Is Italian is an Indo-European language?

Answer 1

Yes, Italian is an indo-European language. Italian and other "romance" languages (such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, or much of the Romanian language) developed over centuries from their original parent language, Latin. Latin is an important Indo-European languages, and was widely spoken as a living language until it gradually morphed (changed) into many other forms over a wide area around the Mediterranean Sea, especially on the northern or European side of that body of water. Latium was an area with its own language around the city of Rome, which is today the capital city of modern-day Italy. That city became a powerful one beginning about 2,500 years ago. Before the birth of Jesus, the Romans controlled a huge empire. Their language took over in many parts (but not all) of their empire around the Mediterranean Sea.

Of course, given that travel was difficult back then, and rapid electronic communication non-existent until quite recently in history, over time the Latin language changed a bit in each area, and the many varieties developed over the centuries into distinct languages with many differences in grammar, pronunciation rules, and vocabulary. What we call the Italian language is one of those many variants or dialects of what developed on the peninsula today called the nation of Italy. Modern-day Spanish, French and Portuguese (and several other modern languages) are morphed or changed forms of the old Latin language. Hence all of these are part of the Indo-European languages by virtue of their descent from that older Latin language.

Answer 2

Yes, Italian is an Indo-European language. It belongs to the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family, which also includes languages like French, Spanish, and Portuguese.