* Romance languages: These are languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin, the spoken form of Latin used by common people in the Roman Empire. They include Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, and many others. There are around 40-50 Romance languages, depending on how you classify them.
* Latin itself: Classical Latin is no longer a spoken language but is still used in some contexts, such as liturgical Latin in the Roman Catholic Church.
* Regional varieties: Within the Romance languages, there are many regional dialects and variations, which some might consider separate languages.
So, to answer your question:
* If you're counting Romance languages, there are around 40-50.
* If you include Latin itself, there are 41-51.
* If you include every regional variation, the number would be much higher.
It's important to note that language classification is a complex and evolving field, and there's no single, universally agreed-upon answer to how many Latin languages there are.