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[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I thought the overwhelming majority of English words have Latin roots? That's what I was always taught in Latin classes

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

Well … yes, but a lot of them went Latin > French > English.