That’s true.
Some used to say Latin was so easy to learn. because it is the root tongue of most western languages.
To me, it would be Italian that is the closest to latin, not English.
Well, you’re absolutely right that Italian is the closest extant language to Latin. I took “tre anni” of Latin in high school, but I have a young family member taking it in school now so I’ve had fun revisiting the subject while helping the kid study. I find it fascinating, though, that there are actually some Latin words that survived in English but not Italian. Example: “uncle” from the classical Latin “avunculus” whereas Italians use “zio” from the Greek “theios” (which was Latinized into “tius” or “tio” in Spanish).
“Some used to say Latin was so easy to learn. because it is the root tongue of most western languages.”
I don’t think it was easy to learn. But having learned it sure helped me out through the rest of my life. Two classes that were most valuable to me: Latin and Personal Typing.