CELTIC WORDS IN ENGLISH
Bannock, brat, bin, brock, cart, cradle, crocca, dun, dunn, dale, torr, bard,
bog, brogue, fun, glib, lough, shamrock, tory, cosy, glen, loch, mackintosh, plaid,
reel, slogan, raid, whiskey, cromlech, crowd, flannel, kick, wee, billy, bonny.
Winchester, Exeter, Glouscester, Salisbury, Stratford-on-Avon, Thames,
Duncomb, Tornhill, Cardigan, Edinburg, Lincoln, Carsile.
Street
Wall
Pit
Pea
Onion
Kitchen
Sock
Elephant
Cheese
Mountain
EARLY LATIN BORROWINGS
mile
pound
cup
acid
monger
dish
chest
inch
kettle
pine
plum
poppy
mill
plant
chalk
linen
line
purple
candle
sponge
mule
ass
oyster
turtle
chester
port
fountain
wine
box
mint
turnip
radish
copper
sack
dragon
butter
tower
SCANDINAVIAN WORDS IN ENGLISH
Anger
Bag
Band
Bark
Bask
Big
Bond
Booth
Bound
Bow
Bulk
Bunch
Sky
Them
Window
bore
cake
clip
club
clumsy
cock
cosy
crawl
crook
cub
cut
dash
slave
they
wing
die
dirt
drag
drown
egg
fast
fellow
fidget
fir
fit
fizz
flag
snug
thrust
flake
flat
flog
freckle
gape
gasp
get
gift
gloss
guess
gun
happen
stern
till
happy
harsh
hip
hug
kid
law
leg
loft
nag
odd
rag
rotten
take
ugly
scant
scold
scrape
scream
screech
scrub
shrill
skate
ski
skill
skin
skirt
their
want
FRENCH WORDS IN ENGLISH
Government
Court, crown, council, empress, govern, reign, realm, sovereign, country, power,
minister, parliament, people, nation, feudal, peer, baron, marquis, duke, prince.
Law
Just, judge, jury, suit, sue, summon, course, session, attorney, accuse, crime,
traitor, damage, heritage, property, injury, case, marriage, prove, false, heir,
defend, prison, robber, rich, poor, poverty, money, interest, rent.
Art and Architecture
Art, beauty, colour, image, design, figure, ornament, paint, arch, tower, pillar,
column, aisle, choir, abbey, cloister, palace, castle, mansion.
Army and Navy
Army, navy, peace, enemy, arms, battle, combat, siege, defense, retreat, soldier,
guard, spy, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, danger.
Fashion, Meals, Social Life
Fashion, dress, gown, coat, frock, collar, veil, train, embroidery, button, kerchief,
mitten, boots, blue, brown, scarlet, jewel, ornament, brooch, diamond, ruby, pearl.
Dinner, supper, appetite, taste, salmon, oyster, beef, veal, mutton, pork, bacon,
toast, biscuit, salad, tart, jelly, roast, boil, stew, fry, plate, saucer, fruit, comfort,
joy, delight, pleasure, ease, sport, cards.
SPANISH WORDS IN ENGLISH
corrida
torero
bolero
flamenco
senor
don
hidalgo
mantilla
padre
lasso
caravel
hammock
canyon
sombrero
doublon
peso
armada
caudillo
infanta
junta
guerrilla
rodeo
mustang
contraband
jaguar
cafeteria
squadron
filibuster
tortilla
vanilla
potato
maize
barbecue
chocolate
corral
cigar
canoe
poncho
tango
tomato
cocoa
banana
quadroon
creole
cannibal
embargo
plaza
machete
risk
hurricane
quinine
caramel
domino
tobacco
cargo
rancho
cockroach
siesta
coyote
mosquito
guitar
alligator
ITALIAN WORDS IN ENGLISH
studio
aria
concert
final
opera
piano
serenade
viola
sonata
violoncello
ambassador
portfolio
bank
credit
manager
spaghetti
volcano
grotto
casino
mosaic
assassin←It←Arab.
contralto
soprano
cartoon
solo
duet
racket
rocket
macaroni
citadel
barricade
scenario
fiasco
pantaloon
corridor
gallery
cash
bark
pizza
balcony
colonel
ARABIC WORDS IN ENGLISH
admiral
alcohol
apricot
candy
carat
check
chess
coffee
cotton
crimson
lemon
sofa
sugar
talc
zero
albatross
giraffe
zebra
azimuth
zenith
henna
jasmine
sandal
spinach
elixir
matrass
atlas
damask
mohair
typhoon
algebra
soda
allah
caliph
Koran
Moslem
minaret
talisman
cable
magazine
harem
kaif
Khan
risk
assassin
GERMAN WORDS IN ENGLISH
bismuth
cobalt
nickel
wolfram
aspirin
blitz
jaeger
yodel
sauerkraut
lagerbeer
vermouth
schnaps
poodle
kirsch
marzipan
rucksack
carouse
waltz
swindler
lobby
vaneer
iceberg
kindergarten
blitzkrieg
luftwaffe
bunker
gestapo
volkssturm
confetti
costume
gala
compliment
tarantella
partisan
magazine
lagoon
cave
granite
blood and iron (Blut und Eisen)
iron rations (Eiserne Ration)
mailed first (gepanzerte Faust)
place in the sun
(Platz an der Sonne)
song without words
(Lieder ohne Worter)
homesickness (Heimweh)
time- spirit (Zeitgeist)
masterpiece (Meisterstuck)
GREEK BORROWINGS
angel
demon
school
church
clerk
monk
priest
Christ
pope
title
author
poet
paper
theatre
drama
scene
history
theme
period
episode
talent
part
chart
lexis
phrase
dialogue
rhythm
cycle
idiom
thesis
RUSSIAN BORROWINGS
sable
sewruga
sterlet
beluga
borzoi
taiga
tundra
steppe
balalaika
vodka
kvass
Czar, czarina
Decembrist
narodnik
boyar
moujik / muzhik
Bolshevik
kolchos
sputnik
intelligentsia
artel
Soviet
troika
droshky
isvoschik
knout
ukase
rouble
Kremlin
perestroika
glasnost