I've done some searching through databases for the De Paolo name and the numerous spelling variations of the name make searching a nightmare. Any perspective I can get as to where the De Paolo's are or have been will definitely help my research.
The dialects of modern Italian all have their roots in the spoken form of Latin (Vulgar Latin), in use throughout the Roman Empire. Vulgar Latin had, no doubt, its own local peculiarities before the fall of the Empire. The political instability that followed Roman rule kept Italy from re-uniting as ...