Classification Italian is a Romance language, a descendant of Vulgar Latin (colloquial spoken Latin). Standard Italian is based on Tuscan, especially its Florentine dialect, and is, therefore, an Italo-Dalmatian language, a classification that includes most other central and southern Italian languages and the extinct Dalmatian. As in most Romance languages, stress is distinctive in Italian.
Classification Italian is a Romance language a descendant of Vulgar Latin (colloquial spoken Latin) Standard Italian is based on Tuscan especially its Florentine dialect and is therefore an Italo-Dalmatian language a classification that includes most other central and southern Italian languages and the extinct Dalmatian As in most Romance languages stress is distinctive in Italian