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The influxes of words from Latin and Greek origin were brought into English as a classical learning interest during the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries. Many Latin and Greek origin words were also incorporated into English through French.

Modern English has also taken a Latin and Greek derived affixes like the -able of unbelievable, or the -ize of monopolize, which are commonly used today. The languages of Latin and Greek have shaped English. Until today, Latin and Greek roots become the major source for English words particularly in the terminology of Science and technology, such as intravenous, polymeric, telephone, cyclotron, conifer, and intravenous. Other common Latin and Greek influenced in English words are insane, adapt, extinguish, atmosphere, halo, agile, dexterity, atmosphere, allusion, capsule, and anachronism, exist, adapt, and erupt.

Though Latin and Greek words are regarded as a source of new words in the realm of science, technology, archaeology and other professional terminologies, English users tend to take words from a wide variety of languages to describe events or phenomena that English itself has no existing name. Therefore Modern English is not pure in its origin, as it is a mixture showing an attribute of a linguistic multiculturalism. Specifically, English (also known as a West Germanic language) is a language originated from Indo-European languages which include most of the major languages and dialects of Central, South and Southwest of Asia, and Europe as well. Here is a list of the foreign language words compiled from the dictionary that are still used in Modern English until today.

Japanese

Tsunami: an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.

Karate: a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker’s body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet

Soy: a kind of bean sauce used in China and Japan

Tycoon: a rich and powerful businessman

Judo: a method of defending oneself or fighting without the use of weapons, based on jujitsu but differing from it in banning dangerous throws and blows and stressing the athletic or sport element

Tofu: a soft, bland, white cheese-like food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used originally in Oriental cookery but now in a wide variety of soups and other dishes

Korean

Hangul: the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels

Tae kwon do: a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks

Maya

Cigar: a compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking

Shark: any of various large, ferocious fishes with sharp teeth

German

Dollar: (usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in the United States, Australia, Singapore, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Fiji, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe , equal to 100 cents

Quartz: a very hard mineral composed of silica, SiO2, found worldwide in many different types of rocks, including sandstone and granite

Muffin: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

Blitz: a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

Greek

Metropolis: any large, busy city

Democracy: government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system

Athlete: a person trained to compete in sports

Afrikaans

Trek: to make a slow or arduous journey; to journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas

Commando: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

Apartheid: a political system in which members of different races had different political and social rights and lived, travelled, spend their free time, etc apart from each other.

Slim: slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure

Bengali

Dignity: the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect

Bungalow: a small house or cottage usually having a single story and sometimes an additional attic story

Cantonese

Wok: a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food

Dutch

Cookie: a small, usually flat and crisp cake made from sweetened dough

Lottery: a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes

Yacht: a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes

Boss: a person who employs or superintends workers; manager

Lithuanian

Sable: an Old World weasel-like mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur

Eland: either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare

Malay

Bamboo: Any of various usually woody, temperate or tropical grasses of the genera Arundinaria, Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Phyllostachys, or Sasa

Gong: A rimmed metal disk that produces a loud, sonorous tone when struck with a padded mallet

Amok: (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder

Durian: the edible fruit of a tree of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor but with a pleasant taste

Maori

Kiwi: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh; a type of bird which is unable to fly, found in New Zealand

Swedish

Tungsten: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications

Mink: Any of various semiaquatic carnivores of the genus Mustela, especially M. vison of North America, resembling the weasel and having short ears, a pointed snout, short legs, and partly webbed toes

Boulder: a large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil

Smorgasbord: a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc

Tahitian

Tattoo: the act or practice of marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, legends, etc., by making punctures in it and inserting pigments

Tamil

Anaconda: a South American boa, Eunectes murinus that often grows to a length of more than 25 ft. (7.6 m)

Pariah: a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma; a person who is rejected (from society or home)

Curry: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

Mango: large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed

Mandarin

Kung fu: an ancient Chinese method of self-defense by striking blows at vulnerable areas of an attacker’s body using fluid movements of the hands and legs

Typhoon: a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas

Kowtow: to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China

Latvian

Sleazy: dishonest or corrupt; disreputable; Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry

Swiss French

Moraine: an accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier

Glacier: a huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation

Chalet: a wooden dwelling with a sloping roof and widely overhanging eaves, common in Switzerland and other Alpine regions

Tibetan

Yeti: a hairy humanlike animal reportedly inhabiting the snows of the high Himalaya Mountains

Yak: a wild, shaggy-haired ox (Bos grunniens) of the mountains of central Asia

Sherpa: a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

Lama: a Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia

Yiddish

Nosh: to snack or eat between meals

Glitch: a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan

Bagel: a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked

Spanish

Periodical: a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals

Turkish

Yoghurt: a prepared food having the consistency of custard, made from milk curdled by the action of cultures, sometimes sweetened or flavored

Tulip: a kind of plant with brightly-colored cup-shaped flowers, grown from a bulb

Caviar: salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d’oeuvre

Norwegian

Iceberg: a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea

Walrus: a large marine mammal (Odobenus rosmarus) of Arctic regions, related to the seals and having two long tusks, tough wrinkled skin, and four flippers

Ski: one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow

Fjord: a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion

Thai

Siamese: of or pertaining to Siam, its people, or their language

Ukrainian

Cossack: a person belonging to any of certain groups of Slavs living chiefly in the southern part of Russia in Europe and forming an elite corps of horsemen

Balaclava: a close-fitting, knitted cap that covers the head, neck, and tops of the shoulders, worn esp. by mountain climbers, soldiers, skiers, etc

Finnish

Sauna: a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones

Hebrew

Kosher: adhering to the laws governing such fitness; fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws

Messiah: For the Christians, this is Jesus Christ, regarded as fulfilling this promise and expectation. John 4:25, 26; In Judaism, the Mashiach (Hebrew translit) is the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people

Gauze: any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave; a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton

Amen: it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement to express solemn ratification or agreement)

Czech

Polka: a lively dance originating in Bohemia and performed by couples

Pistol: a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand

Robot: a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command

Egyptian

Ivory: the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc

Paper: a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.

Ammonia: a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents

Ebony: tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork; a deep, lustrous black

Catalan

Paella: a Spanish dish prepared by simmering together chicken, seafood, rice, vegetables, and saffron and other seasonings

Capsize: to turn bottom up; overturn

Croatian

Cravat: a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men esp. in the 17th century

Arabic

Alcohol: whiskey, gin, vodka, or any other intoxicating liquor containing this liquid

Monsoon: the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter

Zero: the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher

Hungarian

Paprika: a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers

Coach: a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed

Goulash: a stew of beef or veal and vegetables, seasoned mainly with paprika

Hindi

Shampoo: any of various liquid or cream preparations of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and scalp

Bangle: a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp

Jungle: a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, esp. tropical vegetation or a tropical rain forest

Russian

Vodka: a colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia

Mammoth: any large, elephant-like mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth

Portuguese

Flamingo: any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, and a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage

Molasses: thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color

Breeze: a wind or current of air, esp. a light or moderate one

Marmalade: a jellylike preserve in which small pieces of fruit and fruit rind, as of oranges or lemons, are suspended

Welsh

Maggot: a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies

Penguin: any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers

Italian

Fortissimo: a musical direction meaning “to be performed very loudly”

Opera: a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

Bankrupt: a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law

Umbrella: a device for protection from the weather consisting of a collapsible, usually circular canopy mounted on a central rod