English is a language of extraordinary linguistic wealth, which owes its origins to thediversity of influences that has assimilated.
Throughout history, the English language has adopted words from other languages,mainly from the Anglo-Saxon, but also from latin, old Norse and French and even other languages such as Greek, Spanish, etc.
In the 5th century, Anglo and Saxon invaders colonized the Islands. 'Old English' is the term used to refer to the language spoken in that period, brought to Britain by Germanic Anglo and Saxon tribes. These contributed to the language most of the words in common use, although they also adopted terms used by the Celts who lived on the Islands.
The monks who come to the Islands from Rome at the end of the 6th century left itsimprint on the language with a set of words related to education, culture and religion (minister, school...)
In the year 1066, the Normans led by Guillermo the Conqueror colonized the Islands. The French passes to become the dominant language, to the detriment of the restof the dialects. It is in the 14th century when consolidated Royal power and is set London as the capital of the State. Many of the current English words related to formsof Government (court, Government...) or cooking (braise, mutton...) comes from theFrench.
The consolidation of the monarchy makes the unification of language and as a result of the merger of the Norman and different dialects was born the modern English,Germanic in its roots but also with an important contribution of the Latin language.During the 15th and 16th centuries Renaissance brings a new interest in art and culture and many from latin and Greek terms are incorporated into the language.
English is a living language and has continued to evolve to the present day. Constantly new terms are added to the language. The technological revolution, scientific advances and the requirement of new words make that latin and Greek continue to have validity as a reference source. Migration and mixing of cultures also pack a punchof new words that increasingly enrich the language.
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