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English is a "romance" language then.

• anthk 5mo ago
  English it's a hugely romance-influenced Germanic language.
  • iamflimflam1 5mo ago
    I thoroughly recommend this podcast if you are interested in where the English language comes from: https://historyofenglishpodcast.com https://historyofenglishpodcast.com
  • world2vec 5mo ago
    English is a mix and merge of Norman French and Anglo-Saxon.
  • mghackerlady 5mo ago
    english is (latin greek french anglic arabic) in a trench coat
    • hk__2 5mo ago
      Arabic?
      • mghackerlady 5mo ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Arabi...
        • hk__2 5mo ago
          Thanks, but those are only ~150 random words; that’s not enough to be important.
          • mghackerlady 5mo ago
            considering the amount of use a lot of those get (especially in more technical fields), I say it counts
    • ahartmetz 5mo ago
      The core is just proto-Germanic + Latin via French. A bunch of foreign words don't really count.
      • eru 5mo ago
        They also important some foreign grammar here and there.