Latin vs. Spanish — What's the Difference?

Latin (latīnum, [laˈt̪iːnʊ̃] or lingua latīna, [ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈt̪iːna]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken in the area around Rome, known as Latium.

Relating to Spain, its people, or its language.

The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century.

The people of Spain.

The Latin language and literature from the end of the third century BC to the end of the second century AD.

A Romance language spoken in Spain and in much of Central and South America (except Brazil) and several other countries. It is the second most widely spoken first language in the world, with more than 400 millon speakers.

A member of a Latin people, especially a native or inhabitant of Latin America.

Of or relating to Spain or its people or culture.

A Latino or Latina.

Of or relating to the Spanish language.

A native or resident of ancient Latium.

The Romance language of the largest part of Spain and most of Central and South America.

Of, relating to, or composed in Latin

(used with a pl. verb) The people of Spain.

Of or relating to ancient Rome, its people, or its culture.

(printing) To subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a plastic material

Of or relating to Latium, its people, or its culture.

Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.

Of or relating to the languages that developed from Latin, such as Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, or to the peoples that speak them.

The language of Spain.

Of or relating to the peoples, countries, or cultures of Latin America.

The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

Of or relating to Latinos or their culture.

The people of Spain

Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.

Of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain;

Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.

Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.

A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.

The language of the ancient Romans.

An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.

A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.

Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome

An inhabitant of ancient Latium

A person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin

Of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language;

Having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America;

Relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages;

Relating to languages derived from Latin;

Of or relating to the ancient region of Latium;