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What is the percentage of words in the English language that have been derived from French (when compared to, say, German or Latin &etc.)?

Question #150903. Asked by odo5435.
Last updated Apr 06 2024.
Originally posted Apr 06 2024 8:34 AM.

elburcher

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elburcher

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There are varying estimates but this site claims approximately 29% of English is derived from "Anglo-French", followed by Latin 29%, Germanic Languages 26%, Greek 6%, Unknown 6% and Proper Names 4%

https://medium.com/@andreas_simons/the-english-language-is-a-lot-more-french-than-we-thought-heres-why-4db2db3542b3

Apr 06 2024, 10:00 AM

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What is the percentage of words in the English language that have been derived from French (when compared to, say, German or Latin &etc.)?

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