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List of English words of Etruscan origin This is a list of Latin.
List of English words of Scots Gaelic origin This is a list of Scots Gaelic: ; bard : From Bàrd, poet or reciter.
List of English words of Tamil origin This is a list of Tamil origin: Catamaran- kattumaram Cheroot- suruttu Curry - kar...
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 Lists of English words of international origin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These are lists of words in the English language which are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages:
English words of Greek origin (a discussion rather than a list)
List of English words of Irish origin (List of English words of Gaelic origin, List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin)
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 Read about Lists of English words of international origin at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Lists of English words ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
English language which are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages:
List of English words of Irish origin (
List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin)
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Lists_of_English_words_of_international_origin   (121 words)

  
 Sources of English Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Below is a list of different languages and some English words that derive from roots in those languages.
While in some cases a conclusion may be valid (e.g., Finnish has one word listed and the impact Finnish has had on English is indeed minimal), in others it may not be (e.g., Arabic has about as many words listed as Latin, but the impact of Latin on English is incomparably larger).
Words marked with a question mark (?) are of uncertain origin, but probably come from that language.
www.wordorigins.org /loanword.htm   (146 words)

  
 KryssTal : The English Language
It is listed as the official or co-official language of over 45 countries and is spoken extensively in other countries where it has no official status.
Because the English underclass cooked for the Norman upper class, the words for most domestic animals are English (ox, cow, calf, sheep, swine, deer) while the words for the meats derived from them are French (beef, veal, mutton, pork, bacon, venison).
English belongs to the Indo-European family of languages, which is a large collection of languages with a common ancestor.
www.krysstal.com /english.html   (1240 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Lists of English words of international origin Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
These are lists of words in the English language which are known as "loan words" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages: List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin List of...
These are lists of words in the English language which are known as "loan words" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages:
Compound verbs in English consisting of Latin prefix and Latin verb
www.ipedia.com /lists_of_english_words_of_international_origin.html   (146 words)

  
 dsng.net - the daryl sng blog: English words that are borrowed from Malay
The Bahasa Melayu word for "lizard" is cicak.
Chinese (Amoy dial.) kôechiap or kê-tsiap brine of pickled fish or shell-fish (Douglas Chinese Dict.
The original English pronunciation (te{lm}), sometimes indicated by spelling tay, is found in rimes down to 1762, and remains in many dialects; but the current (ti{lm}) is found already in the 17th c., shown in rimes and by the spelling tee.]
www.dsng.net /2005/02/english-words-that-are-borrowed-from.html   (2417 words)

  
 Home Fresh : Article 'List of English words of Chinese origin'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Chinese lion dog silk from 'si' 絲, lit.
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 English Words from Chinese
But as a result of Norman French invaders, a large number of Romance words have also come in, derived mostly from Latin (and somewhat from Greek) so that today about 55% of the words stem from that source although the remaining 45% of the mostly Germanic words are the ones most used in everyday speech.
Date: 1948; traditional Chinese food consisting of a variety of items (as steamed or fried dumplings, pieces of cooked chicken, and rice balls) served in small portions.
Another good source of foreign words which English speakers have not been able to avoid taking into their language are those which describe customs so strange to them that they simply have no local word yet to call them.
spotlightongames.com /quote/chinesewords.html   (1107 words)

  
 Word Play
The list of words and phrases chosen annually by Lake Superior State University as banished from the Queen's English for mis-use, over-use or general uselessness.
Lists from previous years are available in their archive to view or to print as a poster.
Word morphing is changing one word into another by changing one letter at a time with each change resulting in a valid word.
www.wolinskyweb.net /word.htm   (4506 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of English words of Arabic origin
Words of Arabic origin have entered the English language and many European languages.
One of the primary routes that they have entered other languages is via the Spanish language, heavily influenced by the Arabic of al-Andalus.
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-English-words-of-Arabic-origin   (268 words)

  
 All posts tagged with words | Metafilter
I was looking up the origin of "nother" and learned about the phenomenon known as word misdivisions.
Words can also be curious, people have observed; but also be truly awful, as a quick search of the phrases "global experience" and "leading edge" will attest.
Double-Tongued Word Wrester :: Words from the fringes of English
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 KryssTal : The Origin of Words and Names
Examples of words that have just appeared in the language out of nothing are byte, dog (replacing the earlier hund), donkey, jam, kick, log, quasar, google, and yuppie.
Words are changing meaning now: consider how the words bad and gay have changed in recent years.
English and British surnames (family names) have four main sources: the person's occupation, the place of origin, a nickname and relations.
www.krysstal.com /wordname.html   (1038 words)

  
 Letter L Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
List of English language television channels in India
List of English words of Australian Aborigial origin
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article List of English words of Russian origin.
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 Chinese Loan Words in the English Language
Many of the Chinese loan words made into the English language as pronounced in the Cantonese or Amoy dialect because the early contact between the two cultures happened along the southern Chinese ports of call or through the mostly Cantonese immigrants.
In addition many of the Japanese words, such as judo or shinto, that were adopted into the English language have a Chinese origin.
Most dictionaries actually list the source of the word as being a Chinese or Malay word meaning fish sauce.
www.yellowbridge.com /language/chineseloan.html   (289 words)

  
 Chinese-English electronic dictionary. Language software for PDA.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
When you are unsure of the proper word’s spelling, the Vector Ultima™ spell-checker allows you to enter the word as you hear it and to choose a spelling version from the suggestions list.
Chinese characters are composed of radicals or radical-like elements, which in turn are composed of strokes.
The import of words is made by means of the Grabbing Tool which appears on the screen when the dictionary is minimized.
www.globaltranslator.biz /chinese.html   (3928 words)

  
 CLAS - Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Chinese version of "Entertainment Tonight" is full of these stars chuckling over their own broken Mandarin pronunciation, something that has become part of the entertainment.
A lot of Chinese are using straight English words and phrases (not translated or transliterated) in their daily speech.
Chinese students studying in the U.S. and recent immigrants from China and Taiwan are particularly fond of using English words in Chinese sentences.
www.sinologic.com /language.html   (2370 words)

  
 Strange Science: Timeline
This (by no means comprehensive!) list chronicles some of the major events in the history of paleontology and biology.
1858-Rudolf Virchow finalizes the cell theory originally announced by Schleiden and Schwann 11 years earlier by declaring that cells are the basic units of all living things, and all cells are formed by the division of existing cells.
In other words, they argue that metazoans existed hundreds of millions of years before the earliest metazoan fossils (about 600 million years old) yet found.
www.strangescience.net /timeline.htm   (11093 words)

  
 The page cannot be found   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 404.
Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_english_words_of_...   (121 words)

  
 Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks 3
Chinese display requires MS Chinese Win95/98 with Hong Kong government's Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set (HKSCS) support for viewing the Cantonese vernacular characters that are not in GB or Big5.
An organization devoted exclusively to the study of Chinese language, culture and pedagogy, CLTA represents instructors of Chinese language, literature, linguistics and culture at all educational levels throughout the world.
JCLTA is a publication of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, with articles in English or in Chinese.
chinalinks.osu.edu /c-links3.htm   (7036 words)

  
 Essential Readings on Chinese Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Obviously, such a list is, of necessity, parochial and biased in certain ways.
Chinese Language, Thought and Culture: Nivison and His Critics (La Salle, Il.: Open Court Press, 1996), 359 pp.
An overview of the state of the field in Chinese philosophy with a discussion of its relevance to Western philosophy.
vassun.vassar.edu /~brvannor/bibliography.html   (5912 words)

  
 Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks 1
Additional Chinese listservs: Chinese-Mac List, with info on how to subscribe that is part of the Chinese Mac Home; and MCLC Discussion List (Ohio State University's Kirk Denton, my colleague, MCLC listowner, and editor of the journal, Modern Chinese Literature and Culture.
Info on Chinese coins, especially coin charms; books, dealers, etc.; links, including to the Chinese Coin and Charm Images site that has a page for 'beginners', and Chinese Numismatics in All Directions, which traces the history and development of currency usage (coins and paper money) in China from antiquity to the present.
From Heaven and Earth: Chinese Jade in Context is an exhibit of Chinese jade objects dating from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century.
chinalinks.osu.edu /c-links1.htm   (5677 words)

  
 AUSTRALEX home page
English lexicography: pp.38-41 in George Turner "Australian English and general studies of English", Chapter 3;
The basic reference on the entirety of English vocabulary in Australia is the Macquarie Dictionary, which can be searched through the Free Dictionary link at MacquarieNet - Home Page.
Index to Levin, B. English Verb Classes and Alternations: A Preliminary Investigation, University of Chicago Press.
australex.anu.edu.au   (812 words)

  
 English words from Chinese
That is, the Cantonese word doesn’t derive from the Mandarin; both derive from an older Middle Chinese form.
One of the frustrations of learning Chinese is the relative lack of cognates...
But in fact there are quite a few words we've been exposed to, as this list shows.
www.zompist.com /chinawords.html   (1023 words)

  
 Chinese Language Page
N.B. - This Chinese site is kept up to date and is more complete...
Chinese Language Assoc for Elem and Sec Schools
Chinese-forums.com is an online community of people with an interest in Chinese language and culture.
www.uni.edu /becker/chinese2.html   (190 words)

  
 ORIGIN - Ultima Online - Main
If you use the English language, all text that appears in your chat window will go through the translator and appear as English to you.
It is important to remember that a computer -- not an actual human translator -- translates the text.
Computerized translations often miss subtle meanings of words and don't accurately present many common sayings, or textual nuances.
www.uo.com /downloads.html   (308 words)

  
 Online Book Catalog - Overview - Project Gutenberg
The recently posted pages list what new books got added or updated most recently.
If you already know what book you want to read, you may search our database for author name, title, language or words in the full text of the eBook.
If you are yet undecided, maybe you can find something on our top 100 list.
www.gutenberg.org /catalog   (476 words)

  
 E. L. Easton - English - Etymology Sites
The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia click on "language" / Tim Hunkin
Forbidden Words vocabulary they don´t teach in class
Take Our Word for It Melanie and Mike
eleaston.com /ety-site.html   (47 words)

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