Romance or Proto-Romance is a language just in the middle of Latin and Romance Languages. They can have many similarities, but it's really hard to talk about them, inasmuch as Proto-Romance was not written because it was considered vulgar, nontheless, it was spoken.
Yes, French is a Romance language that evolved from Vulgar Latin. It belongs to the same language family as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Romance branch of the Indo-European language family.
No, French was primarly the romance language, along with Italian but English is a secondary romance language.
Yes, Italian is a Romance language. It is descended from Latin and is closely related to other Romance languages like Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
No, Russian is not a Romance language. It belongs to the Slavic language family, which is distinct from Romance languages like French, Spanish, and Italian.
No, Japanese is not a romance language. It belongs to a different language family called Japonic, which is independent of the romance languages such as Spanish, French, and Italian.
Italian and Welsh are not directly related as they come from different language families. Italian is a Romance language, originating from Latin, while Welsh is a Celtic language, part of the Brythonic branch. They evolved separately from different ancestral languages.
Romance Language, as opposed to a Germanic language like English, is the way that Italian is classed linguistically.
Sicilian Language is different from Italian. Just like the other romance languages (French, Spanish, or Portuguese) are different from Italian. The Sicilian grammar shares the same fundamentals as the other Latin language and, in my opinion, has a closer relation to Spanish grammar.
Yes, Portuguese is a Romance language. It is derived from Latin and is closely related to other Romance languages such as Spanish, French, and Italian.
No, Greek is not a Romance language. It belongs to the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European language family. Romance languages include Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese, among others, which evolved from Latin.
No, German is not a romance language. It belongs to the Germanic language family, along with English, Dutch, and Swedish. Romance languages are derived from Latin and include languages like Spanish, French, and Italian.