History of Spanish language

Medieval Spanish and modern Spanish: the evolution of a language

Today, iScribo invites you to tour the changes the Spanish language has undergone since its beginnings in medieval times until…

1 month ago

The Spanish family tree

Today, iScribo invites you to discover the genealogical origin of Spanish and establish connections between the languages closest to it.

3 months ago

Origins of seseo

Today iScribo investigates the origins of seseo (absence of the pronunciation of the zeta), a characteristic shared by the variants…

5 months ago

The Spanish of Argentina and Uruguay

The Spanish of Argentina and Uruguay is that of two sister nations, sometimes even twins. Today iScribo invites you to…

6 months ago

Castilian or spanish? one language, two names

Spanish or Castilian is spoken by around five hundred million people worldwide. Today iScribo shares the origin of both terms.

8 months ago

Metathesis: Murciégalo, cocreta y cocodrilo. Are they actually mistaken words?

Today, iScribo talks about metatheses, those errors in which the sound changes place within a word.

9 months ago

The Spanish calendar: days, months, and seasons of the year. Where do their names come from?

Learn the origin of the Spanish calendar, including the names of the days, months, and seasons of the year, with…

10 months ago

Words from Quechua and Mayan in Spanish

With iScribo, learn about the influence of Quechua and Mayan in Spanish.

10 months ago

Why does the letter “h” exist in Spanish?

The “h” is the only grapheme in Spanish that is not pronounced by itself, which is why it is called…

10 months ago

The origin of the letter ñ, are there other languages that use it?

The ñ is the distinctive letter of Spanish. Today, iScribo invites you to learn about the origin of the letter…

11 months ago