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These are lists of words in the English language which are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings,"
which are derived from other languages. For purely native words, see List of English
words of Anglo-Saxon origin. List of English words of Australian Aboriginal
origin List of English words of African origin
List of English words of Afrikaans origin List of South African slang words
List of English words of Arabic origin List of English words of Chinese origin
List of English words of Czech origin List of English words of Danish origin
List of English words of Dutch origin List of place names of Dutch origin
Dutch linguistic influence on naval terms List of English words of Afrikaans origin
List of South African slang words
List of English words of Etruscan origin List of English words of Finnish origin
List of English words of French origin List of French words and phrases used by English
speakers List of English words with dual French and
Anglo-Saxon variations List of pseudo-French words adapted to English
List of English Latinates of Germanic origin
List of English words of Gaulish origin List of German expressions in English
List of pseudo-German words adapted to English English words of Greek origin
List of Greek words with English derivatives
List of English words of Hawaiian origin List of English words of Hebrew origin
List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin List of English words of Hungarian origin
List of English words of Indian origin List of English words of Indonesian origin,
including from Javanese, Malay Sundanese, Papuan, Balinese, Dayak and other local languages
in Indonesia List of English words of Irish origin
List of English words of Italian origin List of Italian musical terms used in English
List of English words of Japanese origin List of English words of Korean origin
List of Latin words with English derivatives List of English words of Malay origin
List of English words of Māori origin List of English words from indigenous languages
of the Americas List of English words of Norwegian origin
List of English words of Old Norse origin List of English words of Persian origin
List of English words of Polish origin List of English words of Portuguese origin
List of English words of Romani origin List of English words of Romanian origin
List of English words of Russian origin List of English words of Sami origin
List of English words of Sanskrit origin List of English words of Scots origin
List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin List of English words of Serbo-Croatian origin
List of English words of Slovak origin List of English words of Spanish origin
List of English words of Swedish origin List of English words of Tagalog origin
List of English words of Tamil origin List of English words of Turkic origin
List of English words of Ukrainian origin List of English words of Welsh origin
List of English words of Yiddish origin See also
Anglicisation English terms with diacritical marks
Inkhorn term Linguistic purism in English
List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents in English
List of proposed etymologies of OK References
External links Ancient Egyptian Loan-Words in English