It's interesting the way the international language of the day has changed down the centuries.
Up until the 18th century Latin was the common language, with French.
French took over, and remained so in diplomatic use into the 29th century. I read that the last formal communication ever sent in old diplomatic French was the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia in 1914.
Evelyn Waugh found a common language in Yugoslavia during the war, able to talk in school Latin to a catholic priest. Historically the Chinese used Latin a lot in communication because of the legacy of the Jesuit influence, and there was, perhaps still is, a respected scientific publication in Latin.
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