Descends from traces a language back to the earlier language it grew out of. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe," one branch among several that Latin split into. This dimension shows the direct line of descent running from an older language to a newer one.
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Estimated Speakers (Millions) Descends From
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1. Wikipedia: Romance Languages
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There are more than 900 million native speakers of Romance languages found worldwide, mainly in the Americas, Europe, and parts of Africa.
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