French Language

Romance language of global diplomacy, evolved from Vulgar Latin in Gaul.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Official language of 29 countries and long the working language of international diplomacy.
• Usage overseen by the Académie française, founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1635.
• Supplied roughly a third of English vocabulary after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Specifications & Metrics

• FAMILY: Indo-European