ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Origins
English belongs to the Anglo-Frisian group within the western branch of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages. It is related most closely to the Frisian language, to a lesser extent to Netherlandic (Dutch-Flemish) and the Low German (Plattdeutsch) dialects, and more distantly to Modern High German. Its parent, Proto-Indo-European, was spoken around 5,000 years ago by nomads who are thought to have roamed the south-east European plains. (source En Carta 2000)
Latin and Greek origin: geology, geography, philology, ideology, psichology, criterion-criteria, phenomenon-a, crisis-es, thesis-es, formula-e, focus-i, datum-a, vice versa, chorus, character, cycle, aristocracy, comedy, dilemma, drama, epithet, epoch, history, metaphor, mistery, paradox, church, bishop, Saturday, canon, devil, minister, priest, angel, candle, organ, pope, street, butter, price, kitchen, dish, pepper, pound, harbor, crystal, verse, paper, turtle, chalk,index,conviction, equal, essence, medicine, mercury, commit, discuss, complete, imaginary, area, editor, intimate, ultimate,urban...
French : castle, prison, service, attorney, chancellor, country, court, crime, abbot, clergy, preach, king, queen, earl, lord, lady, prince, duke, viscount, baron, army, captain,sergent, soldier, beef, fry, roast, dignity, fool,fruit, horrible, letter, literature, magic, male, decor, atelier ,genre,blouse, beret, chick, chifonnier,cafe, restaurant, menu, mayonnaise,cab(rioloet), attaché, camouflage,fiancee,debutante...
Italian: piano, violin, cello, aria, sonata, primadonna, maestro, fresco, studio, sonnet, motto, umbrella, fascist, fiasco, allegro, balcony, balloon, bandit, casino, carnival, regatta, replica, stanza, porcelain...
Spanish: armada, mosquito, cherry, canyon, negro, cigar, embargo, cargo, matador, potato, tomato, vanilla, rodeo, guitar, key domino, alligator, chocolate, cockroach...
Arabic: alchemy, algorism, alkali, almanach, elixir, alcohol...
American Indian: toboggan, tomahawak, moose, woodchuck...
Scadianavian: dream, fellow, hit, law, shy, take, want, sister, score, skin, skirt, sky, gear, kick, get, give...
Dannish: husband, knife, big, wrong, they, them, she...
African: banana, jam, vodoo, jazz, samba, gorilla, zombie, rumba...
Hebrew: amen, Sabbath...
Sanscrit:karma, yoga, bungalow, jungle, shampoo...
German:comodore, cruise, dock, deck, lighter, skipper, split, yacht, dollar, tattoo, booze, brandy, gin, landscape, sketch, brake, luck, skate, snap, wagon, cookie...
and so on :)
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