Question

select the word that means have a root from or an origin in. languages like spanish and french arent called romance languages because theyre about love. rather, they derive from the latin that the ancient romans spoke. for hundreds of years, the roman empire spread its customs and traditions throughout europe. because the empire was so large, people in different places started speaking latin differently. over time, these differences grew and grew until people were no longer speaking latin. they were now speaking different languages.

Explanation:

The key - word here is "have a root from or an origin in". The passage gives an example of Spanish and French deriving from Latin, which means they have their origin in Latin. The word "derive" means to have a root or origin in something.

Answer:

derive