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Raen Posted 18 years ago
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00What would go in the blank? We often as about the origin of a phrase or expression, in another word, its etymology. But what's the word for the "end result/state/product......."(I'm out of words here), but does anyone get what I'm getting at?02br
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002ndly, the question is not directly grammar-related, but it's not completely irrelevent either. I often get answers relating back to Latin to show the origin of the word/expression/phrase in question, so it's obvious to say that Latin is English's origin, yes? Or English is a separate language that for some reason is heavily influenced by Latin? Are there other langauges spawned from Latin? Thank you. This would be very educational information for me.02br
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02br 02br 00As a language English is Germanic in origin, with Latin as one of its many sources for words. 0-

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00As a language English is Germanic in origin, with Latin as one of its many sources for words. Italian, Spanish and Romanian all originate in Latin.0-
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0Thanks Feebs for the information. Do most major languages in Europe including French (which you didn't mention) all originate in Latin? Or it's simply that any language that consists of alphabets of English langauges originates in Latin?02br
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00And how about the blank in my first question? Could anyone help? Thanks.02br
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