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743 roots across 21 languages connecting to 2,172 English words

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Italic (Indo-European)(1,148 words)

Words borrowed from Italic (Indo-European) languages

Latin(960)

controversyfluxjoyperseveranceresilienceabduct

Italian(28)

adagioallegrocadenzacappuccinochiaroscuroconcert

Old French(27)

achieveageamendmentartilleryassembleassure

Latin via French(24)

islesexacquireartificeattaincivilize

French(20)

ambulancebaguettebassoonclairvoyantclarinetcrevice

Latin/French(13)

accomplisharmisticeastonishcherishdemolishdiminish

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Germanic (Indo-European)(640 words)

Words borrowed from Germanic (Indo-European) languages

Proto-Germanic(239)

nineaafterallantapple

Old English(230)

aboutaboveacreagainagainstale

Proto-Indo-European(47)

alwaysaxebearbeenbiteblack

Old Norse(33)

angerballberserkbirthbluetoothblunder

Germanic(17)

acornbouncedewelmfernfrost

Middle English(14)

alreadybadbelowbreakfastcutdazzle

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Indo-European → Italic(348 words)

Words borrowed from Indo-European → Italic languages

Latin(236)

caesaraccentaccountaddressadvanceadvice

Old French(30)

agreeenableenforceenhanceenjoyensure

English(25)

annulbucklecalamaricandelabracelibacycement

French(20)

billioncampaigndetailretiresurfaceenvoy

Italian(12)

malariamanagecellomezzaninereplicasalami

Latin via Old French(7)

cancelchancelconquestjellylaurellentil

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Hellenic (Indo-European)(320 words)

Words borrowed from Hellenic (Indo-European) languages

Greek(269)

amphitheaterempathynarcissistorchidachromaticacoustic

Greek via Latin(4)

cemeterydramaphosphorescentprogram

Ancient Greek (place name)(3)

laconicmarathonspartan

Latin / Greek(3)

anchorcymbalharmonica

Ancient Greek(3)

catharsismonasterysynagogue

Proto-Indo-European(3)

philanthropyphysiologyscholar

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Indo-European(110 words)

The largest language family, spanning from Iceland to India

Latin(52)

chancellortestconsciousnessexponentalma materbenediction

Old English(17)

awlclimbdareearnfenflee

Greek(11)

taxonomystochasticautomaticeponymidiomlexicon

French(8)

chowderarmoirefoundrygratinmemoirneologism

Old French(8)

crewfaucetglueblameflourishgorge

Latin via Old French(1)

core

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Romance (Indo-European)(81 words)

Words borrowed from Romance (Indo-European) languages

Old French(35)

allegianceamuseannouncebailclaimcount

Latin(19)

campconvokecountercreatedestructiondiction

French(13)

barricadecovertdebacledebonairdebrisfacade

Anglo-French(4)

attorneyjuryplaintiffverdict

Italian(3)

gazetteminiatureparapet

Italian/French(2)

artisanbastion

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Indo-European → Germanic(74 words)

Words borrowed from Indo-European → Germanic languages

English(22)

blueslonelyquagmireafternoonbacklashbleach

Old English(20)

affordbodyboldclustergospellayer

Middle English(8)

likewisescatterwelfaremermaidoffalcobbler

Old French(7)

abandonbargainblankstandardtargethamlet

Old Norse(3)

fellowwrecksaga

Dutch(2)

cookieSweden

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Indo-European → Germanic → West Germanic → Anglo-Frisian → Old English(70 words)

Words borrowed from Indo-European → Germanic → West Germanic → Anglo-Frisian → Old English languages

Old English(49)

nostrilanklebanebarnbridecalf

Old English / Proto-Germanic(9)

helmhoneymaremoannavelrake

Proto-Germanic(9)

barleyblightboltbrothfoalhag

Proto-Germanic / Old English(1)

plough

Middle English(1)

hussy

Old English / Middle English(1)

lightning

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