Historical Grammar0

2016-01-13

• Greek: poły-, micro-, anti-, hetero-, psycho-

• Latin: antę-, anti-, dis-, post-, trans-

• French: capitalist, garage, ballet

• Spanish: cargo, sombrero, negro, eldorado, rodeo

• Portugese: cobra, tank

• Italian: umbrella, spaghetti, casino, fresco, gondola, vendetta, sonata, solo, tempo

• German: sauerkraut, hamburger, kindergarten, poodle, lager, waltz

• Icelandic: geyser

• Norwegian: fiord, troll

• Hungarian: goulash, paprika

• Russian:

• vodka, tundra, sputnik, perestroika

• Arabie: albatross, sułtan, harem, coffee, assassin

• Hebrew: rabbi, cherub, seraph, kosher, kibbutz

• Sanskrit: nirvana, yoga, swastika

• Persian: shawl, pyjamas, kiosk, divan, jackal, bazaar

• Hindi: rajah, jungle, shampoo

Borrowings • Chinese:		Sources
• tea, sampan, kowtow		• Van Gelderen, E. 2006. A History ofthe English
• Japanese:		Language. Amsterdam: John Benjamins
• kimono, geisha, judo, harakiri, rickshaw		• Baugh, Albert C. and Cable, Thomas. 1994. A
• Malay: orangutan, bamboo, gong		History ofthe English Language. London:
• North American languages: • skunk, squash, wigwam, tomahawk • Australian: • boomerang, kangaroo, koala		Routledge.