The History of Portuguese. The Portuguese language originated from Latin in the Western Iberian Peninsula. Roman soldiers and colonists introduced Latin in 216 BCE. The language extended to other regions by Roman soldiers, settlers, and merchants.

Portuguese language, for example! In fact, the language developed from Latin brought by Romans back in the 3rd century BC. Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula inhabited the territory before the Romans' arrival. Iberians, Celts, Phoenicians and many others had their own language long before Latin became the main language spoken.

Standard Portuguese was developed in the 16th century, basically from the dialects spoken from Lisbon to Coimbra. Brazilian (Brasileiro) differs from the Portuguese spoken in Portugal in several respects, in syntax as well as phonology and vocabulary

14/07/2017 · The roots of the Portuguese language are based in the autonomous community of Galicia, in the north of Portugal and the northwest of Spain. Their language, Galician, was a mix of local dialects and common Latin, and around the 14th century, Portuguese emerged as a descendant language.

As it is originally the Romance language, the Portuguese language has much in common with other Romance languages. It is closely related to the modern Galician language, it derived from. Spanish is also highly close to Portuguese, distribution of which neighbors with Portuguese distribution both in Europe and South America.

11/09/2008 · Today we’re going to look at a few Portuguese expressions and their origins in the state of Minas Gerais. 1. Lavar à égua This expressions means “to do well,” “to have success,” or to “enjoy oneself.” It originated in Minas Gerais during the gold boom, when horses and donkeys were used to haul the gold… Continue Reading

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