It came to be used for the descendant languages of Latin (the Romance languages) and most of the other languages of western and central Europe.
ɪt kˈeɪm təbi jˈuːzd fɚðə dᵻsˈɛndənt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌv lˈætɪn ðə ɹoʊmˈæns lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ænd mˈoʊst əv ðɪ ˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌv wˈɛstɚn ænd sˈɛntɹəl jˈʊɹɹəp.