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MattConfluence
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The Unsuitability of English (2015)
> For many concepts there are four different roots: one Anglo-Saxon, one Norman French, one Latin, and one Greek.
Funny how he left out Norse, since that is where English gets the word "root" from.
conceit
on Feb 22, 2016
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Most of the Greek would come with the Latins. But are you sure Anglo-Saxon doesn't include the Norse already? The name Angeln comes from a region in Germany near the border of Denmark.
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Funny how he left out Norse, since that is where English gets the word "root" from.