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What languages do English words come from?

English words come from a variety of languages, with the majority being derived from Latin, French, and Germanic languages such as Old English and Norse. Other significant contributors include Greek, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch. Overall, English is considered a "borrowing" language, constantly incorporating words from different sources over time.


From where do many of your English words come?

Many English words come from a variety of languages including Latin, French, and Germanic languages like Old English. Over time, English has borrowed and adapted words from these languages, leading to the rich and diverse vocabulary we have today.


What are the words derived from European languages?

Pretty much all of the words in the English language were derived from European languages.


What languages have borrowed words from English?

The better question is Which languages have not borrowed from English? In a global economy, all but the most isolated languages have English words, either in loan translation or directly borrowed.


How did the number of words in English increase?

By the inclusion of words from other languages


Which two words came to English from two different languages?

Sushi (from Japanese) and pizza (from Italian) are two examples of words that have been borrowed from different languages into English.


Does the English language contain words from other languages?

Words and phrases from other languages have crept into the vocabulary of English speakers. For example:French: rendezvous, raison d'etreLatin: carpe diem, status quoare used frequently by English speakers. The English language contains many, many words which are clearly derived from other languages.


How much of the English language is taken from other languages?

Nearly 80 percent or more of the English language has its origins from other languages and the development over time from Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Greek, Latin, Germanic languages, French, Roman and others had their influence on English. Many of the medical and scientific words come from Greek and Latin. The other modern words which don't have true origins from other languages came from slang words, new inventions and discovery, and were made up as new words were needed.


How many loanwords do English loan?

English has borrowed words from various languages over the centuries, resulting in thousands of loanwords. It is estimated that around 80% of English words have origins in other languages, such as Latin, French, and German.


What languages have become part of English?

English has borrowed words from many languages, but some major contributors include Latin (scientific and technical terms), French (culinary and fashion terms), and German (words like kindergarten and hamburger). Other languages like Spanish, Italian, and Arabic have also brought words into the English language.


Why is english considerd not a pure language?

some words are from other languages.


Why did English words come from the Latin?

Many English words came from Latin like many other languages use older languages for their own. Much of English that comes from Latin comes from French, which even older than English, and heavily based on Latin.