When Was Basque First Spoken?

Basque language, also called Euskara or Euskera, language isolate, the only remnant of the languages spoken in southwestern Europe before the region was Romanized in the 2nd through 1st century bce.

Is Basque the oldest language?

Euskera is the oldest living language in Europe. Most linguists, experts and researchers say so. The Basque language's origins date back to the Neolithic, but there is evidence that it could be even older. ...

Is Basque older than Latin?

The Basque language is a non-Indo-European language, the only one existing in Western Europe at the moment. It is a tongue older than Latin, which is why it's said that Basque is a millennial language — perhaps even one of the first languages that ever existed.