List of English words of Native American origin (4444 bytes)
1: ...origin. † indicates a link to a definition of the word.
2: {{listdev}}
4: ==Words from [[Algonquian]]==
6: ...[wiktionary:skunk|†]] (''shekãkwa'') spray of smelly water
7: ...onary:squash|†]] (''askootaskwash'') fruit of health/life

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 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 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 Old Norse origin (348 bytes)

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 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]]

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

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 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 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 Finnish origin (455 bytes)
1: This is a list of [[English language]] words borrowed from the [[Finnish language]]:
7: ...o, the words [[puukko]] and [[Nokia]] are used in English, but they have not been nativized.
9: ...also:'' [[Lists of English words of international origin]]
11: {{listdev}}
13: [[Category:English words of foreign origin|Finnish]]

List of English words of Hawaiian origin (1634 bytes)
1: ... most Americans would not know the meaning of the words.
3: * [[Lava|aa]]: a kind of rough-surface volcanic rock
4: ... word for "hello", "goodbye", and "love"; outside of Hawai'i, only the "hello" (or "goodbye") meaning ...
5: * [[hula]]: the ancient Hawaiian form of dance; also see [[hula hoop]]
7: * [[Lava|pahoehoe]]: a kind of smooth-surface volcanic rock

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 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 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 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]] &#31206;
15: ; chow : from Chinese Pidgin English chowchow which means food, perhaps based on Canto...

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