caribbean rhythms
Latinization, Latinize, Latinx, Latino, Latins, Latin alphabet, Latin script, Latin names, Latin American