most of our english words descend from french.
most of our english words descend from french.
where do most of our english words descend from?
french
lists of english words by country or language of origin









































the following are lists of words in the english language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.









































for purely native (anglo-saxon-derived) words, see list of english words of anglo-saxon origin.









































bullet::::- list of english words of australian aboriginal origin









































bullet::::- english words of african origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of afrikaans origin









































bullet::::- list of south african slang words









































bullet::::- list of english words of arabic origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of chinese origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of czech origin
lists of english words by country or language of origin
bullet::::- list of english words of romanian origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of russian origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of sami origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of sanskrit origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of scots origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of scottish gaelic origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of serbo-croatian origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of slovak origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of spanish origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of swedish origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of tamil origin









































bullet::::- list of english words of turkic origin
lists of english words by country or language of origin