INFLUENCE OF LATIN ON OTHER LANGUAGES

Latin in its vernacular (colloquial) variety was the basis for new national languages, united under the general name of Romance. Throughout the Middle Ages and later, Latin was the language of the Catholic Church. At the same time, Latin was the language of science and university teaching and the main subject of school teaching. Also, Latin gave the world a huge amount of terminology in various fields of science. Medicine, biology, philosophy, and jurisprudence are rich in Latin words and expressions. Moreover, the names of new types of modern sciences, as well as new terms, are created on the basis of Latin roots by analogy with existing ones. In the 19th century, Latin almost fell out of use; it lasted the longest in philology (especially classical) and medicine. In the 20th century, Latin remained essentially only the language of the Catholic Church and from ancient times to the present day has served as a source for the formation of international socio-political and scientific terminology.