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Major Modern Languages Derived from Latin

  1. French
  2. Italian
  3. Portuguese
  4. Rumanian
  5. Spanish

Latin in English

It has been estimated that some 55% of English words are derived from Latin. They come mainly from

1. Norman French, brought to England with William the Conqueror (AD 1066).

2. Borrowings from Latin in the Renaissance and later.

3. Scientific terms.
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