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Some of the French words that made their way into the English language were coined by French speaking inventors, discoverers or pioneers, or scientists: cinema, television, helicopter, parachute, harmonium, bathyscaphe, lactose, lecithin, bacteriophage, chlorophyll, mastodon, pterodactyl, oxide, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, photography, stethoscope...
There exists around 7,000 French words in the English language at present. Believe it or not, though, there were plenty more English words that came from French (and typically Latin) roots originally – around 10,000, to be exact. Do any examples come to mind?
We’ve compiled a list of the most common 100 French-origin words used in everyday English. So whether you’re a language enthusiast or just curious about the roots of the words you use every day, this list will provide a fascinating insight into the impact of French on the English language!
Now many native speakers recognize French words in English when they see them, but few know their true original meanings. Let’s take a tour of the broad world of English words that are actually French. Did you know that etiquette originated in the French Court of Louis XIV at Versailles?
This is a list of French words, terms and phrases of English language origin, some of a specialist nature, in common usage in the French language or at least within their specialist area. Modern English is rarely considered a source language as it is itself a mixture of other languages.
Did you know that almost 30% of words in the English language come from French? Brush up on these common English words derived from French and show everyone that your vocabulary is the crème de la crème.
There's not one single way in which words come from French and become commonplace in English. While some words are named after an actual person or place in France, other words are derived from the participle of a verb, by dropping accents or even sometimes by mistake.