Language Name

[stickmaker]

I'm working on a story set in an alternate universe where the empire established by Charles the Great lasted several centuries longer than in our world. As a result, much of western and central Europe speak a common language. Not French, not German, not Spanish, not Italian, but something related to all three. What would be a good name for this tongue?

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[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

Well, Church Latin, actually. Which resulted from Charlemagne's efforts to create a standard language for his empire. Carolingian miniscule was a written language, but led to Medieval Latin, which led to many other languages.