Common People Language.
at around evening time on Monday, the 8th of February 2010 by Gypsy
I figured the term “Romance” languages were based on “Roman”, but the mis-association of the languages being “Romantic” always has driven me nuts..
What’s so romantic about the romance languages? Actually, not much. The term "romance" as we know it today derives from the Latin romancie and is an adverb describing anything written or spoken in the Roman vernacular or the vulgar Latin, which was the language of the common people, soldiers and slaves. During medieval times in Western Europe, tales about heroes, chivalry and love became popular. These tales were often written in the vernacular and came to be called "romances."
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February 9th, 2010 at 3:56 am
Then they further devolved into becoming “the language of love”. Well, *which* language of love? I’ve heard that expression about French (I can see that), Italian (yes, especially when sung by Dean Martin), Spanish — HUH? When did the language of most illegal immigrants become “romantic” and “love” oriented?