Latin has for many centuries been the language of the Christian religion, notably of Roman Catholicism.Law is crucial to governance and leadership, society and civilization, diplomacy and international relations, business, trade, and commerce, finance, the military, and therefore so is Latin. Latin has for many centuries been used widely in law.
Also, for centuries, in fact for two millennia, Latin been a main language of scholarship and academia. Latin is the (or a) main and most recent root language for many major world languages. Latin is still taught to millions of students around the world, and will continue to be for a very long time to come. Its resilience would be extraordinary were Latin a living language. There are many more very familiar Latin terms in the listing below, together with the literal/original meanings, and modern usage examples.įor a 'dead' language, the resilience of Latin is extraordinary. Here are just a few examples of Latin terms which are used very widely in English, including some extremely common abbreviations: Latin however remains very much alive as a highly significant language, especially in technical references. Latin is a regarded as a 'dead' language because it is not used as a main language in day-to-day communications and life. The modern meanings and usage, while evolved and adapted, mostly still generally reflect the original literal translations. Latin terminology, expressions and phrases feature widely in the English language. 
Some of this Latin terminology is very common in general speech and written communications other Latin terms are more rarely used, in specialized situations, notably for example in law, science, and education/academia. Latin terminology, origins, meanings, translations, usageīelow is a list of Latin terms which (to varying degrees) are still used in English.
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