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Here is a List of English words of French origin.
You will find their meaning in French and their origin in the French language.
English word of French origin | Translation in French | Word of origin (meaning in French), century |
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Achieve | achever | achever (venir à bout, accomplir une tâche), xiii century. |
Assizes | assises | assises, xiii century. |
Aunt | tante | ante (tante), xii century. |
Bargain | marchander | bargaignier (hésiter), xiv century. |
Blanket | couverture | blanquette (couverture de drap blanc), xiii century. |
Canvas | toile | normanno-picard canevas, xi century. |
Carrot | carotte | |
Catch | attraper | former normand cachier and means « chasser », xi century. |
Chair | chaise | chaiere, xiii century. |
Closet | placard ou cabinet | closet (petit enclos), xiv century. |
Curtain | rideau | cortine (rideau de lit), xiii century. |
Custom | coutume | custume, xii century. |
Foreign | étranger | forain, l’étranger, xii century. |
Franchise | franchise | franchise, xiii century. |
Grape | raisin | grape, grappe raisin, xiii century. |
Grief | chagrin | grief (chagrin), xii century. |
Joust | joute | joust (fight between between 2 men on a horse), xiii century. |
Marriage | mariage | mariage (les biens des époux), xiii century. |
Mustard | moutarde | moustarde (un condiment), xiii century. |
Parliament | parlement | parlement (conversation), xiii century. |
Pay | payer | paier (apaiser), xii century. |
Proud | fier | prud (vaillant), xii century. |
Purchase | acheter | prochacier (chercher à obtenir), xii century. |
Rental | loyer | rental (soumis à une redevance annuelle), xii century. |
Strive | s’efforcer | estriver (faire des efforts), xii century. |
Summon | convoquer | semondre (inviter à faire quelque chose), xiii century. |
Toast | tartine grillée | the verb toster (« griller, rôtir »), xii century. |
Towel | serviette | toailler (serviette) xiii century. |
Very | très | veray (vrai), xii century. |
See also: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-Arabic-origin
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