Why are French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Romanian sometimes referred to as "Romance Languages"?

they are languages that originated from ancient Latin
they are languages that originated in ancient Greek
they are languages that are believed to come from the gods
these languages are the most beautiful when spoken

The correct answer is: they are languages that originated from ancient Latin. These languages evolved from Vulgar Latin, the spoken language of the Roman Empire, and are therefore known as Romance languages.