To simplify things, Latin began to die out in the sixth century, shortly after the fall of Rome in AD 476. The fall of Rome accelerated the fragmentation of the empire, which allowed the development of distinct local Latin dialects, which eventually turned into dialects the modern Romance languages.

Answer (1 of 9): It really didn’t. Italian is much closer to Latin than Modern English is to Old English, yet we don’t say that English died as a language. As Ed Mercier pointed out, if the countries of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Romania etc. were one country today and had

You probably are aware that the Romans spoke Latin. You probably also know that the Italians are the descendants of the Romans. However, if you’ve studied both languages, you’ll have noticed that they’re quite different to one another. How did Latin turn into Italian ...

2021年6月2日 · So, when did Latin die? It didn't, it simply evolved. Editor's Note: This story was updated at 3:36 p.m. EDT on June 2 to correct the photo caption. The statue depicts Antoninus Pius, not Emperor ...

2022年3月8日 · To oversimplify the matter, Latin began to die out in the 6th century shortly after the fall of Rome in 476 A.D. The fall of Rome precipitated the fragmentation of the empire, which allowed distinct local Latin dialects to develop, dialects which eventually transformed into the modern Romance languages.

2020年4月26日 · But if it did die, then it died slowly of natural causes. There are two main contributing factors that determined Latin’s development after the fall of the Roman Empire. First, after Rome fell, the inhabitants abandoned the cities and towns and moved into the countryside.

It is important to recognize that for most of its history, the Latin language existed in two primary registers, the Classical Latin used in Roman politics, literature, and law, and the Vulgar Latin spoken in daily life. Vulgar Latin never died out, it simply evolved into the modern Romance languages around the years 600 to 800.

2021年6月21日 · So， did Latin really peter out when the Roman Empire ceased to exist？ The answer to the question of when Latin， ancient Rome's language， died is a complicated one. There's no date in the annals of history to mark the end of Latin as a spoken language， and some would argue that's because it never really died.