Most of them are ordinary English words. Some are French or Latin, or derivatives of them. However, Shakespeare was quite happy to make up a totally new word when it suited him. In fact he did this a lot.
Some of the words which were first noted in Shakespeare's work are eyeball, assassination and puke. The attached link has a long list of words that he has invented on it.
Yes
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Shakespeare invented nearly 1,700 common English words.
Shakespeare wrote As You Like It, from which those words are quoted, around 1600.
Shakespeare's plays contain around 31,000 different words.
Shakespeare is credited with creating over 1,700 words in the English language.
Some of the words which were first noted in Shakespeare's work are eyeball, assassination and puke. The attached link has a long list of words that he has invented on it.
shakespeare used 31534 words and we use over 60, 000
Shakespeare is estimated to have created around 1,700 words in the English language.
At the minimum of 28,250 words.
He was a writer. Words were all he had.
to be or not to be
Yes
Shakespeare invented nearly 1,700 common English words.
Shakespeare created over 3,000 words that are used in our everyday speech.
Shakespeare is estimated to have used or created around 1,700 words in the English language.