| Latin was the language of the Roman
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| | Latin). Today, Ecclesiastical Latin is
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| Empire. All of the Romance languages,
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| | the official language of the Roman
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| including French, Spanish, Portuguese,
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| | Catholic Church and the Vatican. With so
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| and Italian, are directly descended from
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| | much influence on our own language coming
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| this native tongue. Our own English
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| | from Latin, it is surprising that
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| language is heavily influenced by roots
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| | students are not encouraged to study it
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| from the Latin Language (as many as 80
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| | in high school and college.
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| percent of our language can be traced to
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