So, I'm wondering how much of English words have Germanic roots, how many have Romantic roots and how many have Greek roots etc. In percent.
Is there any such table?
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Sign up to join this communitySo, I'm wondering how much of English words have Germanic roots, how many have Romantic roots and how many have Greek roots etc. In percent.
Is there any such table?
I found this image displaying what I want.
About 26% of English words have Germanic origins and the other percentages are as followed: