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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
