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Latin, along with many other languages, trace its roots back to a language called
CORRECT ANSWERS Indo-European
In the year 1,000 B.C. CORRECT ANSWERS Latin came to the Italian Peninsula
During the Middle Ages CORRECT ANSWERS Latin was no longer spoken by the
common people
The Romance Languages include CORRECT ANSWERS Spanish, Portuguese,
French, Italian, Romanian
Latin is still used where? CORRECT ANSWERS The Vatican
Latin is named after CORRECT ANSWERS A tribe called the Latins (also an Etruscan
tribe)that settled in Italy before the founding of Rome
Latin was originally spoken by CORRECT ANSWERS Ancient Romans
Most Roman men had three names CORRECT ANSWERS Praenomen, nomen, and
cognomen
praenomen CORRECT ANSWERS first name
nomen CORRECT ANSWERS Family name
cognomen CORRECT ANSWERS An additional name given to an ancestor as an honor
and then passed down through the family
BC. CORRECT ANSWERS Before Christ
Rome controlled land that stretched CORRECT ANSWERS As far north as Great
Britain and as far south as Egypt
AD (Anno Domini) CORRECT ANSWERS in the year of our Lord
Latin is still used in CORRECT ANSWERS Science, English words, language of the
Vatican, and is also used to spell words
What fairytale book uses Latin CORRECT ANSWERS Harry Potter