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French is a Romance language that came about after Rome invaded Gaul and forced its Latin language in its administration.

It evolved first in the Northern part of France, from a mix of vulgar Latin and a few other influences such as Frankish, a German language, Gaulish, a Celtic language, and Old Norman.

Old French was first part of the "langues d'oïl" (languages of the North), as opposed to the "langues d'oc" (languages of the South, such as Occitan and Provençal).

The French spoken in Paris eventually propagated to the whole country under the reign of the French kings.

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