Comment by SirHumphrey
14 hours ago
If in 17 hundreds you wanted to choose a language that could be deciphered, say, also in China, Latin was a much better choice than any native language in various vicinity.
14 hours ago
If in 17 hundreds you wanted to choose a language that could be deciphered, say, also in China, Latin was a much better choice than any native language in various vicinity.
In XVIII there was no language that could be universal was my point and latin was known mainly through its derivatives.