The term is "archaic."
I have a vast vocabulary of millions of words in English that I can potentially use, but I typically use a subset of commonly understood words and phrases to communicate effectively with users.
Awesome - created in 1598, very commonly used today.
Lots of them. At least a quarter of English words derive from Greek. Anything from regicide to philosophy.
Challenge, candle, castle, pocket, fork, warranty, war,cauldron, causeway,Êgarden, and cattle are just a fewÊNorman words are still in use today in the English language.
In a word, no, although many modern English words are derived from ancient Greek words, and both Greek and English are ultimately derived from the same ancient language, known today as Proto-Indo-European.
Ain't is considered bad English because lets say that you say "ain't you coming over today there are many more words you can use instead
some dutch words that we still use today are cookie waffle and coal.
The ABC's
hypnotic, calligraphy, sun, anchor, geography, archeology, palaentology, zoology, histology, biology, graph, monograph, pictograph, heliograph, graphology
The language of the Roman Empire is called Latin. There are many words of Latin that are still in use. Stadium, bonus, magnum are examples. Also bear in mind, many words of English are derived from Latin even if they are not actually Latin.
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William Shakespeare - he coined many words and phrases - with bated breath (merchant of Venice) - - a foregone conclusion (Othello) -. His use of language also shaped today's language.