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"Romance" is a term applied to all the languages that developed from Latin after the breakup of the Roman Empire. In addition to Spanish, this group includes French, Italian, Romanian and Portuguese as well as others. The word "Romance" derives from the Latin word romanice, which means "in the Roman language."

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