Do latinos by definition have to come from a spanish speaking country?

Question

I always thought latinos and latinas must come from spanish speaking countries, but what if they come from brazil? what is it rly, i dont think it means from a latin language country because french and italian people cant be latino.

Answer 1

"Latino" is the term that defines "Romance" languages. That is, languages derived from original Latin, such as Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. So the answer to your question is No.

Answer 2

Ok, lets put things clear here. The world "latino" was borrowed from Spanish, but from the US simply don't use the word they borrowed in its original meaning. The original meaning of the word latino was to refer to anyone that speaks a latin-derived language: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, etc. But in the US it's used to refer to someone that comes from or have ascendants that come from Latin America. That includes Brazil, cause Brazil is part of Latin America.

By the way...

I see people insist on mentioning race on this kind of questions. Beeing latino has nothing to do with belonging to a race and Latin America is multiracial.

Answer 3

Latino (and the form Latina for females), as used in American English, generally refers to a United States national of Latin American descent, especially Hispanic American heritage.[1] It is borrowed from Spanish latino, shortened from latinoamericano. [2]

Latino in some of the Romance languages, such as Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, literally means a person from the Lazio (ancient name: Latium) region in Italy, as well as a member of any of the modern European Romance-speaking nations or peoples (Latin peoples).

Due to the fact that "Latino" is generally recognized, incorrectly by the average American as a synonym of "Hispanic", some Brazilians (Portuguese speakers), when included under the Latino definition may or may not feel comfortable, but the latter seems to be the most common occurrence. Other non-Spanish speaking people originating from other Latin American countries may feel similarly due to the perceived negation of their language and diverse ethnic heritage by the generalization of the term.

Much like the terms Black, African American, etc., the term Latino (as well as Hispanic) can carry many connotations and implications, many of them emotional and/or politically significant, and is thus impossible to objectively define, perhaps. Generally speaking, however, in the U.S., both terms (Latino and Hispanic) are usually used and understood to describe (roughly) (A) people from predominantly Spanish-speaking countries in the Western Hemisphere: e.g. Mexico, Central and South America, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic; and (B) their descendants.

Answer 4

technically anyone from a latin derived language based country is latino, including france, italy and brazil, its not just spanish. it's just more common for hispanic people to be called that because the word "hispanic" could be offensive to some people because they were liberated from spain a long time ago and some people dont like to be associated with them anymore. and youre right, brazilian people arent hispanic, theyre...hisportic? lol

Answer 5

New definition- People from Spanish speaking countries
Real definition- Any person whose language developed from ancient Roman Latin, an indo-European Language group which is PRIMARILY Italian, French, and European Spanish.

Answer 6

Hispania change into the call given by potential of the romans to the Iberian Peninsula and "hispanic" were the human beings from hispania. So, the unique idea of hispanic isn't someone who talk spanish (spanish did not exist 2 thousand years in the past and, for sure, no one spoke spanish yet iberian and celtic/preceltic languages) yet someone of iberian beginning. the following in Spain we use hispano in this way more effective. yet, now, this theory has different meanings and it may denote something (or someone) relative to Spain finally: language, ancestors, etc. So, hispanic might want to be someone who talk spanish or someone who've some ancestors from spain. In us of a the concept has a racial meaning (i do not understand why). the following in Spain we use hispano interior the unique way, yet we use little or no this be conscious in recent times and specifically in a historic context. We use "sudamericano" interior of an identical way you take advantage of "hispanic" in us of a. definite, if you're from mexico you're a "sudamericano" too because we supply to this be conscious a racial meaning and not in any respect a strict geographical meaning.

Answer 7

its simple, let me explain and hopefully help you.! The term Hispanic and Latino are used interchangeably, although Latino is more widely used in the west, while the term Hispanic is used in the east and by the federal government and so.. well HISPANIC derives from the mostly white Iberian Peninsula that includes Spain and Portugal (Spain and Portugal are located in Europe). as for LATINO derives from the brown indigenous people of the Americas (Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Central America, and South America). Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and most nations in Central and South Americas speak Spanish because they were once colonies of Spain. so hispanic is spanish roots and latino form uhm.. well the rest of the latin world! jaja hopes it help.. i dont know where i would fall under, my parents are mexican, but my great granparents were from spain... whom... im must be a hispatino lol

Answer 8

no, they have to come from a country where the official language is from latin origin

Answer 9

Brazil is NOT latino. It is portuguese. SPANISH FROM SPAIN ARE EUROPEAN AKA WHITE! Latino refers to anyone that came from a country that was COLONIZED by Spain and has a mixture of taino, blacks and white!