A great number of words have come into English from the Spanish language. English has sometimes been called "the great thief of languages" because it adopts so many words from foreign languages.
For a list of some of the words taken from Spanish, please see the link below.
Two words borrowed from the Spanish language and used in English are "quesadilla" and "fiesta."
Two words borrowed from Spanish and used in English are "siesta" (afternoon nap) and "fiesta" (a celebration or party).
That depends, if you mean the English and spanish languages as we know today the spanish is older. But i think the old English language appears before the old castilian (spanish). yeah, and like, in English you say: ''apartament'' and in spanish is: ''apartamento'' music- musica terrible- same in spanish (terrible) pant- pantalón sternocleidomastoid- esternocleidomastoideo almost like a 37.6% of English word are DESCENT from spanish or latin (English language took a LOT of words from spanish language)
English has given words related to sports such as futbol (football), baloncesto (basketball), hockey... In last years (since 1960 and XXI century), Spanish has taken modern world words related to business, shopping, technology, television, music, fashion... (trendy, handicap, guay, cool, crash, outlet, tablet, internet...)
"Mosquito" - meaning a small insect, comes from the Spanish word "mosca" which means fly. "Vigilante" - meaning a self-appointed enforcer of the law, comes from the Spanish word "vigilante" which means someone who is vigilant or watchful.
Two words borrowed from the Spanish language and used in English are "quesadilla" and "fiesta."
Just like English language, Spanish language has unlimited amount of words
The word impresionante comes from the Spanish language. This Spanish words translates to the English word of "impressive". One can find the audio pronunciation from online definition sites.
Kayak
In Portuguese and Spanish the word English is ' Ingles'
In the Spanish language why isn't 'English' used instead of 'inglés'?
Burrito and Patio (:
Two words borrowed from Spanish and used in English are "siesta" (afternoon nap) and "fiesta" (a celebration or party).
Latin! The language of the ancient Romans. The same is true of French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan and Romanian. Also English to a great extent, although there are also Germanic and Scandinavian influences in English. (Just as there are Arabic influences in Spanish)
The English language words "parka" and "kayak" have no Spanish root.
That depends, if you mean the English and spanish languages as we know today the spanish is older. But i think the old English language appears before the old castilian (spanish). yeah, and like, in English you say: ''apartament'' and in spanish is: ''apartamento'' music- musica terrible- same in spanish (terrible) pant- pantalón sternocleidomastoid- esternocleidomastoideo almost like a 37.6% of English word are DESCENT from spanish or latin (English language took a LOT of words from spanish language)
The words communicacion escrita are Spanish language words. The English translation of the Spanish words communicacion escrita is written communication.