The words of the English language

Английский - язый англо-фризской подгруппы западной группы германской ветви индоевропейской языковой семьи.

The words of the English language came from many different sources. The English language began from the Germanic dialects, of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, which invaded Britain and settled there from the 5th to the 6th centuries.

There are almost no words in modern English which come from the Celtic language of the Britons, who were conquered by' the Romans. There are also very few words from Latin that was used in Britain at that time. Viking invaders from Scandinavia added their words to the languageof the Anglo-Saxons.

For nearly two hundred years two languages were spoken in England - Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French. In the end, the language spoken by the greater part of the population became, in the 13th century, the official language of England. It is called Old English, Chaucer's English, a language which is very difficult for English people to read today.

Later, English explorers and traders brought into the language many words from people living in different parts of the world. For example from Spain and South America came "potato", "tobacco".

A very lsrge number of English words have come from Norman-French. The French language comes from Latin. But many other English words have come straight from Latin. Latin was the language that the scientist even in the 17th century used and wrote thier books in.

Latin has given mordern English more words than any other language.

Many words have come into the English language from classical Greek, for example, the Greek word "autos" meaning "self" gives "autobiography", "autograph", "automobile", "automatic" and other words.

Greec and Latin together have given the world a very large number of international words - especially scientific and political words.

These words are used in most languages, though the form and pronunciation may follow the rules of the native language.

The English language, like all languages, continues to grow. New words are added from the dialecs and of different peoples, and especially from new developments in politics, science, sport and all kinds of activities.