I need help. please.
What is one common word you can name whose origin is a foreign language?
de ja vu
Reply:N*egro
Reply:Hola, Spanish
Hamburger, German
Reply:Sabotage. In France, during the railway strike of 1910, workers destroyed the wooden shoes (called sabots) that held the rails in place.
Reply:About 30% of English words are of French origin, so you have your pick lol:
Here's a sampling
Blond/blonde
Accusation
Accent
Accident
Brunette
脿-la-mode
脿-la-carte
D茅butante
Encore
Fianc茅/fianc茅e
Petite
Concierge
Souvenir
Toilette
Cause
Catholic
Chalet
Font
Reply:Most common words in English are of Germanic origin. See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ger...
For other languages, see :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_lan...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_En...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_et...
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