There are 47 Romance languages spoken today. The some examples are: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalán, Occitan, Galician, Aragonese, Romansh, Ladino, and Walloon.
Latin and Italian
Vulgar Latin.
Two languages that evolved from Latin are Italian and Spanish. These languages developed from Vulgar Latin, the colloquial form of the Latin language spoken by common people.
The only two European languages of Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese.* Latin America means "countries in America that speak Latin-based languages."*Note: if Haiti is included in the definition, then French is also spoken.
Latin America is called Latin because the languages most often spoken there, Spanish and Portuguese, are Romance languages derived from Latin.
The two languages spoken in Latin America, Spanish and Portuguese, are called Romance languages because they evolved from Latin, the language spoken by the Romans. These languages developed in the regions where the Roman Empire had once been dominant, giving rise to the term "Romance" to designate their Latin origin.
spanish and portuguese are the most widely spoken languages
Spanish and Portuguese are the two dominant languages spoken throughout Latin America. Spanish is spoken in the majority of countries, while Portuguese is mainly spoken in Brazil.
The three most widely spoken languages in Latin America are Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Spanish is the predominant language in most countries in Latin America, Portuguese is spoken primarily in Brazil, and English is commonly spoken in some Caribbean countries.
The Romance languages are mainly spoken in Southern Europe, Latin America, and parts of Africa. Some of the most widely spoken Romance languages include Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian.
Spanish and Portuguese
Latin is the language that is no longer spoken but served as the basis for the development of the Romance languages. Latin was spoken in ancient Rome and as the Roman Empire expanded, it evolved into different regional dialects that eventually became distinct Romance languages such as Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian.