Latin (disambiguation) explained
Latin is an Italic language, originally spoken in ancient Rome and its empire.
Latin may also refer to:
People
- Latins, peoples related to ancient Rome or its legacy across various historical periods
- Latins (Italic tribe), an ancient Italic tribe that inhabited central Italy from about 1000 to 300 BC
- Latins (Middle Ages), common name for followers of Western Christianity during the Middle Ages
- Latin Americans, the citizens of the Latin American countries and dependencies
- Latin Europeans, citizens of Latin Europe countries and dependencies
- Latino, a usually American term for Latin Americans in the United States
People with the surname
- Denis Latin (born 1966), a Croatian television host
- Ivo Latin (1929–2002), former speaker of the Parliament of Croatia and Mayor of Zagreb
Language
- Latin languages or Romance languages, modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin
- Latin alphabet, writing system used by the ancient Romans
- Latin script, writing system used for most contemporary European languages
- Old Latin, Latin language before 75 BC
- Classical Latin, literary Latin language of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire
- Late Latin, written Latin of late antiquity
- Vulgar Latin, non-standard Latin language variety spoken by the people of Ancient Rome
- Medieval Latin, Latin language of the Medieval era
- Renaissance Latin, Latin language of the Renaissance era
- Neo-Latin, revival of the Latin language between c. 1375 and c. 1900
- Contemporary Latin, the form of the Latin language used since the end of the 19th century
- Ecclesiastical Latin, the form of the Latin language used by the Catholic Church as a liturgical language
Music
Other uses
- , a village in Plaški, Croatia
- LATIN, a Latin American newspaper association
- Latin Church, the portion of the Catholic Church employing the Latin liturgical rites
See also
