Latin

[Zebra]

I sort of did some Latin when young and an altar boy, before the church dropped it for local tongues.

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same with me.

you may remember: Dominus vobiscum!

 

[Stryder50]

same with me.

you may remember: Dominus vobiscum!

Et cum spirito oh ?????
Phonetic spelling there ^

 

[Zebra]

Et cum spirito oh ?????
Phonetic spelling there ^

i think it is .....

et cum spiritu tuo .....

 

[Zebra]

and then when mass is over ...

Ite missa est
Deo gratias

 

[JGalt]

and then when mass is over ...

Ite missa est
Deo gratias

So why do they call it "Latin America"? And why do they call them "Latinos"?

Have you ever heard a Mexican speak Latin? I can't say that I have.

 

[luiza]

So why do they call it "Latin America"? And why do they call them "Latinos"?

Have you ever heard a Mexican speak Latin? I can't say that I have.

But the Peruvians and Bolivians do .

Fabulous Tin Mines in both countries .
When you Gringos turned up and asked where the local bandit was , the usual answer was ---=

Ah , La Tin .

 

[BULLDOG]

But the Peruvians and Bolivians do .

Fabulous Tin Mines in both countries .
When you Gringos turned up and asked where the local bandit was , the usual answer was ---=

Ah , La Tin .

I guess they can't all be funny.

 

[Stryder50]

So why do they call it "Latin America"? And why do they call them "Latinos"?

Have you ever heard a Mexican speak Latin? I can't say that I have.

A couple explanations come to mind.
1) Italian, French, Spanish (Portuguese ?) are all derived from Latin and referred to as the 'Latin' languages.
2) Regions of the New World, the Americas, form Mexico on Southward were settled mostly by the Spanish, who were mostly Catholic, and the mass and other dogma of the Church were in Latin.

 

[Zebra]

A couple explanations come to mind.
1) Italian, French, Spanish (Portuguese ?) are all derived from Latin and referred to as the 'Latin' languages.

yes, Portuguese as well

 

[Unkotare]

...
1) Italian, French, Spanish (Portuguese ?) are all derived from Latin and referred to as the 'Latin' languages.
...

They are referred to as the Romance Languages, and you left out Romanian.

 

[Unkotare]

They are called the Romance Languages because the word "romance" comes from the Latin "romanice," which means "in the Roman way."

 

[BULLDOG]

They are called the Romance Languages because the word "romance" comes from the Latin "romanice," which means "in the Roman way."

I didn't know that. I always wondered what a supposed to be so romantic about some languages.

 

[Stryder50]

They are called the Romance Languages because the word "romance" comes from the Latin "romanice," which means "in the Roman way."

Thanks for both.
I'm a bit rusty on the languages part of my history resume'.

 

[Zebra]

Thanks for both.
I'm a bit rusty on the languages part of my history resume'.

There is also a small group of them in Switzerland, called Romantsch Grischun, and in North Italy, called Ladin.