Originally Posted by
Bosniensis
Well I can confirm that after Lombards (North Germanic tribe) conquered Italy they have started embracing Latin words into their Germanic language, also Franks (who were Germanic conquerors of Gaul) also started mixing Latin words with their Germanic language (cause Franks are West Germanic Tribe).
I don't know How could they invent Latin when they spoke Germanic languages, and even modern French and Italian are Germanic derivatives... they call them "Romance" cause they are "Latin influenced"
Latin language is dead language, and if they were Romans they would have been speaking Greek not Germanic Romance Languages.
The closest language to Latin is Romanian, very good Latin grammar.