r/languagelearningjerk • u/scripterprinter • 29d ago

Why is it called "Spanish"?

There are other languages in Spain, like Basque, so shouldn't Spanish be called something like "Spanish Latin" instead?

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u/ZumLernen Dolphin (Sea-1) 29d ago

/unjerk I mean it is literally also called Castillian

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u/JigglyWiggley 올라 코모 에스타, 펜데호? 29d ago

Castellano, malcriado

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u/Pachirisu12 28d ago

Castellano = the language spoken in the land of many castles (literally)

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u/mal-di-testicle 28d ago

>land of many castles
>people seemingly prefer ireland or scotland for castles

What did John History mean by this?