I know the french have a Latin culture, but what about ethnically? Didn't a lot of romans decide to settle there? I heard they are a Latin/celtic hybrid.
2007-05-11 13:45:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Latin only indicates that one is from an ancestral background that speaks one of the Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese & Romanian). It is strictly a linguistic designation.There really is no such thing as a Latin culture or Latin "blood" but, through popular usuage, it has come to be associated with Hispanic culture. (The Italians, in fact, would be the only true Latin people.)
Latin shouldn't be confused with the term "Latino" which, in the context of ethnicity, merely refers to someone from Latin America. (Said person does not even have to be Hispanic.)
It was the French, by the way, who originated the term Latin America, when they controlled Louisiana. Yes, many of the French are Celtic as are the Spaniards, who are largely Celtic & Nordic. Again, Latin only refers to the fact that a Romance language, which has Latin as it's root, is spoken.
2007-05-11 14:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by randyboy 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't think French are defined as Latins. Remember, the Spanish and Italians are also under Latin.
2007-05-11 13:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by Ethan Vallejo-Mendez 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
that's like asking are Americans Greek?
France is a country not an ethnicity. All kinds of folk are French.
2007-05-11 13:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
2007-05-11 13:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by October 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋