Southern Europe is mainly where Romance languages originate. Romance languages are derived from the language of the Roman Empire, Latin. The Roman Empire's heart was in Southern Europe (Now Rome, Italy) but quickly conquered all of the Mediterranean and even reaching north up to Great Britain. Romance languages were born in different areas around the Roman Empire and there are a five main Romance languages:
These languages originate from the country in which they are named and are all based off Latin, thus being a Romance language.
English is often mistaken for being a Romance language since it is so heavily related to French. In reality, English is a Germanic language as it was created from Scandinavian/Germanic tribes that migrated to the British Isles. When the French came along, their influence was being added to the language. So even though in reality English is basically French + Germanic languages, it is still classified as a Germanic language.
Germanic languages dominate Northern Europe (although Slavic languages are also present) while Romance languages dominate Southern Europe (although Slavic languages are too also present).
The dominate languages in Southern Europe include: Italian: ~65,000,000 Spanish: ~50,000,000 Romania: ~25,000,000 Other widely spoken languages include French, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, and Serbian.
Romance languages developed from the Latin language in Europe.
The North Atlantic Drift
Romanian
The Germanic, Romance, Celtic, and Slavic languages are all branches of the Indo-European language family. Germanic languages are spoken in Northern Europe, Romance languages in Southern Europe, Celtic languages in Western Europe, and Slavic languages in Eastern Europe.
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.
Romance is both independently a language and literature. Romance language is a branch of Indo-European language with Latin descent as a vulgar/popular language in Roman Empire as opposed to classical Latin, a generic of French,Italian,Portugese,,Romanian and Spanish Language. Romance in literature is adventure and love tales in prose or verse that was popular in France in 1200 Century and spread in Europe.
French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish are the major examples. Catalan and Sardinian are examples of Romance languages whose speakers total fewer numbers. They're ka Romance languages, because they all descend from Latin.
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and the official language of Andorra. It is a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, as well as in the city of Alghero on the Italian Island of Sardinia. It is also spoken in the autonomous communities of Aragon and Murcia in Spain, and in the historic Roussillon region of southern France.
The two chief Indo-European language groups represented in Western Europe are Romance-French and Italian and Germanic-German and English.Germanic and Romance.
The Romance languages are mainly spoken in Southern Europe, including countries like Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and Romania. These languages evolved from Latin and share common linguistic roots.
The northern portion of Western Europe is predominately Protestant and contains languages that belong to the Germanic family. The southern portion of Western Europe is predominately Catholic and contains languages that belong to the Romance family.