Have you ever wondered where some English words originated? The English language has a large vocabulary that is cobbled together from many words borrowed from other countries.
Approximately 29% of foreign words come from French (ambulance, parachute, and sauce for example), another 29% have Latin origins (like agenda, circus, and data) and another 26% of the English language has Germanic origins (dollar, muffin, and Kindergarten). The Greek language makes up roughly 6% of our vocabulary, and we are continually adding to it from languages worldwide.
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