French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian are all Romance languages. How come French sounds so distinct?
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When Rome conquered most of Europe, people were already speaking their own languages. There were the Gauls living in France and the Iberians living in spain.
When Rome made Gallia and Hispania part of the empire they made Latin their official language. They also did other things like blend their religions and culture to model rome.
Eventually, the locals started speaking different dialects, especially after the empire collapsed. The majority of people at the time did not travel outside of their town/region.
Language evolves and they evolved differently because of the different cultures and languages living there. If you want proof of languages evolving, just look at the zoomer speak today.
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