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Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English. English words of French origin, such as art, competition, force, machine, and table are pronounced according to English rules of phonology, rather ...
It excludes combinations of words of French origin with words whose origin is a language other than French — e.g., ice cream, sunray, jellyfish, killjoy, lifeguard, and passageway — and English-made combinations of words of French origin — e.g., grapefruit ( grape + fruit ), layperson ( lay + person ), mailorder, magpie, marketplace, surrender, petticoat, and straitjacket. This list ...
List of French words of English origin 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.
Lists of English words of French origin. Glossary of French words and expressions in English.
This list of English words with dual French and Old English variations lists various English words with redundant loanwords. After the Norman invasion of England in 1066 many of the more refined English ( Old English) words describing finished products were replaced with words borrowed from Anglo-Norman (such as "beef," a prepared food).
List of English words of French origin (S–Z) A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language.
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A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language.