The History of the French Language. If you've chosen French to be your new language, why not enjoy a little background knowledge on its origins? Here, we give a brief history of the French language. Origins. French is one of the five most widely-spoken Romance languages, each descended from Latin. read more
In the history of the French language, the most important of these groups are the Franks in northern France, the Alemanni in the modern German/French border area, the Burgundians in the Rhône valley, and the Visigoths in the Aquitaine region and Spain. read more
French language: History of French French is descended from Vulgar Latin, the vernacular Latin (as distinguished from literary Latin) of the Roman Empire (see Latin language ). When ancient Gaul (now modern France) was conquered by the Romans in the 2d and 1st cent. read more