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  1. The French language evolved from Vulgar Latin (a Latinised popular Italic dialect called sermo vulgaris), but it was influenced by Gaulish.

  2. French ( français, French: [ fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [ lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.

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  4. French is an official language of more than 25 countries. Its earliest written materials date from the 9th century. Numerous regional dialect s were eventually pushed aside by Francien, the dialect of Paris, adopted as the standard language in the mid-16th century.

  5. Jul 11, 2022 · July 11, 2022. The history of French language: from the Gauls to globalization. by Amanda Dalola. Today French is spoken on five of seven continents, is an official language in 29 independent nations and has unofficial or secondary status in 30+ others. But how did French get to these places? Has it always been there?

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