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...Latin. These notes (glosses) are known as the Glosas Emilianenses and are written in three different languages: 1) a simplified version of Latin; 2) a medieval form of a Hispanic Romance language; 3) Basque. The picture shows the longest annotation kept, known as Glosa 89. [Glosa emilianense manuscript kept at the Real Academia de la Historia] Glosa emilianense, Codice...

...Latin loanwords to the influences of invasions from Germanic tribes, Vikings and the Normans. More recent globalisation, including colonial activity, has brought even more words into the language. Each of the ten words below has originated from another language, sometimes by a complex route. Tomato, guitar, pyjamas, juggernaut, slogan, taboo, shaman, mumbo-jumbo, raccoon,...

...Latin gets everywhere Transcript Germanic Visigoth and Arabic influences Transcript Spanish and other Romance languages Transcript Spanish and the languages of the empire Transcript Spanish and English Transcript The history of Spanish in full Transcript Acknowledgements and resources Acknowledgements Beatriz Bond, Anna Comas-Quinn, Mercedes Cuenca Franco, Rocío Díaz...

...Latin ballare, and the word danza comes from French danser. Although danza is commonly used to refer to ritualised or choreographed movement, both terms are mostly used indistinctively. In fact, a third word is sometimes used to refer to dance in the region of Aragon: dance (/danθe/). The dance refers to a specific version of a processional dance of a more theatrical and...