List of English words of Chinese origin (4812 bytes)
1: ...s that come from any member of the Chinese branch of the [[Sino-Tibetan language]] family. It excludes...
3: ...is in the English language is to look it up in an English dictionary.
5: ...riginated from China, the spelling of the English words depends on which dialect the [[transliteration]]s...
7: ... : ([[Cantonese]]) baahk-choi 白菜, a Chinese cabbage: white vegetable
10: ; [[China]] : via [[Latin]] from the name of the [[Ch'in Dynasty]] 秦

List of English words of Portuguese origin (1978 bytes)
1: This is a list of [[English language|English]] words borrowed from [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]:
5: ...f the [[Inquisition]] :from ''auto da fé'' (="act of faith")
7: ;capitao, a head-man, leader of a gang, etc., in Africa. :from ''capitão'' (="cap...
13: ... a milk-like juice :from ''palo de vaca'' (="tree of cow")
27: ;[[samba]] :from ''samba'', ultimately of Angolan origin

List of English words of Etruscan origin (820 bytes)
1: ...ge|English]] words that are thought to have their origin in [[Etruscan language|Etruscan]] and were borrow...
27: [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
29: {{listdev}}
31: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Etruscan]]

List of English words of African origin (470 bytes)
1: ... of [[English language]] words that come from any of the sub-[[Sahara]]n [[African language]]s. It exc...
14: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
16: {{listdev}}
18: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|African]]

List of English words of Arabic origin (9537 bytes)
1: ...age|English]] words of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] origin.
3: ...guage|Spanish]], heavily influenced by the Arabic of [[al-Andalus]].
5: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
12: ...6;حر ''amiir al-baHr'' "[[commander]] of the [[sea]]"
13: ...91;وب ''aT-Tuub'' "the brick" (itself originally from [[Coptic language|Coptic]] ''tôbe'')

List of English words of Latin origin (5206 bytes)
1: ...s of thousands of words long. This list contains words that meet the following criteria:
3: ...om some form of Latin (Old, etc.)--''not'' by way of an intervening [[Romance language]].
4: ...ting by modern [[layman's terms|lay]] speakers of English, meaning we don't want your fancy obscure legal t...
334: *[[List of Latin phrases]]
335: *[[Latin influence in English]]

List of English words of Swedish origin (896 bytes)
1: This is a list of [[English language]] words borrowed from the [[Swedish language]]:
23: ...metimes 'braw'. It is originally the same word as english 'brave'.
25: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
27: {{listdev}}
29: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Swedish]]

List of English words of French origin (27557 bytes)
1: ... it was from the French that English gained these words.
102: *''à la''..., in the style of...
127: *Anglophobe, someone who fears England or the English
128: *[[anglophone]], a speaker of English (Fr. ''anglophone'')
183: *bandeau, a type of headdress

List of English words of Dutch origin (5733 bytes)
1: ... note that this list does also include some words of which the etymology is uncertain, and that some m...
3: ... Dutch word (the actual meaning is similar to the English one)
4: ...is in Dutch also used with the same meaning as in English
6: <!-- note about adding words to this list: please make sure that the word is actually a Dut...
22: ; [[deck]] : from ''dek'' ="covering" (entered English as "the cover over a ship's hold")

List of English words of Hungarian origin (1012 bytes)
1: ...glish]] words of [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] origin:
3: ...Bíró''. Named after Mr. [[László Bíró]], inventor of the [[ballpoint pen]].
4: ...i''. Named after the village Kocs where this type of vehicle was first made. ''Kocsi'' means ''from Ko...
6: ... a soup dish, the meaning changed during transfer of the word.)
8: ...m ''paprika''. A vegetable and the spice made out of it.

List of English words of Afrikaans origin (1297 bytes)
1: ...rican English]] due to the parallel nature of the English and [[Afrikaner]] [[culture]]s in [[South Africa]...
9: *scoff (as in scoffing food)
17: ...e for [[cattle]]), [[laager]] (a defensive circle of [[wagon]]s) and [[lekker]] (a slang word for 'nic...
19: ... complete list of these words, as well as several words from various [[Africa]]n languages, such as [[Zul...
21: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]

List of English words of Old Norse origin (348 bytes)

List of English words of Hindi origin (1509 bytes)
1: ... [[English language]] words of [[Hindi language]] origin:
3: ... worn by ladies on their wrists. Bangles are made of glass, gold, silver, aluminiuim, wood, ivory etc.
7: ; [[cashmere]] : from ''Kashm&#299;r'', name of a kingdom in the western [[Himalaya]], used attri...
16: ; [[gunny]] : A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp, usually used for making sacks.
21: ; [[mugger]] (crocodile) : from ''magar'', a type of crocodile.

List of English words of Maori origin (1962 bytes)
1: ...land English]] and a limited number to world-wide English usage.
4: ...ly those well-known outside technical circles are listed here:
13: ...hly, the regard in which someone is held; respect of their authority; reputation
16: ==New Zealand English==
17: ...are in wide usage, and are not treated as foreign words (e.g. by italicisation in print). Some examples a...

List of English words of Irish origin (5274 bytes)
1: ...e also [[List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin]].
3: ...í'', 'fairy woman') wailing female spirit warning of death
4: ...rom "bard", one who practices one of the old arts of poetry/music.
5: ...[[Connemara]] or Ben Bulben in [[Sligo]], beloved of [[William Butler Yeats]] ('Under bare Ben Bulben'...
6: ...gach'', 'a bog', or ''bog'', 'soft') Bog, a piece of wet spongy ground

List of English words of Hebrew origin (2852 bytes)
1: ...language]] words of [[Hebrew language]] origin. {{listdev}}
3: ==List of English words of Hebrew origin==
7: ...1510;&#1493;&#1493;&#1492; ''bar mitzvah'' (="son of (the) commandment")
9: ...514; &#1500;&#1495;&#1501; ''bet lehem'' (="house of bread")
10: ...t'' via [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] (="covenant (of circumcision)")

List of English words of Greek origin (18212 bytes)
1: ... up some 25% of the [[English language]], so this list is necessarily incomplete.
3: ...h spelling does not reflect its Greek form. Other words from this early period include ''priest'' from ''...
5: ...ents. In the late 16th century an influx of Greek words were derived directly, in intellectual fields and...
7: ...duced using a more or less direct transliteration of Ancient Greek (rather than the traditional Latin-...
9: ...of tourism, some words, mainly reflecting aspects of current Greek life, have been introduced with ort...

List of English words of Korean origin (1068 bytes)
2: The following words are used in the [[English language]] for concepts that are not specific to ...
22: * [[Cuisine of Korea]]
23: * [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
26: {{listdev}}
28: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Korean]]

List of English words of Indian origin (756 bytes)
1: ...n the [[English language]] that originated in any of the [[Indian languages]].
4: : ''see:'' [[List of English words of Hindi origin]]
7: : ''see:'' [[List of English words of Sanskrit origin]]
10: : ''see:'' [[List of English words of Tamil origin]]
22: * [[Indian English]]

List of English words of Czech origin (266 bytes)
1: ... [[English language]] words of [[Czech language]] origin:
9: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
11: {{listdev}}
13: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Czech]]

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