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...[Charlemagne]], formally known, during his lifetime, as Carolus Magnus - [[Latin language|Latin]] for Charles the Great.

...e]], in a significant reversal of the typical medieval prioritisation of [[Latin language|Latin]], regarded the vernacular as the "primary" speech as it was first le

...d'', ''gorsedd'' and ''cist'' 'burial chamber' (the last ultimately from [[Latin language|Latin]]).<ref>''World Wide Words'': '[http:// Balderdash and flummery]'.</r

...il 1154, most other literature from this period was in [[Old French]] or [[Latin language|Latin]]. A large number of Norman words were taken into Old English, with m

...c language|Celtic]] or [[Gaelic language|Gaelic]] origin that led to the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''tunna'' and to the words ''tun'' and ''tonne'' in [[French l

...absolutely and deeply Romance and very conservative compared with their [[Latin language|Latin]] origins. For example, Romanian resembles much more Latin than Frenc *There are some conservative characteristics, inherited from [[Latin language|Latin]] and lost or almost lost in other Romance languages. For instance:

...und the seventh century, [[Old Irish]] began to be written in an insular [[Latin language|Latin]] script, which retained some features of the existing [[Ogam script]

'''Sempiternity''' (from [[Latin language|Latin]] "''sempiternitus''": "''semper''" ["always"] + "''aeternus''" ["ete

The word "Anglican" comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''ecclesia anglicana'' meaning simply, "The English Church"<ref nam

...of the Italian literary language, and ''De monarchia'' (On Monarchy), a [[Latin language]] composition on Medieval political theory.

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Its [[Latin language|Latin]] names are ''Cistoclemmys flavomarginata'' (by John Edward Gray, 186

...istotle]]'s successor [[Theophrastus]] in about 286 BCE. He was known in [[Latin language|Latin]] as ''Strato Physicus''.

The '''[[Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem]]''' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani'') is a modern re

...[[Norman French]] became the exclusive language of court and government. [[Latin language|Latin]] has long been studied in England, but under the Normans its use als

...rems.com/Grammar/nouns.htm</ref> The word ''noun'' has been derived from [[Latin language|Latin]] ''nomen'' and is [[cognate (linguistics)|cognate]] with ''name''.<r

...contexts. Whereas religious scholars in Spain, Portugal and Italy study [[Latin language|Latin]], the religious language of [[Roman Catholicism]], monks in [[Tibet]

...h * [k] ). A similar example of velar palatalization took place in later [[Latin language|Latin]], resulting in words like French ''chambre'' with [ʃ] from origin

...r some inherent property of the human language faculty. For example, the [[Latin language]] spoken by the [[Romans]] developed into [[Spanish language|Spain]] in [[S

...um Ciceronem''''') were the two books of a grammatical work on the [[Latin|Latin language]] written by [[Julius Caesar]] and dedicated to [[Cicero]]. Only few fragme

...VII]], the supporters of the quondam King, called [[Jacobites]] from the [[Latin language|Latin]] form of the name James, staged the first of three major [[Jacobite

Other more modest influences on Old English were [[Latin language|Latin]] and the [[Celtic languages|languages]] spoken by the Celtic settler ...came a relatively phonetic alphabetic system, as well as loanwords from [[Latin language|Latin]] and some [[Greek language|Greek]].

One other possible origin for ''penguin'' is from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word for 'fat', ''pinguis'' - somehow, this word came to be applied

An '''incunabulum''' (plural ''incunabula''; from the [[Latin language|Latin]] for "in the cradle" or "swaddling clothes") is a [[Europe]]an [[Pri

[[Cicero]] had earlier complained that the [[Latin language]] was not well-suited to [[philosophy]], and Christians writing in Latin ha ...ay to its successor states, knowledge of Greek there became a rarity and [[Latin language|Latin]] continued to be dominant in Western Europe through the [[Middle Age

...e conquering [[Anicent Romans|Romans]], who introduced their subjects to [[Latin language|Vulgar Latin]]. The Rhaetians developed some [[multilingualism|bilingualism

...o the category of [[alphabet]]s, initially designed for transcribing the [[Latin language]] (which was spoken by [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] people), then extended to man ...bet'' (the more specific variant—or variants—of this alphabet used for the Latin language). Such a distinction is not systematic. In the printing and publishing indu

Descended from the [[Latin language|Latin]] of the [[Roman Empire]], its development was influenced by the nati

Until around the fifteenth century, [[Latin language|Latin]] was the prevailing [[written language]], and the Germanic dialects

...rlier ancestor that spanned 1000 to 1300 CE and, in many ways, resembled [[Latin language|Latin]]. The origins of these dialects of French in Canada actually lie in

...nce]]). The coordinates are called after their originator Cartesius (the [[Latin language|Latin]] name of [[René Descartes]]), who introduced them in 1637. In 3-dim

...daughter of the mayor of Frankfurt. He was educated privately, learning [[Latin language|Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[French language|French]], and [[Englis

...by scribe named Mael Brigte Ua Mael Uanaig. The [[codex]] includes the [[Latin language|Latin]] text of the Gospels, along with [[gloss]]es and prefatory material.

...nce Japan disallows [[dual nationality]] and has a ''jus sanguinis''<ref>[[Latin language|Latin]]: 'right of blood', i.e. citizenship is awarded if a parent is a cit

...and [[Umbrian]], but the main historical representative of this group is [[Latin language|Latin]], originally the language of Latium (the area around [[Rome]]). Vulg ###[[Latino-Faliscan]] (Italy), including [[Faliscan]] (extinct) and [[Latin language|Latin]].

...s, discipline or some other important matter. Encyclicals are written in [[Latin language|Latin]] and are generally referred to by the first Latin words of the docum

...pporters of the deposed monarch came to be known as Jacobites (from the [[Latin language|Latin]] for James.

...tellano'') is one of the [[Romance languages]]. It began as a variety of [[Latin language|Latin]] in what is now northern [[Spain]], and has since become one of the

...are also to be found within religions. The word "miracle" comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''miraculum'' meaning "something wonderful".

...ly''). She then left that job to teach [[English language|English]] and [[Latin language|Latin]] in high school for several years.

...was dubbed Caligula. A miniature uniform was fashioned for the boy; the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''caligula'' means “little boots” and the nickname referred to

...is (Japan disallows [[dual nationality]] and has a ''jus sanguinis''<ref>[[Latin language|Latin]]: 'right of blood', i.e. citizenship is awarded if a parent is a cit

|[[Italian language|Italian]],<br>[[Latin language|Latin]]

...ample of an agglutinative language is [[Turkish language|Turkish]]; both [[Latin language|Latin]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] are classic examples of fusional langu