romance language

Sweetheart's spoken words

A Romance language is one that descended from Latin—the language of ancient Rome.

Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian are the major Romance languages, all evolved from the spoken Latin of Roman soldiers and settlers rather than the formal written language.

The name has nothing to do with love; it refers to Rome.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G