Look up Latin or latin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Latin is an Italic language, originally spoken in ancient Rome and its empire. Latin can also refer to: Contents 1 Language and languages 2 Ethnic groups 3 People with the surname Latin 4 Other 5 See also Language and languages The Roman or Latin alphabet, which became the basic script used by most European languages Wheelock's Latin, a textbook for teaching the Latin language Dog Latin, a whimsical pseudo-language utilizing Latin elements Macaronic Latin, the basis for defining Macaronic language, a mixed language Pig Latin, a whimsical pseudo-language utilizing Latin elements Latino sine Flexione, an artificial mathematical language based on Latin Latinism, the use of words from or like Latin Latinization (literature), the alteration of foreign words into Latin-like ones Ethnic groups Latins (Italic tribe), a people inhabiting ancient Italy Various people throughout history who have been called Latins People with the surname Latin Denis Latin (b. 1966), Croatian television host Ivo Latin (1929-2002), former speaker of the Parliament of Croatia and Mayor of Zagreb Other "Latin", the fourth movement of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2003 album Latin Rite, the principal rite within the Roman Catholic Church as distinguished, for example, from Orthodox Christianity The Latin dances, a discipline of ballroom dancing Latin honors, expressions in Latin of academic distinction placed on a new degree Latin (album), an album by the band Holy Fuck See also All pages beginning with "Latin" Ladin Lateen Latino (disambiguation) Latina (disambiguation) Latin Quarter (disambiguation) Lattin (disambiguation) Latinus This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.