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But why is it America, then, and not... Ameriga? During the Middle Ages and Renaissance it was common for Europeans to Latinize their names; Latin, the language of Ancient Rome, had become the continental lingua franca. His Latinized name was Americus Vesputius. https://t.co/m6h06l6g3E
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