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Did you know? Romance languages — Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan — all come from Vulgar Latin (the spoken Latin of soldiers and traders). None of them comes directly from classical Latin (the "book language" of Cicero). Today there are 800+ million Romance-language speakers worldwide.

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Romance languages — Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan — all come from Vulgar Latin (the spoken Latin of soldiers and traders). None of them comes directly from classical Latin (the "book language" of Cicero). Today there are 800+ million Romance-language speakers worldwide.

Romaanse talen — Italiaans, Spaans, Frans, Portugees, Roemeens, Catalaans — komen allemaal van Volgar Latijn (gesproken Latijn van soldaten en handelaars). Geen van hen komt direct van klassiek Latijn (de "boekentaal" van Cicero). Er zijn vandaag 800+ miljoen Romaanse-taalsprekers wereldwijd.

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