This gave birth to Italian literary tradition, and Tuscan language, with certain admixtures of other regional features, became the literary standard transcending the entire peninsula but coexisting with Neapolitan, Venetian, and other languages that sprung from Latin. read more
The evolution of the Italian language from Latin occurred over the course of hundreds of years. The officially recognized italian language of today comes form the region of Tuscany: during the 14th and 15th centuries, Tuscany became central to Italy's commercial and diplomatic positions, largely due to the immense growth of the city of Florence. read more
The dialects continued to evolve, and over time developed into 30 different modern languages. The Beginning of Italian By 600 A.D., Latin dialects were so different from Classical Latin, that it was impossible for one speaker to understand the other. read more