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