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Latino (female is "Latina", gender-neutral is "Latinx") is a broad geographic term referring to those who come from [[Latin American]] countries, regardless of whether he or she speaks Spanish.  In contrast, the term "Hispanic" is more of a linguistic term that refers to Spanish-speakers in Latin America and sometimes Spain.

Latino (female is "Latina", gender-neutral is "Latinx") is a broad geographic term referring to those who come from [[Latin American]] countries, regardless of whether he or she speaks Spanish.  The term is not used universally across the United States and tends to be used regionally in the Eastern U.S.  In the border states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, people of Spanish and mixed Native American descendent are most often refer to themselves as [[Hispanic]].

 

In contrast, the term "Hispanic" is more of a linguistic term that refers to Spanish-speakers in Latin America and sometimes Spain.

The term "Latin" is derived from Southern [[Europe]]ans' ancient language, [[Latin]], the language spoken by the [[Roman]]s; descendant languages are [[Spanish]], [[French]], [[Italian]], [[Portuguese]] (also spoken in [[Brazil]] in [[South America]]), and to a distance, [[Romanian]] in [[Romania]] and the [[Balkans]].

The term "Latin" is derived from Southern [[Europe]]ans' ancient language, [[Latin]], the language spoken by the [[Roman]]s; descendant languages are [[Spanish]], [[French]], [[Italian]], [[Portuguese]] (also spoken in [[Brazil]] in [[South America]]), and to a distance, [[Romanian]] in [[Romania]] and the [[Balkans]].