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[–] Canadian_Cabinet 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

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