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: ... a more or less direct transliteration of Ancient Greek (rather than the traditional Latin-based orthogra...
9: ...n introduced with orthography reflecting [[Modern Greek]], for instance ''taverna''.

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 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 Norwegian origin (1383 bytes)
3: ...ce]], [[skiing]] (indeed, [[ski]] is of Norwegian origin) or the cold.
5: ...were not separate languages at the time, but part of a [[dialect continuum]].
7: ...es of some places in Great Britain have Norwegian origin. Examples are Grimsby, Hornby and others ending w...
10: ...r years again become a Norwegian word, taken from English, after having been a forgotten word)
35: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]

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 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 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 Yiddish origin (4134 bytes)
1: ...f [[American English]]. Spelling of some of these words may be variable (sch or sh, for example).
3: ...r German counterparts but most likely entered the English vocabulary via Yiddish.
7: ; [[bris]] : the circumcision of a male child (from Hebrew ברי&#...
9: ; [[dybbuk]] : the malevolent spirit of a dead person which enters and controls a living ...
10: ; dreck : worthless, especially of merchandise

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

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 Italian origin (3391 bytes)
1: ...ds that originated in the [[Italian language]]. {{listdev}}
3: ... particularly to specify the clicking consistency of properly done [[pasta]])
7: ;[[belvedere (structure)|belvedere]], a kind of gazebo :from ''belvedere'' ="nice view"
10: ;[[broccoli]] :from plural of ''broccolo'', ="cabbage-sprout or top"
12: ;canto, subdivision of a long [[poem]] :from ''canto'' ="song, singing"

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...
10: ; [[China]] : via [[Latin]] from the name of the [[Ch'in Dynasty]] 秦
15: ; chow : from Chinese Pidgin English chowchow which means food, perhaps based on Canto...

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 Malay origin (1229 bytes)
1: ...om [[Malay language|Malay]] in [[English language|English]]
6: ; [[orangutan]] : from ''orang hutan'' or 'people of the jungle'
8: ; compound (enclosed group of buildings) : by [[folk etymology]] from ''kampung...
14: ; [[junk]] (type of boat): from 'jong'
17: ...type of tree whose sap is used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber

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 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 Turkish origin (529 bytes)
1: ...urkish language]] have entered [[English language|English]]; mostly from [[trade]]rs and [[soldier]]s from ...
15: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
17: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Turkish]]

List of English words of Japanese origin (15270 bytes)
1: ...apanese language|Japanese]] words borrowed into [[English language]] for concepts inherent to [[Japanese cu...
6: ...i]] : &#30406;&#26685;, "tray gardening"; the art of tending miniature trees
7: ...ctive [[aesthetic]] quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a [[camera]] [[lens]]
8: ...[[choka]] : &#38263;&#27468;, "long poem" a genre of Japanese poetry
10: ...477;, a very short poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 units each

List of English words of Polish origin (1065 bytes)
1: ...rrowed or derived from the [[Polish language]]. {{listdev}}
3: ; [[babka]] : a kind of cake
4: ...nguage]], where it came from [[Polish language]], originally from the [[Latin]] word intelligentia
6: ; [[kielbasa]] : kind of [[sausage]]
7: ; [[mazurka]] : kind of dance

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