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Words with interesting origins

- from other languages

English has taken over words from most of the other languages with which it has had
contact. It has taken many expressions from the ancient languages, Latin and Greek, and
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these borrowings usually have academic or literary associations. From French, English has
taken lots of words to do with cooking, the arts, and a more sophisticated lifestyle in
general. From Italian come words connected with music and the plastic arts. German
expressions in English have been coined either by tourists bringing back words for new
things they saw or by philosophers or historians describing German concepts or experiences.
The borrowings from other languages usually relate to things which English speakers
experienced for the first time abroad.
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B There are borrowings from a wide range of languages. For example, from Japanese, tycoon,
karate, origami, judo, futon and bonsai. From Arabic, mattress, cipher, alcove, carafe,
algebra, harem, mufti and yashmak. From Turkish, yoghurt, jackal, kiosk, bosh [nonsense
(colloquial)], tulip and caftan; from Farsi, caravan, shawl, taffeta, bazaar and sherbet, and
from Eskimo, kayak, igloo and anorak.
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C The map of Europe below shows the places of origin of some English words and expressions
borrowed from some other European languages. Use a dictionary to check the meanings of
any words you are not sure about.

Norway Fink
fjord
floe s~utnik
skl
n budsman
slalom
trlhgsten
lemming steppe
tundra
Holland

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cruise ... ,
dachshund
4 ~Fryce rottweiler
cuisine hamburger
gateau franb~ter

junta duvet
coup
elite
sautC
marmalade mosquito avant garde
palaver bonanza cul de sac
dodo lasso aubergine casino pseudonym
cobra patio bidet vendetta synonym

English Vocabulary in Use