Historical Grammar
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2016-01-13

Borrowings

•    Greek: poły-, micro-, anti-, hetero-, psycho-

•    Latin: antę-, anti-, dis-, post-, trans-

•    French: capitalist, garage, ballet

•    Spanish: cargo, sombrero, negro, eldorado, rodeo

•    Portugese: cobra, tank

•    Italian: umbrella, spaghetti, casino, fresco, gondola, vendetta, sonata, solo, tempo

•    German: sauerkraut, hamburger, kindergarten, poodle, lager, waltz

•    Icelandic: geyser

•    Norwegian: fiord, troll

Borrowings

•    Hungarian: goulash, paprika

•    Russian:

•    vodka, tundra, sputnik, perestroika

•    Arabie: albatross, sułtan, harem, coffee, assassin

•    Hebrew: rabbi, cherub, seraph, kosher, kibbutz

•    Sanskrit: nirvana, yoga, swastika

•    Persian: shawl, pyjamas, kiosk, divan, jackal, bazaar

•    Hindi: rajah, jungle, shampoo

Borrowings • Chinese:		Sources
• tea, sampan, kowtow		• Van Gelderen, E. 2006. A History ofthe English
• Japanese:		Language. Amsterdam: John Benjamins
• kimono, geisha, judo, harakiri, rickshaw		• Baugh, Albert C. and Cable, Thomas. 1994. A
• Malay: orangutan, bamboo, gong		History ofthe English Language. London:
•    North American languages: •    skunk, squash, wigwam, tomahawk •    Australian: •    boomerang, kangaroo, koala		Routledge.

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