Ladinakeelsest
Ladinakeelsest is the term used in Estonian to refer to the Romance languages, a branch of the Italic group within the Indo-European language family. These languages descend from Vulgar Latin, the spoken form of Latin used across the Roman Empire. The Romance family includes widely spoken languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Romanian, as well as Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Sardinian, Romansh and several others, including smaller regional varieties.
Origin and development: Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, Latin dialects in different regions
Key features: The Romance languages share a large proportion of vocabulary with Latin and retain many Latin
Global presence and status: Romance languages are official or widely used across Europe, Latin America, parts
In Estonian linguistic usage, ladinakeelsest denotes the broader family of Romance languages or elements derived from