Did Spanish or Italian come first?
What do you mean by Spanish or Italian? Latin changed slowly in both countries and differently in different localities. When did it stop being Latin and start to be French or Italian? There is no "correct" answer to this question. Even if there were some clear criterion we don't know enough about what either language was like at some particular date to apply it. Actually to refer to an earlier answer the earliest literature in Italian is from the 13th century, the Sicilian poets.
This Spanish course insists that it's "Latin American Spanish" but first lesson says Spanish=Castellano?
I got the Pimsleur Spanish course; it's an audio course. Pimsleur insists that all its Spanish courses are Latin American. Yet the very first lesson, lol, the conversation between a man and a woman uses "Castellano" as the correct Spanish word for the language Spanish instead of "espanol". I think that would make this Spanish European, but I don't know since I'm just learning. Is it? How stupid is Pimsleur then for acting like this (and all) of their Spanish is Latin American and then start the very first lesson by calling Spanish "Castellano". Doesn't give me faith that I'm learning the kind of Spanish I want.
Which came first: Spanish or English?
That depends on what you mean by both “Spanish” and “English.”Old Spanish dates back to the 13th century, but it descended from the blending of Latin with the Iberian languages that were spoken there before Rome stopped by. So for about 300 years, the language that ended up as Old Spanish was developing.Modern Spanish goes back to about the 15th century. The interesting thing, though, is that a reader of Spanish today can read Old Spanish and figure it out.English, though…Old English goes back as far as the 5th century and lasts until the 11th century, after the Norman invasion. After that and until about the 15th century, we have Middle English, and after that, we have Early Modern English. BUT, unlike Old Spanish, few English speakers today can read Old English, and Middle English can be a struggle. (Most of the difficulty we have with Early Modern English is with the unfamiliar vocabulary, not the rules. Shakespeare’s work would be so much more pleasant to read if it were “translated” into Modern English.)So if you’re talking about the oldest versions of the languages, English takes the prize, but if you’re talking about modern-day communicating, Spanish wins.Here’s a nice example of four similar phrases written in the four “phases” of English’s evolution: Old, Middle, and Modern English
Which language came first, Spanish or Italian?
Both are Romance languages (i.e. Latinate), but, given the Geography, my money is on Italian.
What came first- Latin or Ancient Greek?
Ancient Greek is generally defined as the Greek from the time of Homer (roughly 750 B.C.) to the decline of the Roman empire (roughly 480 A.D.). Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Latin speakers, and the last Latin as a spoken language (Vulgar Latin, but still Latin; Koine was the Greek equivalent) was some time well after 1000 A.D. So Ancient Greek and Latin co-existed throughout the span of Ancient Greek, and the best answer is that it's a tie. You're getting a lot of 'Greek first' responses, probably because people are confusing written records with existence of a language. Written records of ancestors of Ancient Greek exist which date back to the 15th century B.C. A speaker of Ancient Greek from Athens of, say, 100 A.D. wouldn't be able to read or understand anything in 1400 B.C. Greek, but it was an ancestor of what he spoke. On the Latin side, written records only go back to about 800 B.C. - Greek written records are much older. But that does not mean that some people suddenly started speaking Latin in 800 B.C. and that there was nothing before. The Latin people in 801 B.C. spoke the same language that they spoke in 800 B.C. - there's just no written record. As for Latin deriving from Greek - no way. Latin did borrow words from Greek, just like English borrows from Latin, French, German, etc. That accounts for many similarities. (It was not a one-way street - Greek also borrowed from Latin, although to a lesser degree.) However, another reason for similarities is that both Greek and Latin had a common ancestor - Proto Indo European (PIE). PIE roots came into both languages - and many others, too - including Germanic, from which English came. That process takes volumes to describe.
Which came first French, English, or Spanish?
My roommates and I all differ in our foreign language studies. We know these languages are derived from Latin and are very similar. All favoring the language we study we woul like to know which language came first and which one is most nobel? Obviously spanish is most popular in studies in our area, so please no biast views. Just inform us!
Which language came first, Spanish or Italian? And how did they influence each other?
Spanish came first. The Spanish language is really Vulgate Latin, spoken by the lower classes in Rome as far back as the days of Cicero and Julius Caesar. Neither of these two men, or any educated Roman, would be likely to understand this dialect, or care to. Written Spanish has not significantly changed since the days of Cervantes (d. 1616). Italian is Latin adapted to the numerous regional languages of Italy. The codification of Italian into a written national language did not come to pass until Dante (1265–1321). As late as 1900 there were Neapolitans and Sicilians who could not understand the Italian spoken in schools or courts of law, and even today both these peoples like to boast that the vocabulary and grammar of their dialects leaves them perplexed when speaking to the “Romans”. As to the influence of Spanish on Italian a Quora friend writes: “Spanish influenced certain areas and dialects of Italy during there occupation of Naples, Sicily, Sardinia and Milan before of the 16th century. Still at this date you can here Spanish language influence in some dialects.” The head of the Camorra in Naples, for example, is still called El Guapo.
Should I learn French, Spanish, Italian or Latin?
Okay, Latin is a really more of an undead language. While Latin has no native speakers and is therefore technically dead, it has vibrant living applications to science, literature, theology, philosophy, legal principal, history and the English language (along with the romance languages). For instance knowing Latin can help you know what plants to put where in your garden, if the scientific name says "alpina" that means its from a mountainous region or if it says "heremus" that means from a desert/wasteland, plant accordingly.Or for instance there is a logic fallacy called "post hoc" which is short for "post hoc ergo propter hoc" which translates to "after this, therefore, because of this." and is a fallacy that bases causation on chronology. And Post hoc is just one of many Latin phrases that get used quite frequently in English.A part of me is partial to push anyone with an interest towards Latin, which should gradually make access to learning Latin easier and numerous of these fallacies about its irrelevance go away.However, you may have other needs for applicable language. Of your remaining languages Spanish is the most widely spoken, but if your background has you in contact with French speakers or Italian speakers more than Spanish speakers, go with one of those. Its really up to you.