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Latin script

The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is a writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia. The Greek alphabet was altered by the Etruscans, and subsequently their alphabet was altered by the Ancient Romans.…

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Child systems
Fraser alphabet (Lisu) · Osage script · (partially) several phonetic alphabets, such as IPA, which have been used to write languages with no native script · Deseret alphabet · (partially) Pollard script (Miao)
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
See List of Latin-script alphabets
Parent systems
Proto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script · Phoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script · Greek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script · Old Italic scriptLatin script · Latin script
Period
c. 700 BC – present
Script type
Alphabet (bicameral)

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Name

ISO basic Latin alphabet

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International standards

National standards

As used by various languages

Romanization

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Latin script

Nodes234
Edges233
Triples179
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008547
Components1

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Latin script

Top relations

related to Since the 16th century · 34
Latin script → Africa, Americas, Arab, Arabs, As, Asia, Brahmic, Central Europe, Chinese, Cyrillic, Dutch, Eastern, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesians, Iranians, Islam, Latin
related to Middle Ages · 27
Latin script → Alphabet, Baltic, Celtic, Cyrillic, East Slavic, Estonian, Finnish, Germanic, Hungarian, Language, Latin, Law, Middle Ages, Northern Europe, Official Use, Ogham, Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Runic, South Slavic
related to Further reading · 21
Latin script → Aspects, Bernd Naumann, Boyle, Brill, Clarendon, Common, Edited, Festschrift, Graeco-Latin, In Latin, John, Leiden, Leonard, Ludwig Bieler, Morison, O'Meara, Optimist, Oxford, Politics, Stanley
related to 21st century · 19
Latin script → Cyrillic, In, Kazakh, Kazakh Cyrillic, Kazakh Latin, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latin, Latinization, Mongolia, Mongolian, On, Russia, Russian, September, Tatar, Tatarstan, There, Ukraine
related to National standards · 15
Latin script → Cyrillic, DIN, Efforts, Europe, European CEN, European Free Trade Association, European Union, German, Greek, ISO, Latin, The DIN, This, To, Unicode
related to Name · 14
Latin script → Arabic, Greek, Hindu, In, International Organization, ISO, Latin, Latin/Roman, Roman, Rome, Standardization, The, Unicode, Western Arabic
related to Capitalization · 13
Latin script → All, Alle Schwestern, Birds, City, German, Latin, Modern English, Modern German, Old English, Sisters, Stadt, The, Vögel
Child systems · 8
Latin script → (indirectly) Cherokee syllabary, (indirectly, partially) Yugtun script, (partially) Caroline Island script (Woleaian), (partially) Pollard script (Miao), (partially) several phonetic alphabets, such as IPA, which have been used to write languages with no native script, Deseret alphabet, Fraser alphabet (Lisu), Osage script
Sister systems · 6
Latin script → Armenian alphabet, Coptic alphabet, Cyrillic script, Georgian script, Glagolitic script, Runes
Parent systems · 5
Latin script → Greek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script, Latin script, Old Italic scriptLatin script, Phoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script, Proto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script

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Important terminology

latin alphabet letters script languages used cyrillic english use language writing letter alphabets also greek ipa iso new system century

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Latin scriptChild systemsFraser alphabet (Lisu)1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systemsOsage script1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systems(partially) several phonetic alphabets, such as IPA, which have been used to write languages with no native script1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systemsDeseret alphabet1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systems(partially) Pollard script (Miao)1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systems(partially) Caroline Island script (Woleaian)1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systems(indirectly) Cherokee syllabary1.00infobox
Latin scriptChild systems(indirectly, partially) Yugtun script1.00infobox
Latin scriptDirectionLeft-to-right1.00infobox
Latin scriptISO 15924.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Latn (215), ​Latin1.00infobox
Latin scriptLanguagesSee List of Latin-script alphabets1.00infobox
Latin scriptParent systemsProto-Sinaitic scriptPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script1.00infobox
Latin scriptParent systemsPhoenician alphabetGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script1.00infobox
Latin scriptParent systemsGreek alphabetOld Italic scriptLatin script1.00infobox
Latin scriptParent systemsOld Italic scriptLatin script1.00infobox
Latin scriptParent systemsLatin script1.00infobox
Latin scriptPeriodc. 700 BC – present1.00infobox
Latin scriptScript typeAlphabet (bicameral)1.00infobox
Latin scriptSister systemsGlagolitic script1.00infobox
Latin scriptSister systemsCyrillic script1.00infobox
Latin scriptSister systemsArmenian alphabet1.00infobox
Latin scriptSister systemsGeorgian script1.00infobox
Latin scriptSister systemsCoptic alphabet1.00infobox
Latin scriptSister systemsRunes1.00infobox
Latin scriptUnicode aliasLatin1.00infobox
Latin scriptUnicode rangeSee Latin characters in Unicode1.00infobox
Latin scriptis abasis of the International Phonetic Alphabet0.90text

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