commÅ«nis m, f (neuter commÅ«ne); third declension. 1  common, ordinary, commonplace, universal. 2  of or for the community, public. 3  democratic; representing the common sentiment. ( of manners) familiar, accessible, courteous.
History of the Spanish Language & Vulgar Latin. The Spanish language originated in the Southwest region of Europe known as the Iberian Peninsula. Sometime before the end of the 6th century BC, the region's first inhabitants, the Iberians, began to mingle with the Celts, a nomadic people from central Europe.istory of the Spanish Language & Vulgar Latin. The Spanish language originated in the Southwest region of Europe known as the Iberian Peninsula. Sometime before the end of the 6th century BC, the region's first inhabitants, the Iberians, began to mingle with the Celts, a nomadic people from central Europe.
Spanish is the official or national language in Spain, Equatorial Guinea, and 19 countries in the Americas. Speakers in the Western Hemisphere total some 418 million. In the European Union, Spanish is the mother tongue of 8% of the population, with an additional 7% speaking it as a second language.Spanish is the most popular second language learned in the United States.here are an estimated 470 million Spanish speakers with native competence and 560 million Spanish speakers as a first or second language, including speakers with limited competence and 20 million students of Spanish as a foreign language.