• guy@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Or just “Latin”. A word Latin Americans actually use. Really don’t need the X.

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      1 month ago

      That only works in English sadly. The Spanish latino comes from the part of the Americas that spoke a Latin-based (romance) language. The Spanish Latín refers only to the language of Rome

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        Good thing almost nobody speaks Latin today, so it should be pretty clear what the intended meaning is.