Did Greek become the basis of Romance languages like Spanish and french

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Gerald Robinson

21 April, 14:37

Did Greek become the basis of Romance languages like Spanish and french

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Saniya Shepherd · Answer 1

Saniya Shepherd 21 April, 15:39

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No, they are based on Latin.

Alexander Krueger · Answer 2

Question: Did Greek become the basis of Romance languages like Spanish and French?

Answer: No, Greek was not the basis of Romance Languages but Latin was influenced by Greek in vocabulary and grammar. Most similarities between Greek words and Latin words are because of their common ancestor, the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European language, this is where the Indo-European family of languages originated.

Explanation: Latin was influenced by Greek in vocabulary and grammar. Most similarities between Greek words and Latin words are because of their common ancestor, the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European language, this is where the Indo-European family of languages originated. The Romance Languages started from Vulgar Latin ("Vulgar Latin" means "Common Latin"). All Romance languages are descendants of Vulgar Latin dialects and evolved between the third and eighth centuries.