Many
people would say that Latin is an educational and beneficial language to learn,
but do they actually tell you a reason that doesn't involve the SAT's or
school in any way? We all know that Latin helps us obtain a better grasp
on the English language and help us with the SAT's and tests of the same, but
how would learning Latin be beneficial to our actual lives?
Besides the fact that it
strengthens our vocabulary, it also opens our eyes up to many different
cultures and events from the past. Latin is the basis of most Romance
languages, such as Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese, and heavily
influences English even though it is a Germanic language. When I romance,
I don't mean romance as in love and passion; I mean romantic as in ROME-ance.
Latin inscriptions were first discovered in the 6th century BC using an adapted
alphabet from the Etruscans. In the 5th century, Latin was
spoken in Latium
(modern Lazio , Italy ),
and Rome was a town in Latium
Latin helps
our everyday lives because Latin terminology is used extensively by
biologists, paleontologists, and other scientists to name species and
specimens, and also by doctors and lawyers. Latin is also used in
the Catholic Church and is the official church language in the Vatican
