Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. language-related concepts
5. [languages and writing systems]
6. [languages and writing systems by specific type]
7. [temporary alphabetical list: languages and writing systems]

Narrower term/s

• Ancient Latin (language)
• Liturgical Latin (language)
• Medieval Latin (language)
• Vulgar Latin (language)
• Classical Latin (language)
• neo-Latin (language)

Anotations

Scope note:

The Indo-European language in the Italic group that was originally spoken by small groups of people living along the lower Tiber River, and later spread around the world with the increase of Roman political power The oldest existing example of Latin dates to the 7th century BCE.