Which language did French originate from?

Answer 1

French mostly finds its roots into vulgar Latin, the language of the Romans. Old French had two main variants, the langue d'Oc and the langue d'Oïl after the old forms of 'yes'. The Oc variant was the southern strand, close to modern-day languages such as Occitan, Spanish, Italian. The northern strand was close to the southern one, but was more influenced by Germanic dialects. Over the course of 1500 years these dialects molded into one. The fusion was greatly accelerated by the centralisation of the state.

Answer 2

French originated from the Vulgar Latin spoken by the Roman soldiers who colonized the region we now know as France. Through centuries of evolution and influences from other languages such as Celtic and Frankish, French developed into the language we recognize today.