A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent thahat many Latin words have come to the English language. Most of the French vocabulary now appearing in English was imported over the centuries following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when England came under the administration of Norman-speaking peoples. According to different sources, between one third and two thirds of all English words have a French origin.

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  • A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent thahat many Latin words have come to the English language. Most of the French vocabulary now appearing in English was imported over the centuries following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when England came under the administration of Norman-speaking peoples. According to different sources, between one third and two thirds of all English words have a French origin. This fact suggests that at least 30,000 words should appear in this list (however the following list only contains about 1,600 words). Many non-Latin Germanic words have also entered English from the Germanic element in French. Since English is of Germanic origin, via the influences apparent in modern Dutch, ascertaining whether a given Germanic word is definitely from French can be difficult in a few cases. There is a language game that consists in converting French-origin words into Germanic-origin words to make the English language seem purer. Hence, rock becomes stone and pure becomes white. See List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents. Please do not add any words to the list. It is in the process of being transferred to Wiktionary per consensus.
  • Contrairement aux faux-amis, qui représentent souvent des obstacles à l'apprentissage des langues, les vrais amis sont des mots dits transparents, c'est-à-dire ayant le même sens dans deux langues différentes.
  • フランス語から英語への借用とは、フランス語から英語に入った借用語や翻訳借用のことである。意味が変化した語もある。全部で約一万語あるとされる。1066年のノルマン征服によって、ノルマン人の話していた中世フランス語（ノルマンフレンチ）がイングランドの貴族の公用語となり、その後13世紀が流入の絶頂期だった。その後も現代に至るまで流入が見られる。
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  • French derivations
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  • A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent thahat many Latin words have come to the English language. Most of the French vocabulary now appearing in English was imported over the centuries following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when England came under the administration of Norman-speaking peoples. According to different sources, between one third and two thirds of all English words have a French origin.
  • Contrairement aux faux-amis, qui représentent souvent des obstacles à l'apprentissage des langues, les vrais amis sont des mots dits transparents, c'est-à-dire ayant le même sens dans deux langues différentes.
  • フランス語から英語への借用とは、フランス語から英語に入った借用語や翻訳借用のことである。意味が変化した語もある。全部で約一万語あるとされる。1066年のノルマン征服によって、ノルマン人の話していた中世フランス語（ノルマンフレンチ）がイングランドの貴族の公用語となり、その後13世紀が流入の絶頂期だった。その後も現代に至るまで流入が見られる。
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  • List of English words of French origin
  • Vrais amis en anglais
  • フランス語から英語への借用
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