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  2. Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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    The following are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.. For Old English-derived words, see List of English words of Old English origin.

  3. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal ...

  4. Category:Lists of English words of foreign origin - Wikipedia

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    Lists of English words by country or language of origin * ... List of English words of Afrikaans origin; List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas;

  5. Lists of etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Origins of names of cities and towns in Hong Kong; Lists of North American place name etymologies; List of place names of French origin in the United States; List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States; List of place names in the United States of Native American origin; List of Chinook Jargon placenames; Sri Lankan place name ...

  6. List of English words of Old English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).

  7. List of continent name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    This was proposed by historian Leo Africanus (1488-1554), who suggested the Greek word phrike (φρίκη, meaning "cold and horror"), combined with the negating prefix "a-", thus indicating a land free of cold and horror. However, as the change of sound from ph to f in Greek is datable to about the 10th century, it is unlikely this is the origin.

  8. List of English words of foreign origin - Wikipedia

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  9. List of etymologies of administrative divisions - Wikipedia

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    For the etymology of Europe, see List of continent etymologies. French Guiana, a territory: See France and Guiana at List of country-name etymologies. French Polynesia, a territory: Polynesia formed from the Greek polynesia ("many islands"), a compound of polý-(πολύ, "many") and nēsos (νῆσος, "island").