Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Languages other than French Influenced Middle Age English


Many other languages have had a powerful influence on English besides French. Romance languages and Latin all heavily influenced the English language. Other languages such as Greek and Germanic languages also had an impact on English. However, all of the words I have researched originated from Arabic.
 
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  1. Breana RobertsSeptember 19, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=&searchmode=none
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart_2D.svg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_influence_in_English
    http://www.outreachworld.org/Files/Curriculum/ArabicEnglish.pdf


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    "Online Etymology Dictionary." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, 2001. Web. 18
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