Many words in the English lexicon are made up of Latinate words; that is, words which have entered the English language from a Romance language (usually Anglo-Norman), or were borrowed directly from Latin. Quite a few of these words can further trace their origins back to a Germanic source (usually FrankishSkeat, Principles of English etymology, pg. 244), making them cognate with many native English words from Old English, yielding etymological twins. Many of these are Franco-German words, or French words of Germanic origin.Wes Ulm, The Germanic Component of Old and Middle French: Frankish, Gothic, Burgundian and Their Contributions to the English Tongue, http://wesulm.bravehost.com/languages/english/franco_german.htm

Below is a list of Germanic words, names and affixes which have come into English via Latin or a Romance language.

A

aband abandominium abandon abandonment abannation abannition abate (disputed) abet abettal abettor abut abutment affray afraid allegiance allodial allodium allot allotment allure ambassador ambuscade ambush amuse amusement arrange arrangement array attach attachment attack attire auberge award

B

babillard baboon bacon badge baggage balcony baldric bale ballon balloon ballot ballottement banal banality band "flat strip" band "group" bandage bandeau bandit bandolier bandy banish bank "financial institution" bankrupt bankruptcy bannimus banlieue banner banquet banquette bargain baron baroness baronet barrel barren bastard bastardize baste bastide bastion bateau (also batteau) batter battery battle bawd bawdy beaker beggar beignet belfry berm bichon bigot bigotry bison bivouac blanch blancmange blank blanket blasé (also blase) blazon blemish bleu bliaut blister bloc block blockade blond blonde blouse bludgeon blue boast bobbin bocce bondage bonnet boot booty bordello border boss "button, bump" botany boudoir bouffant boulevard boulevardier bouquet bourgeois (also burgeois) bourgeoise bourgeoisie boutonniere brach brachet bracket braggart braise brandish brawn braze brazier bream breccia brick bridoon brioche briquette brisk brisket broil "to cook" broil "to quarrel" broker bronze (disputed) brose browse brulee brunet brunette brush "dust sweeper; hairbrush" brush "shrubbery, underbrush" brusque bucket buffer buffet "to strike" buffet "table" buffoon buoy buoyance buoyancy buoyant burette burgeon burgess burglar burglarize (also burglarise) burglary burin burnish busk butcher butt (of a joke) butt "to hit with the head" butte button buttress

C

cahoot (also cahoots) camerlengo camouflage canard cantankerous caroline carouse carousal carp (fish) carte blanche casserole chagrin chamberlain chamois charabanc charlotte chemise cheval de frise chic chicane chicanery chiffon chiffonade chiffonier choice claque cliche (also cliché) clique cloak cloche coach coat cockade cockaigne cocotte coif coiffeur coiffure cologne combat (disputed) condom contraband contraption coquette corvette coterie cotillion cottage cramp cranny crap cratch "creche" cravat crawfish crayfish creche creek cricket crochet croquet croquette crotch crouch croup crow (crowbar) crowbar cruet crush cry (disputed) cuff

D

dance dart debate (disputed) debauch debauchery deboshed debris (Etymonline raises Gaulish) debut debutante decry (disputed) deforestation (disputed) defray delay (in part) demarcation derange detach develop development disarray disband disease (in part) disenfranchise disengage disguise dislodge dismay drab drape drapery droll drug dune dungeon

E

ease (in part) easy (in part) eclat (also éclat) egret elope embassy emblazon emblement emboss embrasure embroider embroil enamel encroach enfranchise engage engagement engrave engross enhance enrich entrap envelop envelope equerry equip equipment ermine escarpment eschew escrow espionage etiquette exfiltrate

F

falcon faubourg fee (partially) fellate fellatio, fellation felon (disputed) felony (disputed) feoffer feud feudal feuter, fewter fiasco fie filbert filibuster filter flagon flamenco flamingo flan flâneur flange flank flask flatter fletcher flinch flock "tuft of wool" floss flotilla flotsam flounder (fish) forage foray forest (disputed) forestation forester forestry forcené framboise franc franchise frank frankincense franklin frappe fray (feeling of alarm) fresco frisk frizz frock frounce fry (young fish) fur furbish furnish furniture

G

gabardine gable gadget gaffe gaiety gain gainstrive gaiter gala gallant gallantry gallimaufry gallivant gallop garage garb garbage garçon garden gardenia garibaldi garland garment garner garnish garret garrison garrote gasket gauche gaudy gauge gaunt gauntlet gay ghetto gibbet gibbon giblets gigolo gimlet gleek (game of cards) gnocchi goblin gonfalon gopher goth gothic gourmand gourmet grape grapnel grappa grapple grate (verb) greaves grimace grippe grizzle grocer grocery grommet gross grouch group growl grudge gruel guarantee guard guardian guerdon guerrilla guidance guide guidon guile guimpe guise guy "rope" guy gyrfalcon

H

haggard haggis halberd hale "to drag, summon" halt "stop" halyard hamlet hamper "large basket" hanaper hangar harangue harass harassment harbinger hardy harlequin harlot harness harpoon harpsichord harridan hash haste hasty hatch "to mark with lines" hatchet hauberk haughty haul haunch haunt haute cuisine hautboy hauteur havoc hawser heinous helmet herald heron hideous hobbledehoy hobby hockey hod hodgepodge hoe hollandaise huge hurt hurtle hut hutch

I infiltrate install installment

J

jangle jape jersey jibe jig Jocelin jolly

K kestrel

L

label lai lampoon lanyard lattice lawn lay "short song" lease lecher lecherous leotard lessee leud lickerish liege lingua franca list lobby locket lodge loggia logistics loin (disputed) loop (metallurgy) "hot bloom" lothario lottery lotto loupe louver lowboy luff luge lumber lurch (in games) lure

M

mackerel (disputed) maggot mail "post" maim malinger malkin mangle mannequin maraud marauder march "walk, stride" march "border" margrave marque marquee marquis marshal marten mask (disputed) mascara masque masquerade mason massacre (disputed) mayhem meringue (Latin merenda is suggested) merlin mignon mince (Etymonline suggests Latin minūtus) minion mitten (Etymonline suggests Latin medius) moat mock mooch morass morel morganatic mortgage motley moue mousse mow "scornful look" muffle murdrum muse mushroom (disputed)

N nouveau riche

O

oboe ordalian ordalium orgillous orgulous osier

P

packet park parquet patch "clown, fool" patois patrol patten paw pawn "something left as security" perform picaresque piccolo picket picnic pike "weapon" pinch piquant pique pirouette pitcher "jug" placard plaque pledge poach "to push, poke" poach "to cook in liquid" pocket poke "sack" poltroon potpourri pottage pouch pouf

Q queasy quiche quiver "case for arrows"

R

rabbit raffish raffle raiment ramp rampage rampant ranch random range ranger rank "order, position" rapier rasp raspberry ratchet rave (disputed) rearrange rebate (disputed) rebuff rebuke rebut rebuttal refresh refurbish regain regard regret regroup rehash relay remark replevin retire retouch reverie (disputed) reward reynard rhyme (disputed) ribald ribbon riches ricochet riffraff rifle "firearm" rifle "to plunder" rink rinse riot rivet roach "small fish" roan roast rob robe rocket "projectile" rogue (disputed) romp rotisserie rubbish rubble ruffian rummage

S

saber sable sackbut sacre bleu safeguard salon saloon saponification saponifier saponify scabbard scaffolding scale (of a fish or reptile) scallop scaramouche scarf "strip of cloth" scarp scavage scavenge scavenger scherzo scion scorn screen scrimmage scroll scrum scupper seise seize seizure seneschal sense shock sirloin (disputed) skate skew skewbald skiff skirmish skive slash slat slate slender slice sloop slot "track, trail" sobriquet soil "to make dirty" soil "a wallow" soke sopaipilla sorrel "reddish brown" sorrel (plant) sound "to fathom, probe" soup souse spate spavin spell spelt (wheat) spool spy staccato stale "lure, decoy" stalemate stall "to delay" stallion stampede standard staple "mainstay" stay "prop, support" stockade stour "conflict" stout strand "string, fiber" strife strive stucco stuff sturgeon sully sup "to dine" supper surcoat

T

tabard tack taco tampion tampon tan tannin tap target tarnish tass tasse tasset teat tedesco tetchy tick "credit" ticket tier till "cashbox" tirade tire "wheel" toccata tocsin touch touché touchy toupee towel track trampoline trap "owndom, personal belongings" trappings treacherous treachery treague trebuchet triage trial trialist trick tricot trill trip troak troll "to stroll" trolley trollop trombone troop trot troupe trump "to deceive, cheat" trump "horn" trumpery trumpet try tryst tuffet tuft tumbrel tunnel turbot

U

unafraid unattached unblemished unbutton underbrush undeveloped undisguised uneasy (in part) unflattering unfurnished unguarded unmask (see mask) untouchable unwarranted

V

vadium vagrant (in part, Latinized) vandal vanguard veneer vermouth vogue

W

wad wafer wage "payment" wage "bet" wager waif wait waiter waive wallet wallop war warble warden warder wardrobe warmonger warrant "defender" warrant "to keep safe" warranty warren warrior warship waste "to spoil, squander" waste "desolate area" wastrel wayment wicket wile wince wreck

Z zigzag

See also Lists of English words by country or language of origin List of English words of French origin List of French words of Germanic origin List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents in English Anglish (Linguistic purism in English)

Notes

References Online Etymology Dictionary. Auguste Brachet, An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Third Edition Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales Dictionary.com. Diez, An Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Languages