Claim: English language is influenced by dead languages.
Evidence: It is closely related to the Frisian languages , but its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages , as well as by Latin and Romance languages , particularly French.
Latin -LRB- Latin : lingua latīna , -LSB- ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈtiːna -RSB- -RRB- is a dead classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.