Wednesday Word: Sexy Men

It's true Italians invented Latin. There's no disputing it. Italians, along with Spaniards, the Portuguese, the French and, believe it or not, Romanians are the Latins of Europe.



Main Entry: 2Latin
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1: the Italic language of ancient Latium and of Rome and until modern times the dominant language of school, church, and state in western Europe — see indo-european languages table
2: a member of the people of ancient Latium
3: a Catholic of the Latin rite
4: a member of one of the Latin peoples; specifically : a native or inhabitant of Latin America



Latin men are in every continent and, in honour of their much appreciated beauty, here are images of more than one whose origins reflect both hemispheres.



Main Entry: 1Lat·in
Pronunciation: \ˈla-tən\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin Latinus, from Latium, ancient country of Italy
Date: before 12th century
1 a: of, relating to, or composed in Latin b: romance
2: of or relating to Latium or the Latins
3: of or relating to the part of the Catholic Church that until recently used a Latin rite and forms the patriarchate of the pope
4: of or relating to the peoples or countries using Romance languages; specifically : of or relating to the peoples or countries of Latin America




Pax vobiscum.