Renaissance of Linguistics

French is descended from Latin and first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths. Before then, Latin was the language used for literature throughout Europe. During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious writings, but French literature didn’t start to take off until the late 12th/early 13th century.   Even though French is known as a modern language, there are several centuries of history associated with it. Having descended from the Indo-European family of languages, French has influences from quite a number of different languages that act as proof of its resilience and show how far the language has come.