1) Potato
2) Vanilla
3) Alligator
These words are used a lot in the English Language but they all originated from a specific language. What Language is that?
2006-10-08 04:53:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The language was not an ancient one. Infact they were collected from a language spoken today.
2006-10-08 05:04:38 · update #1
Spanish.
Potato - comes from patata
Vanilla - vainilla (little pod)
Alligator - el lagata
I'm surprised this one is so tough for people!
Other common words borrowed from spanish include:
patio
mosquito
rodeo
armadillo
cafeteria
cigar
hurricane
and many, many more.
2006-10-08 05:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by mthompson828 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quechua, an ancient Peruvian language.
2006-10-08 05:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by shamrock 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
German. Kinder, potential little ones. it truly is appropriate to the English 'family contributors' meaning 'of blood relation.' The -er is a German suffix which potential 'individual who's/does." Garten is the German kind of "backyard." It actually potential "youngster's backyard."
2016-10-02 02:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once read that potatoes were first cultivated by the Aztec Indians so maybe Aztec?
2006-10-08 04:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by laveranda1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Indian?
I know a lot of 'English' words are actually Indian, such as bungalow, dungarees and shampoo.
2006-10-08 04:55:48 · answer #5 · answered by pandachocolatefish 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think french ;)
2006-10-08 04:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by ~Alan~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋