@SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 11 months agoThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up11.47Karrow-down121
arrow-up11.45Karrow-down1imageThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.world@SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-square@HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink5•11 months agoWell Latin is a dead language, people do learn and use it. But there is no new words, or evolution of the language.
minus-square@eestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink17•11 months agoNot really, there is an office at the Vatican charged with maintaining orthodox Latin, and they are also responsible for neologisms for contemporary concepts, so that they can weigh in on cell phones, hot dogs, or weapons of mass destruction. https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/latinitas/documents/rc_latinitas_20040601_lexicon_it.html One example: “hot pants” -> “brevíssimae bracae femíneae”
Well Latin is a dead language, people do learn and use it. But there is no new words, or evolution of the language.
Not really, there is an office at the Vatican charged with maintaining orthodox Latin, and they are also responsible for neologisms for contemporary concepts, so that they can weigh in on cell phones, hot dogs, or weapons of mass destruction.
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/latinitas/documents/rc_latinitas_20040601_lexicon_it.html
One example:
“hot pants” -> “brevíssimae bracae femíneae”