ENGLISH WORDS BORROWED FROM OTHER LANGUAGES – PART 3

Mar 19, 2021 | VOCABULARY

Welcome back to another post on loanwords series! 

This time, I’d like to introduce to you another 20 English borrowings originating from Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, and Spanish.  

Enjoy your time here!

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References

15 English words borrowed from Spanish https://etoninstitute.com/blog/15-spanish-words-borrowed 

15 words you use without realizing they’re from foreign languages https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73745/15-words-you-use-without-realizing-theyre-foreign-languages 

25 Latin words used in English https://www.brainscape.com/academy/25-latin-words-used-in-english/ 

32 cool Japanese loanwords we all use in English https://www.fluentu.com/blog/japanese/japanese-loanwords-in-english/ 

45 common English words that came from other languages https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-words-from-other-languages/ 

English words borrowed from other languages https://uctlanguagecentre.com/blog/ten-common-english-words-borrowed 

Latin words in English https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-words-in-english-118438 

Loanwords https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/loanwords.html 

Online Cambridge Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org 

Something borrowed – English words with foreign origins https://cudoo.com/blog/something-borrowed-english-words-with-foreign-origins/ 
Which words did English take from other languages? https://www.dictionary.com/e/borrowed-words/

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