Topic > Essay on Modern English - 729

The language was heavily influenced by the Latin and Greek languages, as well as the Germanic language. As the world gets smaller and people on opposite sides of the planet are able to communicate, the influences of other languages ​​grow. One of these languages ​​is Arabic. Although many English speakers don't realize it, Arabic has greatly influenced English, but in indirect ways. Because the Spanish were influenced by the Moors (Arabs), thousands of Spanish words have Arabic roots. Thus, many Spanish words that have entered English also have Arabic roots. They are relatively easy to spot, as many begin with al-, such as algebra, algorithm, alchemy, and almanac. Arabic words also traveled into the English language via Sanskrit. One way to see where words come from is to look at etymology, which is the study of the origins of words. A word that made its way from Sanskrit, then into Arabic and Italian was the word sugar. Since sugar was first developed in India, it was natural that it spread to Arab countries and because of this the word candy comes from Arabic as the word developed from the idea of ​​cane sugar. descends from Arabic, although the game made its way to England through the