What are these new words and from which country(language)?were they taken?
2007-09-04 05:46:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Latte means milk in italian which the word came from Italy.
2007-09-04 06:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by Italian Man Man Man 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"We don't just borrow words. On occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary". (James D. Nicoll)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_English_words_of_international_origin
Recent borrowings:
Hentai
Sudoku
El Niño
2007-09-04 06:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"¡Hasta la vista!" (Spanish)
"La vida loca" (Spanish)
"Siesta" (Spanish)
"Persona" (Spanish)
"Pizza" (Italian)
"Pasta" (Italian)
"Gnocci" (Italian)
"A la carte" (French)
no lo contendere (latin)
2007-09-04 07:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋