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The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.
O alfabeto latino, também conhecido como alfabeto romano, é o sistema de escrita alfabética mais utilizado no mundo, [ 1] e é o alfabeto utilizado para escrever a língua portuguesa e a maioria das línguas da Europa Ocidental e central e das áreas colonizadas por europeus.
The Latin, or Roman, alphabet was originally adapted from the Etruscan alphabet during the 7th century BC to write Latin. Since then it has had many different forms, and been adapted to write many other languages.
Latin alphabet, the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world, the standard script of the English language and the languages of most of Europe and those areas settled by Europeans.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The earliest known inscriptions in Latin date from the 6th century BC and were written using an alphabet adapted from the Etruscan alphabet. Rome gradually expanded its influence over other parts of Italy and then over other parts of Europe.
The Classical Latin alphabet developed by the 3rd century BC. The version shown below was used for monumental inscriptions, and is known as Roman Square Capitals ( capitalis quadrata ) or Elegant Capitals ( capitalis elegans ).
The modern Latin alphabet consists of 52 letters, including both upper and lower case, plus 10 numerals, punctuation marks and a variety of other symbols such as & , % and @ . Many languages add a variety of accents to the basic letters, and a few also use extra letters and ligatures .
