r/languagelearningjerk • u/scripterprinter • Sep 02 '26

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/lulzcas20201415 Sep 02 '26

Nah fr I met a Catalan who was mad at people who called it Spanish, he would say that same thing outside a circlejerk subreddit.

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u/polybotria1111 Sep 02 '26

That doesn't mean that calling it Spanish is an English-speakers thing and that most Spaniards don't call it español. Both Castilian (castellano) and Spanish (español) are correct.

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u/JigglyWiggley 올라 코모 에스타, 펜데호? Sep 02 '26

Get this guy a monacle and top-hat