Le Polyglot Path

F. The Romance (or Latin) languages


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Love—Amor—Amour—Amore—Dragoste? 💘 Did you know the Romance languages aren’t named for their romantic allure but for their Roman roots? 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸🇵🇹🇷🇴

From Latin Amor to Ti amoJe t’aime, and Te quiero, these languages evolved from Vulgar Latin, spoken across the Roman Empire. Even English borrowed from Latin—think eloquent, loquacious, colloquial! 🏛️

Let’s explore the beauty, history, and connections between French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian—because all roads really do lead to Rome!

📖🔤 #RomanceLanguages #LatinRoots #Linguistics #JeTaime #TiAmo #LanguageLearning #History #Polyglot

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Le Polyglot PathBy Eric Lampaert