How to Say "romance language" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “romance language” is “romance” — C1 level.

English → SpanishC1

romance

nounC1formal

linguistics

A simplified illustration showing a central, ancient stone column base with three distinct, colorful flowing lines emanating from it, representing the derivation of Romance languages from a common ancestor.

Examples

El francés y el italiano son lenguas de romance.

French and Italian are Romance languages.

El latín vulgar es el origen común de las lenguas de romance.

Vulgar Latin is the common origin of the Romance languages.

Referring to the group

When talking about the language group, Spanish often uses the phrase 'lenguas de romance' (Romance languages).

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Related Translations

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