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Why are French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, ad Romanian sometimes referred to as "Romance Languages"?
A. They are languages that speak of heroism and love
B. They are languages that originated in ancient Greek
C. They are languages that originated in ancient Latin
D. They are languages that sound musical when spoken
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C. They are languages that originated in ancient Latin.
"Romance" comes from Latin romanice ("in the Roman manner") — these languages developed from Vulgar Latin spoken across the Roman Empire, not from the modern sense of "romance" (love).
"Romance" comes from Latin romanice ("in the Roman manner") — these languages developed from Vulgar Latin spoken across the Roman Empire, not from the modern sense of "romance" (love).
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