ROMAN LANGUAGES

Antoon Ivan Adél Piero Valerie

THE ORIGIN OF LATIN

Latin was spoken in Rome and Lazio from

the early first millennium

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, for more

than a millennium, Latin influenced culture, science

and international relationship of the various local

languages.

The most important customs of the Latin language nowadays are:

Latin is the official language of the Vatican City

the European Community and United States use as official motto

Latin words like : In varietate concordia (in the difference there is

union) and E pluribus unum (out of many, one!).

In Switzerland to avoid the differences between the three official

languages they used to call them Confoederatio Helvetica

Many gothic and black metal bands use to write in their lyrics

some Latin words

THE ORIGIN OF THE ROMAN LANGUAGES

Hungary:

- end of the 19th century

- Some Latin words survived

Plants and animals

For example:

- Elephant = Elephantus

- Tiger = Tigris

- Lily and Rose

In religion

Medicines, diseases and body parts

Judiciary

A few words of Latin origin are also known in the

Hungarian language but their meaning has changed!

IMPACT

Latin Roman languages

Structure of the grammar

Basic vocabulary

Example:

• NAVIGATIO (latin)

• NAVIGAZIONE (italian)

• NAVIGATION (english)

• NAVIGATIE (dutch)

• NAVIGATION (french)

THE IMPACT OF THE ROMAN LANGUAGE

EXAMPLES

Carpe diem! = Seize the day!

Cogito, ergo sum! = I think so I exist.

In vino veritas. = The truth is in wine.

Nomen est omen. = The name is a sign (omen).

Veni, vedi, vici! = I came, I saw and I conquered.

Can you please tell me where the post office is? hol van a

posta?

Bus busz

Tram villamos

Train vonat

Where can I eat something? Hol tudok enni valamit?

Where can I find the church ? Hol van a templom?

Where can I find hol van

Butcher hentes

Baker pekseg

Pharmacy gyogyszertar

Where can I get drunk ? hol tudok berugni?

Pleased to meet you orulok a talalkozasnak

Help me ! segits

Where is the toilet ? Hol van a mosdo?

Supermarket bolt

SOME SIMILAR WORDSLATIN ITALIANO ENGLISH DUTCH FRENCH

NAVIGATIO NAVIGAZIONE NAVIGATION

NAVIGATIE NAVIGATION

FRACTURA FRATTURA FRACTURE FRACTUUR FRACTURE

ARENA ARENA ARENA ARENA ARENA

AQUARIUS ACQUARIO AQUARIUM AQUADUCT AQUARIUM

MENSA TAVOLO TABLE TAFEL TABLE

INVALIDUS INVALIDO INVALID INVALIDE INVALIDE

MISCEO MISCHIARE TO MIX MIXEN MèLANGE

LATIN ITALIANO ENGLISH DUTCH FRENCH

MARE MARE MARITIM MARITIEM MARITIME

EXIMIUS ESCLUSIVO ESCLUSIVE EXCLUSIEF EXCLUSIVE

DICTATOR DITTATORE DICTATOR DICTATOR DICATEUR

ARMA MUNIZIONI MUNITION MUNITIE MUNITION

ASTROLOGIA

ASTROLOGO ASTROLOGUE

ASTROLOOG ASTROLOGUE

HORROR ORRORE HORROR HORROR HORREUR

SIMULATIO SIMULAZIONE

SIMULATION

SIMULATIE SIMULATION

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!