List of English words of Indo-European origin (438 bytes)
1: All Indo-European forms are hypothesized.

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 Spanish origin (4369 bytes)
1: ...[English language]] words of [[Spanish language]] origin.
3: {{listdev}}
5: ==Standard English words of Spanish origin==
6: Batata: sweet potato in the Taino Indian language of the Caribbean.
13: Cafeteria: cafetería, a coffee shop.

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 Scots origin (478 bytes)
1: ... [[English language]] words of [[Scots language]] origin.
25: * [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
26: * [[List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin]]
28: {{listdev}}
29: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Scots]]

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 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 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 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 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 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 Sanskrit origin (803 bytes)
1: ...English]] words of [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] origin:
36: ...lish]], [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
38: {{listdev}}
40: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Sanskrit]]

List of English words of Tamil origin (1152 bytes)
1: ...guage|English]] words of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] origin:
3: ...wing words to this list, as they are NOT of Tamil origin:
7: ; [[cash]] : (when referring to any of various coins used in southern India and China) '...
16: ...lish]], [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
18: {{expand_list}}

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 Persian origin (13973 bytes)
1: ...enced many languages in the Muslim world, and its words have found their way beyond the Muslim world.
3: ...lly from [[Persian language|Persian]], arrived in English through [[Turkish language|Turkish]] mediaries.
5: ... European languages— and eventually reached English at second-hand— through the Moorish-Christi...
10: The list:
17: ;[[algorithm]] : from the name of the Persian scientist [[al-Khwarizmi|Khwarazmi]]

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 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 ''Kashmīr'', 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 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 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.

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