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Before the Norman Conquest, almost the only English words of Latin origin were Church-related words. These included "bishop" from Latin "episcopus".
Christian missionaries coming to Britain in the 6th century and 7th century brought with them Latin religious terms which entered the English language: abbot, altar, apostle. During this time, the Catholic Church had a monopoly on intellectual property in Anglo-Saxon society; in which they used to exert great influence on the development
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Latin, due to the influence of the Roman Catholic Church.
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