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An example of polonism in the English language: the word "wenzel" (Polish: Węzeł, "knot"). This is a list English words of Polish origin, that is words used in the English language that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Polish.
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.
It's a word of *Czech* origin In 1831, French were dancing a Scottish style dance, and the Czech patriots were rooting for the Poles who were just revolting against the Russians, or something like that, so they named the new artificial dance first shown in Prague "polka", meaning a Polish woman. A very political and artificial way to create a ...
to mean – znaczyć; to meet – spotkać; to move – przenieść; to must – musieć; to need – potrzebować; to offer – zaoferować; to open – otworzyć; to pay – płacić; to play – grać; to provide – do zapewnienia; to put – położyć; to reach – osiągnąć; to read – czytać; to remain – pozostać; to remember ...
In Hebrew, the word זה (zeh, meaning 'this') is a placeholder for any noun. The term צ׳ופצ׳יק (chúpchik, meaning a protuberance, particularly the diacritical mark geresh), a borrowing of Russian чубчик (chúbchik, a diminutive of чуб chub "forelock") is also used by some speakers. [15]
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In Greek, words deriving from polis include politēs and politismos, whose exact equivalents in Latin, Romance, and other European languages, respectively civis ("citizen"), civilisatio ("civilisation"), etc., are similarly derived. A number of other common nouns end in -polis. Most refer to a special kind of city or state. Examples include:
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.).