The language known today as Spanish is derived from a dialect of spoken Latin, which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during the Second Punic War, beginning in 218 BC, and which evolved in central parts of the Iberian Peninsula after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century.

The Spanish Language can be traced back to the Indo-European language family. Around 2000 years before the birth of Christ, Celtiberians spoke an early Celtic language. The inhabitants of this region, an area later referred to by scholars as Hispania, started learning Latin from the Romans.

What are the World’s Oldest Languages?

• Latin. As a script, Latin first appeared in 75 BC.
• Armenian. Armenian belongs to the Indo European language family.
• Korean. The Korean language is considered as one of the oldest living languages in the world.
• Hebrew.
• Aramaic.
• Chinese.
• Greek.
• Egyptian.

Latin is one of the oldest classical languages that have survived through the winds of time. The earliest appearance of this language can be traced back to the days of the Roman Empire, which was formed around 75 BC.

The Chinese economy — in nominal U.S. dollar terms — is projected to overtake the U.S. around 2032 and become the world’s largest, said Baptist. It became the only major economy to grow last year, after posting GDP growth of 2.3%.

Last year, China closed its GDP gap with the U.S., expanding its economy by 2.3 percent to $14.7 trillion. This is only $6.2 trillion less than the American GDP, down from $7.1 trillion in 2019, CNBC reported.

1. United States

• GDP – Nominal: $20.81 trillion.
• GDP per Capita: $63,051.
• GDP – Purchasing Power Parity (PPP): $20.81 trillion.

United States

Japan formerly had the second largest assets and wealth, behind only the United States in both categories, but was eclipsed by China in both assets and wealth in 2015. Japan also had the world’s second largest economy by nominal GDP behind the United States, but was eclipsed by China in 2010.