History of the English language Facts

Question	Answer
Latin came from...	The roman invasion in 55BC
Percentage of words in the English language that come from Latin:	29%
Some words in English that come from Latin are:	Human, animal, dental, decimal, digital, factory, library, manual, lunar, solar, military, science, station.
The Germanic migration which created the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) language occurred in:	450 AD
Percentage of words in the English language that come from Germanic:	26%
Examples of words that come from Germanic:	Above, again, and, apple, bad, good, cake, eat, drink, eye, feet, arm, boy, girl, house, hand,bread.
What did Christianity bring to the English language and when?	It brought more words from Latin, Greek and Hebrew in the 6th century.
Which are some words in the English language that come from Greek?	Android, basic, cinema, climate, democracy, economy, history, idea, politics, technology.
When did the Viking invasion happen?	From the 8th to the 11th century
What did Viking invasion bring to the English language?	The Scandinavian language and Norse.
What happened in 1066?	The Norman invasion that brought French and more Latin words.
Percentage of words in English that come from French:	29%
Examples of words in the English language that come from French:	Beef, pork, veal, continue, liberty, justice, journey, people, very
Some words acquired during the 15th and 16th century from the colonization of America:	Tobacco, potatoes
English and Frisian come from:	The Germanic language

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