Latin and its indo-european family
Where did Latin get its name?
It receives it's name from the region Latium, the location of ancient Rome, where Latin originated.
What letters are missing from the Latin alphabet?
J, V, and W are all missing from the Latin alphabet.
What percentage of English words come from Latin?
at least 60% of English words come from Latin.
Why did Latin seem to disappear?
Latin did not dissapear, it evolved and changed into the Romance languages.
What group of languages do all of these languages mentioned fit into?
All of the languages mention in the lesson fit into the Indo-European family.
Why are some descendants of the latin language called romance languages?
Romance languages derive their name from Rome, where the Latin language originated.
What other languages families are related to Latin languages?
Germanic and Ancient Celtic are most closely related to latin languages.
Name at least 4 romance languages.
4 of the many romance languages include: French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Romanian, Catalan and many others.
What years did the Romans occupy England?
The romans occupied England from 1066-1300AD
How do you say “three” in: Latin, Spanish, Italian and French
Three in these languages is said:
Latin: Tres, Spanish: tres, Italian: tre French: trois