Generic point of view from language,English is Indo-European language family of West Germanic language branch,the language was originally a British Celtic (Celtic).
Fifth century,the Anglo-Saxon invasion,the Saxon language they use belongs to the vocabulary of the Germanic West Germanic language branch vocabulary.This is the main body of Old English vocabulary.Eleventh century,the Norman conquest and rule of Britain for centuries,the use of Norman French and Latin words on a lot of introduction.
1250-1400,the French poured into English.1362,because English is used as the court language,thus the use of rapid recovery,but until the 15th century,because the French political,diplomatic,cultural exchange,the French are still flooding into the English language.After the Renaissance,but also to introduce a large number of Latin,Greek,Italian with English words ......to the world,and from countries around the world to absorb new words,and finally become the source of the world's most complex language vocabulary.
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