The Catalan language is part of an immense variety of dialects currently heard around the world. The origin of this language begins between the VIII and IX centuries. Unlike other Romanesque dialects such as French, Italian or Spanish, the first writings made with this language were made in prose, since at that time the poetry was written in Occitan (European Romance language).
The Catalan language was the dialect of a whole nation within the Mediterranean, alluding to the Catalan-Aragonese crown, through which Catalan could arrive, during the medieval period, in Valencia, Sardinia, Mallorca, Naples, Sicily or Greece.
However, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Catalan linguistics was in full swing throughout Europe. Among the authors who stood out in this dialect is the writer Ramón Llull, who is considered the father of poetry in the Catalan language. Thanks to the work of this writer, Catalan began to be used for the expression of ideas concerning various branches of knowledge, whether in the scientific or philosophical areas.
As for its origin, the Catalan language is derived from Latin. However, it does not refer to educated Latin, which was the one that was written. Rather, it was referring to a vulgar Latin, that is, the one that was spoken and is the one that is based on the Romance languages.
The Catalan language is found in four European states: Spain, Andorra (where it is taken as the official dialect), France and Italy. It can be said then that the Catalan language is of great relevance throughout Western Europe
