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'''Italian''' is descended from [[Latin]], and is a [[Romance language]]. It owes its high status due to the works of [[Francesco Petrarch]] and the later authors of the [[Renaissance]]. It is also considered the premier language in [[music]], and the first opera ever written (in the late [[16th century]]) was in Italian.
''Italian'' is a [[Romance language]].


See also:
See also:
*[[Italy]]
*[[Italy]]
*[[Italian alternate titles]]

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Latest revision as of 12:12, 5 November 2004

Italian is descended from Latin, and is a Romance language. It owes its high status due to the works of Francesco Petrarch and the later authors of the Renaissance. It is also considered the premier language in music, and the first opera ever written (in the late 16th century) was in Italian.

See also: