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Why are French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Romanian sometimes referred to as "Romance Languages"?

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They are languages that speak of heroism and love.

They are languages that speak of heroism and love.

They are languages that originated in ancient Greek.

They are languages that originated in ancient Greek.

They are languages that originated in ancient Latin.

They are languages that originated in ancient Latin.

They are languages that sound musical when spoken.

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They are languages that originated in ancient Latin. (They developed from Vulgar Latin, the everyday speech of the Roman Empire — hence "Romance" from Romanicus.)