WestItalisch
WestItalisch (West Italic) is a historical term used in the study of Italic languages to designate the western branch of the Italic language family. The concept groups languages thought to have originated in the western portion of the Italic-speaking area, as opposed to East Italic languages such as Osco-Umbrian.
Unambiguously, the best-attested West Italic languages are Latin and Faliscan. Latin became the dominant language of
Proto-West Italic is reconstructed by some scholars as the common ancestor of Latin and Faliscan, diverging
Today the term West Italic is less prominent in some classifications, where Latin and Faliscan are placed