THE ETYMOLOGY OF ENGLISH WORDS

CONTENTS

Survey of certain historical facts 3
Structural elements of borrowings 7
Why Are Words Borrowed? 8
Do Borrowed Words Change or
do They Remain the Same? 8
International Words 9
Etymological Doublets 10
Translation-Loans 10
Are Etymological and Stylistic Characteristics of Words Interrelated? 10

SURVEY OF CERTAIN HISTORICAL FACTS
It is true that English vocabulary, which is one of the most extensive among the world's languages contains an immense number of words of foreign origin. Explanations for this should be sought in the history of the language which is closely connected with the history of the nation speaking the language.
THE FIRST CENTURY B. C. Most of the territory n...