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Latinian language

Latinian language

9.5
A language that comes from Latin, like French or Spanish
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lengua latina
  • The Latinian language family includes French and Spanish.

Examples

  • French, Spanish, and Portuguese are all considered Latinian languages.

  • The structure of Romanian shows its roots as a Latinian language.

  • French, Spanish, and Portuguese are all considered Latinian languages.

  • Italian is a Latinian language spoken by millions in Europe and around the world.

  • Many people speak a Latinian language at home.

  • Italian is a Latinian language spoken by millions in Europe and around the world.

  • The structure of Romanian shows its roots as a Latinian language.

Synonyms

Romance language
vsLatinian language
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A language that comes from Latin, like French or Spanish

is the same group but uses a different conventional name

Surface Forms

Latinian language singular
Latinian languages plural

Morphology

Latinian + language

The phrase is compositionally built from 'Latinian' (relating to Latin via the productive suffix -ian) + 'language', so its meaning — languages associated with or descended from Latin — is directly inferable. Even if 'Latinian' is rare, the morphological formation is transparent and parallels cross-linguistic labels for Latin-derived languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent parts would understand it.

Etymology

Latinian language comes from the old language Latin, spoken by the people of ancient Rome in the region called Latium. As Latin spread and slowly changed into new languages, those languages 'came from' Latin, so 'Latinian languages' means the languages that come from Latin.