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Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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Lists of English words by country or language of origin

These are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.

For purely native (Anglo-Saxon-derived) words, see List of English words of Anglo-Saxon origin.

  • List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin
  • English words of African origin
  • List of English words of Afrikaans origin
  • List of South African slang words
  • List of English words of Arabic origin
  • List of English words of Chinese origin
  • List of English words of Czech origin
  • List of English words of Danish origin
  • List of English words of Dutch origin
  • Dutch linguistic influence on naval terms
  • List of English words of Afrikaans origin
  • List of South African slang words
  • List of place names of Dutch origin
  • Australian places with Dutch names
  • List of English words of Etruscan origin
  • List of English words of Finnish origin
  • List of English words of French origin
  • List of French expressions in English
  • List of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations
  • List of pseudo-French words adapted to English
  • List of English Latinates of Germanic origin
  • List of English words of Gaulish origin
  • List of German expressions in English
  • List of pseudo-German words adapted to English
  • English words of Greek origin (a discussion rather than a list)
  • List of Greek morphemes used in English
  • List of English words of Hawaiian origin
  • List of English words of Hebrew origin
  • List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin
  • List of English words of Hungarian origin
  • List of English words of Indian origin
  • List of English words of Indonesian origin, including from Javanese, Malay (Sumatran) Sundanese, Papuan (Papua), Balinese, Dayak and other local languages in Indonesia
  • List of English words of Irish origin
  • List of English words of Italian origin
  • List of Italian musical terms used in English
  • List of English words of Japanese origin
  • List of English words of Korean origin
  • List of Latin words with English derivatives
  • List of English words of Malay origin
  • List of English words of Māori origin
  • List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas
  • List of English words of Norwegian origin
  • List of English words of Old Norse origin (often coming from Vikings from Denmark or Norway, but at the time there was little distinction between the Old Norse dialects spoken in the three Scandinavian countries.)
  • List of English words of Persian origin
  • List of English words of Philippine origin
  • List of English words of Polish origin
  • List of English words of Portuguese origin
  • List of English words of Romani origin
  • List of English words of Romanian origin
  • List of English words of Russian origin
  • List of English words of Sami origin
  • List of English words of Sanskrit origin
  • List of English words of Scots origin
  • List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin
  • List of English words of Serbo-Croatian origin
  • List of English words of Slovak origin
  • List of English words of Spanish origin
  • List of English words of Swedish origin
  • List of English words of Tamil origin
  • List of English words of Turkic origin
  • List of English words of Ukrainian origin
  • List of English words of Welsh origin
  • List of English words of Yiddish origin
  • References

    Lists of English words by country or language of origin Wikipedia