- French words for the meat of an animal, noble words (this comes from the influence of the Norman Language ), words referring to food - e.g. ''au gratin''. Nearly 30% of English words (in an 80,000 word dictionary) may be of French origin.
- ''. Some words relating to the World War I and the World War II , e.g. Blitz . And some food terms, such as ''wurst'', '' Hamburger '' and '' Frankfurter ''. Also: ''wanderlust'', ''schadenfreude'', ''zeitgeist'', ''kaputt'', ''kindergarten'', ''autobahn'', ''rucksack''.
- Spanish - words relating to Spanish culture - for example ''paella'', ''siesta'', ''plaza'', ''salsa'', etc.
- Italian - words relating to music, Piano , ''fortissimo''. Or Italian culture, such as ''piazza'', ''pizza'', ''gondola'', ''balcony'', '' Fascism ''. The English word '' Umbrella '' comes from Italian ''ombrello''.
- Arabic - Islam ic religious terms such as ''jihad'' and ''hadith''. Also some scientific vocabulary borrowed through Latin in the Middle Ages (''alcohol'', ''azimuth'', ''nadir'').
- Nahuatl - ''tomato'', ''coyote'', ''chocolate''.
- Russian - words relating to the Cold War and the aftermath ('' Perestroika '', '' Glasnost ''), and also words relating to Russian culture, such as ''Cossack'' or ''Babushka''.
- Indian - words relating to culture, originating from the colonial era, e.g.: ''pyjamas'', ''bungalow'', ''verandah'', ''jungle'', ''curry'', ''shampoo'', ''khaki''.
- Pyles, T. & J. Algeo (1993). The Origins and Development of the English Language. Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers.
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