The origins of Spanish

"Los orígenes del español"
Spanish A2 writing exercise

Diego researches the history behind Spanish words for a school project.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "project (school assignment)", "to research", "century", "language" and "origin".

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Diego is a student in Mexico City. Last week, his teacher gave a project to the class. Diego wanted to find out the origin of Spanish words. First, he learned about Latin. Latin was the base of Spanish. Long ago, the Romans arrived in Spain. They brought their language and their laws. Later, the Arabs lived in Spain for eight centuries. They left many words, like "aceituna" and "azúcar". Diego also found words from indigenous languages. "Chocolate" and "tomate" come from Nahuatl, an Aztec language. In the end, Diego wrote an excellent project.

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