Roman alphabet/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Roman alphabet.

Most widely used alphabet, the standard script of most languages that originated in Europe, where it developed in ancient Rome before 600 BC from the Etruscan alphabet (in turn derived from the Greek alphabet).