And you may find some work in German or English. Many times the language barrier is not as great as anticipated. Often records are in columnar form and my knowing the meaning of the column headings, you can extract the information no matter what the language. However, for a full understanding of the data the language of the record is important. Equally important is the ability to read the old handwriting of the records.
Many times experience with the writing brings increased abilities.
A word list from Latin to English is available through the Family History Library and a good Latin-English dictionary is available on microfilm through that source as well.