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Etymology of the English word - stock Etymology (Gr. etymon “truth” + Gr. logos “learning”) is a branch of linguistics that studies the origin and history of words tracing them to their earliest determinable source.

The Origins of English Words English wordsNativeBorrowed

Definitions A native word is a word which belongs to the original English word stock, as known from the earliest available manuscripts of the Old English period. A borrowed word (a borrowing, or a loan word) is a word taken over from another language and modified in phonemic shape, spelling, paradigm or meaning according to the standards of the English language.

Words of Native Origin Words of the Indo-European origin (IE)Words of common Germanic originEnglish words proper

Words of the Indo-European origin Family relations: father, mother, brother, son, daughterParts of the human body: foot, nose, lip, heart, toothAnimals and plants: cow, swine, goose, tree, birch, cornThe most important objects and phenomena of nature: sun, moon, star, wind, water, wood, hill, stoneAdjectives: hard, quick, slow, red, white, newNumerals from 1 to 100: one, two, twenty, eightyPronouns – personal, except they (Sc.): I, you, he; demonstrative : that; interrogative: who Some of the most frequent verbs: bear, do, be, sit, stand

Words of common Germanic origin Nouns denoting parts of the human body: head, arm, fingerPeriods of time: summer, winter, time, weekNatural phenomena: storm, rain, flood, ice, ground, sea, earthArtefacts and materials: bridge, house, shop, room, coal, iron, lead, clothAnimals, plants and birds: sheep, horse, fox, crow, oak, grassAdjectives denoting colours, size and other properties: broad, dead, deaf, deep, grey, blueVerbs: see, hear, speak, tell, say, make, give

Historical causes of borrowing The Roman invasion (1st c. B.C.), The introduction of Christianity (7th c. A.D.), The Danish conquests (11th – 13th c. A.D.),The Norman conquest (1066 A.D.), The Renaissance period (14th – 16th c. A.D.), Direct linguistic contacts and political, economical and cultural relationship with other nations.

The Etymology of Borrowed Words Celtic: 5th – 6th A. D.Latin:1st layer: 1st c. B. C.2nd layer: 7th c. A. D. (the introduction of Christianity)3rd layer: 14th – 16th c. (the Renaissance period)Scandinavian: 8th – 11th c. A. D.French:Norman borrowings: 11th – 13th A. D.Parisian borrowings: the Renaissance periodGreek: the Renaissance periodItalian: the Renaissance period and laterSpanish: the Renaissance period and laterRussian: the Renaissance period and laterGerman, Indian and other languages

Celtic borrowings Place names: Avon, Exe, Esk, Usk, Ux (Celtic “river”, “water”); London (Llyn “river”+ dun “a fortified hill”) - “a fortress on the hill over the river”cradle, cross, iron, flannel, tweed, lake (C. loch)

The earliest Latin borrowings (1st c. A.D.) words denoting things connected with war, trade, building and domestic life: pound, inch, cup, kitchen, pepper, butter, cheese, milk, wine, cherry

Latin words borrowed into English through the Christianization of England (7th c. A.D.) persons, objects and ideas associated with church and religious rituals: priest, bishop, monk, nun, candle, temple, angelwords connected with learning: grammar, school, scholar, decline, master, magister

Latin borrowings of the Renaissance period (14th – 16th c. A.D.) abstract words: major, minor, filial, moderate, intelligent, permanent, to elect, to create.

Scandinavian borrowings (8th - 11th c. A.D.) Verbs: call, take, cast, die, wantNouns: law, egg, husband (Sc. hūs + bōndi “inhabitant of the house”), window (Sc. vindauga “the eye of the wind”) Adjectives: ill, loose, low, weakPronouns and pronominal forms: they, their, them, same, both, though.

Scandinavian borrowings (place names) Derby, Tremsby (-by: Sc. “village, town”); Zinthorp, Altharp (-thorp: Sc. “village”);Eastoft, Nortoft (-toft: Sc. “a plot of land covered with grass”);Troutbeck (-beck: Sc. “brook”);Inverness (-ness: Sc. “cape”);Applethwait, Crossthwait (-thwait: Sc. “forest glade”)

Norman borrowings (11th – 13th c. A.D.) Government and administration: state, country, government, parliament, prince, baronLegal terms: court, judge, justice, crime, prison, juryReligious terms: saint, sermon (проповедь), prayer, parish (приход), chapelMilitary terms: army, war, soldier, officer, battle, enemyEducational terms: pupil, lesson, library, science, pen, pencilArtistic and literary terms: image, character, figure, volume, designTerms of everyday life: chair, table, plate, saucer, dinner, supper, breakfast

Parisian borrowings: the Renaissance period and later regime, routine, police, machine, ballet, matinée, scene, technique, bourgeois, etc.

The Renaissance period borrowings (14th – 16th c. A.D.) Italian: piano, violin, opera, alarm, colonelSpanish: potato, tomato, cargo, banana, cocoa. Greek: direct (e.g. atom, cycle, ethics, esthete), or through Latin (datum, status, phenomenon, phenomenon, philosophy, method, music).

Other borrowings Japanese: karate, judo, hara-kiri, kimono, tycoon;Arabic: algebra, algorithm, fakir, giraffe, sultanTurkish: yogurt, kiosk, tulipPersian: caravan, shawl, bazaar, sherbetEskimo: kayak, igloo, anorak Amerindian languages: toboggan, wigwam, opossumRussian: bistro, tsar, balalaika, tundra, sputnik

Classification of borrowings according to the aspect which is borrowed Borrowings properTranslation borrowings (translation loans) Semantic borrowings

Classification of borrowings according to the aspect which is borrowed Translation borrowings (translation loans) are words and expressions formed from the material already existing in the English language but according to patterns taken from another language, by way of literal morpheme-for-morpheme translation.E. g. masterpiece < Germ. Meisterstück; Wonder child < Germ. Wunderkind; wall newspaper < Rus. стенная газета; collective farm < Rus. колхоз.

Classification of borrowings according to the aspect which is borrowed Semantic borrowing is understood as the development in an English word of a new meaning under the influence of a related word in another language.E. g. Eng. pioneer ‘explorer’, ‘one who is among the first in new fields of activity’:: Rus. пионер ‘a member of the Young Pioneers’ Organization’. reaction, deviation, bureau

International words “Words of identical origin that occur in several languages as a result of simultaneous or successive borrowings from one ultimate source” (I. A. Arnold, p. 260).

International words Words denoting science and technological advances: sputnik, television, antenna, bionics, gene, cybernetics Political terms: politics, democracy, communism, revolution Fruits and foodstuffs imported from exotic countries: coffee, chocolate, grapefruitNames of sciences: philosophy, mathematics, physics, chemistryTerms of art: music, theatre, drama, tragedyThe sports terms: football, baseball, cricket, golf.