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graemep
3 hours ago
They are not. Quite a few have Latin roots and the like that corresponding French words share.
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pessimizer
3 hours ago
Approximately 0.0% of those came into English through Latin, while around 100% came through Norman French.
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grey-area
2 hours ago
Latin was commonly spoken amongst the educated at one time (served as a lingua franca across Europe) and used for religion and scientific discourse for even longer.
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