What errors did the Greeks typically make in Latin?

1. How can you tell the difference between Latin and Greek words?
2. How did the Greeks influence the Latins?
3. Did the Greeks ever speak Latin?
4. How similar are Latin and Ancient Greek?

How can you tell the difference between Latin and Greek words?

The main difference between Greek and Latin can be considered as their usage. Greek is still a native language to many people; therefore it is considered a living language. Latin is considered an extinct language because there are no native speakers of Latin, and it is not used for day to day communication purposes.

How did the Greeks influence the Latins?

Because all educated Romans were bilingual in Latin and Greek, hundreds of useful Greek words were taken over and adapted to Latin morphology. These words came especially from fields where the Greeks had shone: the literary and visual arts, philosophy, pure science, mathematics, and medicine.

Did the Greeks ever speak Latin?

It didn't. Latin was the language of the vulgus (common people), military and jurisprudence, while Greek was the language of the intelligentsia, arts, sciences and philosophy.

How similar are Latin and Ancient Greek?

Did Latin originate from Greek? Also no. They do, however, share the same origin. Both Greek and Latin belong to branches of the Indo-European language family, which does not necessarily make them all too similar, since these two branches are radically different.