HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Languages based on Latin are called: ____
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Latina Languages
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Greek Languages
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Romance Languages
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Marriage languages
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The English adjective “Romance” is derived from the Latin word “Romanicus, ‘’ which was used in the Middle Ages to refer to a vernacular type of Latin used by ordinary people within the Roman empire. The Romance languages all share their roots in this vernacular form of Latin, and that’s how they got their name.
Detailed explanation-2: -Even though English has adopted many words from Latin (as you’ll see in the table below) it is not officially a Romance language. In fact, English is categorised as a Germanic language, in the same category as German, Yiddish, Dutch and Afrikaans.
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