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English is a Germanic language with significant influence from Latin due to historical interactions with the Roman Empire and later through the Norman Conquest.

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Is English a germanic or latin based language?

English is a Germanic language (West Germanic, closely related to German and Dutch) that draws heavily on Romance languages for it's upper stratum vocabulary. It's primary vocabulary is 95% Germanic.


What language is the English language primarily traced from?

English has both Germanic and Latin roots. It has both Anglo-Saxon components (which provide the Germanic words) and French components (which provide the Latin words).


Is English considered a Romance language?

No, it is classified by linguists as a Germanic language.


Where did the English language originate from, and is there a connection between English and Latin?

The English language originated from the Germanic tribes in England. There is a connection between English and Latin as Latin has influenced English vocabulary through the Norman Conquest and the adoption of Latin words into the English language.


How did the English language come from latin?

It never did. English is a language that came from the germanic tribes,the angels,saxon and jutes


What does englih share with latin?

English is a Germanic language which was near the same area as Latin. We also derive a lot of English words from Latin roots.


Is English a Germanic or Romance language?

English is a Germanic language.


How much influence does Latin have on English?

English is part of the Germanic language family, more precisely, of the West Germanic family, along with German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Frisian, and Yiddish. Latin is part of the Italic family. The Italic and the Germanic are branches of a larger family of languages commonly known as Indo-European or Indo-Germanic.


How did the Gaelic language help to form the English language?

The English language is a Germanic base with vocabulary from Latin>French and has little influence from Gaelic in the vocabulary.


Is English considered a Romance language?

No, English is not considered a Romance language. It belongs to the Germanic language family, which is different from the Romance languages that evolved from Latin.


Is english a latin based language?

No, not at all. English is a Germanic language. It evolved from West Germanic and is still closely related to other Germanic languages such as German, Dutch, and Norwegian. The reason why we have so many words of Latin origin is that we have taken in a lot of foreign borrowings from the French, but the core of the English language is still very much Germanic.


Where does the English language derive from, particularly in relation to Latin?

The English language derives from a mix of Germanic languages and Latin. Latin has influenced English vocabulary through the Norman Conquest in 1066 and later through scientific and academic terms.