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What are the major language groups in Europe?

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Germanic - originate from German. This includes English and German (the most commonly spoken in Europe), Dutch and the languages of Scandinavia.

Romantic - originate from Latin. This includes French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Slavic - originate from Russian and this covers most languages to the east.

Greek and Hungarian have separate origins.
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