Latin (disambiguation)
Latin is an Italic language, originally spoken in ancient Rome and its empire. Latin may also refer to: == People == Latins, peoples related to ancient Rome or its legacy across various historical periods Latins (Italic tribe), an ancient Italic tribe that inhabited central Italy from about 1000 to 300 BC Latins (Middle Ages), common name for followers of Western Christianity during the Middle Ages Latin Americans, the citizens of the Latin American countries and dependencies Latin Europeans, citizens of Latin Europe countries and dependencies Latino, a usually American term for Latin Americans in the United States == People with the surname == Denis Latin (born 1966), a Croatian television host Ivo Latin (1929–2002), speaker of the Parliament of Croatia and Mayor of Zagreb Jerry Latin (1953–2025), American football player == Language == Latin languages or Romance languages, modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin Latin alphabet, writing system used by the ancient Romans Latin script, writing system used for most contemporary European languages Old Latin, Latin language before 75 BC Classical Latin, literary Latin language of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire Late Latin, written Latin of late antiquity Vulgar Latin, non-standard Latin language variety spoken by the people of Ancient Rome Medieval Latin, Latin language of the Medieval era Renaissance Latin, Latin language of the Renaissance era Neo-Latin, revival of the Latin language between c.