Romanian Language (Româna) Classification and Family Romanian is a member of the Indo-European language family, within the Italic branch (specifically the Romance subgroup). More precisely, Romanian belongs to the Eastern Romance (also called Balkan Romance) subgroup of Romance languages. The broader context: the Romance languages (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, etc.) all descend from Vulgar […]
The eastern Romance language family
Eastern Romance Language Family The Eastern Romance language family constitutes one of the principal subdivisions of the Romance languages, which form a branch of the Italic group within the Indo-European language family. The Eastern Romance languages developed primarily in the Balkan Peninsula and the Carpathian region, emerging from the eastern varieties of Vulgar Latin once […]