Greek has contributed to English in several ways, including direct borrowings from Greek and indirectly through other languages (mainly Latin or French).
In a typical 80,000-word English dictionary, about 5% of the words are directly borrowed from Greek; this is about equivalent to the vocabulary of an educated speaker of English (for example, "phenomenon" is a Greek word and even obeys Greek grammar rules as the plural is "phenomena"). However, around 25% are borrowed indirectly. This is because there were many Greek words borrowed in Latin originally, which then filtered down into English because English borrowed so many words from Latin (for example, "elaiwa" in Greek evolved into the Latin "oliva", which in turn became "olive" in English).
Greek is often used in coining very specialized technical or scientific words, however, so the percentage of words borrowed from Greek rises much higher when considering highly scientific vocabulary (for example, "oxytetracycline" is a medical term that has several Greek roots).
Depending on the source, sample size, and what the term "Latin" means. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language
Source: Shorter Oxford Dictionary (3rd ed.)
Sample Size: 80,000 words
What is included in the meaning "Latin":
Source: A survey by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language
Sample Size: 10,000 words
What is included in the meaning "Latin":
all words in the English language, always have 1 or more vowels, all words have meanings, and English words usually come from, Greek, Latin, or the French language.
It is from Greek - diametros - there is also a Latin word, diametrus. These words passed into old French as Diameter ans subsequently into English
from were come english words (im russian)
Nearly 80 percent or more of the English language has its origins from other languages and the development over time from Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Greek, Latin, Germanic languages, French, Roman and others had their influence on English. Many of the medical and scientific words come from Greek and Latin. The other modern words which don't have true origins from other languages came from slang words, new inventions and discovery, and were made up as new words were needed.
I'm not sure about few, but one is mono. This word does come from the Greek.
Actually, 63% of all English words come from Latin.
Well because a very large percentage of our words come from the Greek language, I would believe it originated from the Greek.
Actually, it is pretty much the opposite. Some English words come from Greek. Or, if what you are looking for is about people, then again it is the opposite. If English and Greeks are related at all, then English would come from Greek, not the other way around.
all words in the English language, always have 1 or more vowels, all words have meanings, and English words usually come from, Greek, Latin, or the French language.
The Greek language is very significant in the English language. Many of the root words within the English language come from the Greek and Latin dialect. Some Greek root words include acro, aero, alg, endo, erg, eth, physi, plac, and pro.
Yes, it's possible that Latin has a larger vocabulary than Greek. One reason is the borrowing of many words from the classical language of the ancient Greeks. But just for the record, the borrowing isn't one way. For example, the modern Greek names for the months of the year come from classical Latin.
38 I believe at the moment, but the English language is forever changing, so may not be the same in years to come,
It is from Greek - diametros - there is also a Latin word, diametrus. These words passed into old French as Diameter ans subsequently into English
Germanic, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, and Greek. Plus many other languages.
from were come english words (im russian)
The word originates from Old English, German, and dutch words. This is an exception to most words which find their origins in the Latin and Greek language.
Many words in English ( European or North American versions ) originally were Latin or Greek., e.g. alibi. Of course, English has borrowed words from so many different languages e.g. taboo, menu, sauna, pasta, sourkraut, litre, liter, hamburger.