equivalents in English List of self-contradicting words in English Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year Most common words in English English words without...
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are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages. For Old English-derived...
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Book of Lists, the first 25 words in the OEC make up about one-third of all printed material in English, and the first 100 words make up about half of all...
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These lists of English words of Celtic origin include English words derived from Celtic origins. These are, for example, Common Brittonic, Gaulish, Irish...
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This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern...
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of English words that are probably of modern Scandinavian origin. This list excludes words borrowed directly from Old Norse; for those, see list of English...
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language. Some Greek words were borrowed into Latin and its descendants, the Romance languages. English often received these words from French. Some have...
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This is a list English words of Polish origin, that is words used in the English language that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly...
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Lists of English words by country or language of origin Lists of English words of Celtic origin Lists of English words of Scottish origin Lists of Merriam-Webster's...
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consonant depending on context. However, outside of abbreviations, there are a handful of words in English that do not have vowels, either because the vowel...
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ten-letter words: scraunched, scroonched, and squirreled. Guinness World Records lists scraunched and strengthed. Other sources include words as long or...
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This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing...
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list of English words borrowed from Scottish Gaelic. Some of these are common in Scottish English and Scots but less so in other varieties of English. Bard...
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feature ten words from the English language. These word lists started in 2003 and have been published at the end of each year. The Words of the Year usually...
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Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh,...
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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from...
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of words of French origin that have been borrowed into English is comparable to that of borrowings from Latin. This suggests that up to 80,000 words should...
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English words of Arabic origin (C-F) List of English words of Arabic origin (G-J) List of English words of Arabic origin (K-M) List of English words of Arabic...
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Words of Chinese origin have entered European languages, including English. Most of these were direct loanwords from various varieties of Chinese. However...
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This is a list of English words that are borrowed directly or ultimately from Dravidian languages. Dravidian languages include Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada...
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"water of life"). Hiberno-English List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin Lists of English words of Celtic origin Lists of English words of international...
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Wiktionary has a category on English blends. This is a selection of portmanteau words. globster, from glob and lobster Hvaldimir, from Norwegian hval (whale)...
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list of English words without rhymes, called refractory rhymes—that is, a list of words in the English language that rhyme with no other English word...
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This is a list of English language words of Welsh language origin. As with the Goidelic languages, the Brythonic tongues are close enough for possible...
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survey by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin. In many cases the loanword...
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language words used in English in modern Ireland without being assimilated to English forms include: Amhrán na bhFiann: National Anthem of Ireland (literally...
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This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language as "Spanish loan words". Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G...
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This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed...
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Then, Middle English borrowed vocabulary extensively from French dialects, which are the source of approximately 28% of Modern English words, and from Latin...
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English words are loanwords from the Māori language. Many of them concern native New Zealand flora and fauna that were known prior to the arrival of Europeans...
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