Latin Tools for Genealogy Research
In many countries, various vital records and other documents were written in Latin rather than the native language of the country. These tools may be useful in those cases. Please suggest tools to be added here that are not found elsewhere on the site.
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Latin Genealogical Word List
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As part of the research wiki at FamilySearch.org, this is an extensive and thorough Latin word resource for those with ancestors from any country where some older records may be written in Latin (such as many parts of Europe).
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Genealogy Latin Dictionary
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This has a list of Latin words and abbreviations that apply to genealogy with their English meanings. Note that this takes you to the page starting with "a" and use the menu at the top of the list for the other letters.