How did the creators of the spanish language decide on what nouns were to be masculine or feminine?
Spanish language creation process decisions on noun sex.
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Part of the answer is that the masculinity/feminity of many nouns were already decided in Latin. Most Spanish words share the same gender as their Latin counterparts.
Not 100% sure, but my Spanish teacher told me the way anyone tells if something is M or F is to look at the meaning of the word. That is the best she gave me. So Im guessing if el is in front of a noun it is masculine, and la for feminine.
Not sure this helps. But its better than nothing
Muy interesante pero igual aqui también tenemos o más bien tengo una duda algunos dicen "el color" y otros dicen "la color", aunque color es Másculino, investigaré más en la RAE(Real Académia de la Lengua Española)
I've been wondering why "el arbol" {tree} and "la madera" {wood} seem to be a contradiction.
How did the creators of the spanish languag...
I think the word 'creators' actually answers the question, indirectly. No one really creates languages. They change and evolve with time, influenced by events in history; exposure or isolation. No one person or even group of persons can make official and binding decisions about how a language is used.
Languages do have rules or laws, which can be published and taught, but these are simply inherent.
Here's an interesting comment by Samdie (link) that he made regarding the word Idioma.