2007-06-21 06:18:30 · 17 answers · asked by Sexy Red 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Bungalow (India), Cafe, (France) Thug (india) Vandal (germany) Grafitti (Italy).
2007-06-21 12:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We get quite a number of words in the English language from Latin, but no country uses Latin as a primary language anymore.Some words that come to mind are: kindergarten and blitzkrieg, in German; loco and macho in Spanish; carte blanche and coup de grace in French. Other words are listed on the website below, but it's certainly not a complete listing. What I gave is just a few examples; there are many many more. But since Latin is used in all the sciences, and law, there are probably more Latin words in English than any other foreign word.
2007-06-21 06:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by nolajazzyguide 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands of them. English is a polyglot language - an amalgam of a dozen other tongues. One of the widest fields for imported words is anything to do with food - from crepes to schnitzles to chow mein and tortillas. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of imported words for different types of food.
English originally derived from the old Anglo Saxon, which was itself a combination of two languages. Over the centuries, words from the surrounding countries of Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the Herbrides made their way into the language. When the royal house in britain was occupied by the French, (and several English kings spoke NO English) words from that language filtered into the language. And from England's Germanic cousins came other words.
It's really a fascinating language when you begin to analyze just where the various words came from.
2007-06-21 06:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Karaoke=Japan
Perfume=France
2016-02-02 08:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Megan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not only that there are words from other languages: pyjamas, veranda, tiffin, Cadillac etc. but that there are words from other times. For example, all the French words brought over by the Normans: table, fable, poll, centre, desolate etc. There are words we still use--and still have the same meaning--from languages long dead: sky, skull (Old Norse); hors (horse), brid (bird) from Old English. There are "borrowed" words as well: manga, parley, machismo etc.
2007-06-21 23:02:10 · answer #5 · answered by darestobelieve 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Almost all words since America was founded by other countries.There are very few original english words.
2007-06-21 06:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the English language probably. If you trace the roots of words, they probably go back to Greek, German etc
2007-06-21 06:24:59 · answer #7 · answered by mistral23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of them.
The English language originated in England, with input from France, Germany, and anybody else who would talk to us.
2007-06-21 06:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by Old guy 124 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All French words ending in -tion and all Spanish words ending in -cion come into English via Latin.
2007-06-21 06:22:56 · answer #9 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The English language is comprised of four languages: Greek, Latin, German, and French.
2007-06-21 07:37:26 · answer #10 · answered by poliponeri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋