A great number of words of French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 origin have entered the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language.

According to different sources

Foreign language influences in English

While many words enter English as slang, not all do. Some words are adopted from other languages; some are mixtures of existing words , and some are new coinages made of roots from dead languages: e.g. thanatopsis. No matter the origin, though, words seldom, if ever, are immediately accepted into...

, nearly 30% of all English words have a French origin.
This fact suggests that 80,000 words should appear in this list. However, this list does not include derivatives formed in English, but only the ones imported as such directly from French (for instance joy and joyous, but not joyful, joyfulness, nor partisanship, parenthood, …). It does not include either combinations of words of French origin with words of origin other than French (e.g. icecream, sunray, jellyfish, killjoy, lifeguard, passageway). It also excludes English-made combinations of words of French origin (e.g. grapefruit is made of grape + fruit but has been coined in English, layperson: lay + person, consider also mailorder, magpie, marketplace, petticoat, straitjacket).

This list does not include words that come from French but were introduced into the English language via another language than French (e.g. domineer, ketone, loggia, lotto, mariachi, monsignor, oboe, paella, panzer, picayune, ranch, vendue, veneer).

Although French is mainly from Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 (which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language

Romance languages

The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, more precisely of the Italic languages subfamily, comprising all the languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient Rome...

), it also includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages

Germanic languages

The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...

 (especially Old Frankish

Old Frankish

Old Frankish is an extinct West Germanic language, once spoken by the Franks. It is the parent language of the Franconian languages, of which Dutch and Afrikaans are the most known descendants...

). Since English is of Germanic origin, words that have entered English from the Germanic elements in French might not strike the eye as distinctively from French. Conversely, as Latin gave many derivatives to both the English and the French languages, ascertaining that a given Latinate derivative did not come to the English language via French can be difficult in a few cases.

Most of the French vocabulary now appearing in English was imported over the centuries following the Norman Conquest

Norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...

 of 1066, when England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 came under the administration of Norman-speaking

Norman language

Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...

 peoples. The majority of the population of England continued to use their Anglo-Saxon language but it was influenced by the language of the ruling elite

Elite

Elite refers to an exceptional or privileged group that wields considerable power within its sphere of influence...

, resulting in doublets

Doublet (linguistics)

In etymology, two or more words in the same language are called doublets or etymological twins when they have different phonological forms but the same etymological root. Often, but not always, the variants have entered the language through different routes...

. Consider for example the words for the meats eaten by the Anglo-Norman

Anglo-Norman

The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...

 nobility

Nobility

Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...

 and the corresponding animals grown by the Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...

 peasant

Peasant

A peasant is an agricultural worker who generally tend to be poor and homeless-Etymology:The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, or countryside, ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.- Position in society :Peasants typically...

s: beef / ox, mutton / sheep, veal / calf, pork / pig, or pairs of words pertaining to different registers of language

Register (sociolinguistics)

In linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. For example, when speaking in a formal setting an English speaker may be more likely to adhere more closely to prescribed grammar, pronounce words ending in -ing with a velar nasal...

: commence / start, continue / go on, disengage / withdraw, encounter / meet. Words of French origin often refer to more abstract or elaborate notions than their Anglo-Saxon equivalents (e.g. liberty / freedom, justice / fairness), and are therefore of less frequent use in everyday language. It may not be the case of all English words of French origin though. Consider for instance: table, chair, car, city, fruit, juice, journey, travel, stay, wait, country, very, real, people, just, fine, able, use, part.

After the rise of Henry Plantagenet to the throne of England, other forms of dialectal French

Langues d'oïl

The langues d'oïl or langues d'oui , in English the Oïl or Oui languages, are a dialect continuum that includes standard French and its closest autochthonous relatives spoken today in the northern half of France, southern Belgium, and the Channel Islands...

 may have gained in influence to the detriment of Norman French

Norman language

Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...

 (notably the variants of Anjou

Anjou

Anjou is a former county , duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day département of Maine-et-Loire...

 where the House of Plantagenet

House of Plantagenet

The House of Plantagenet , a branch of the Angevins, was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French province of Gâtinais and gained the...

 came from, and possibly Poitevin

Poitevin language

Poitevin is a language spoken by the people in Poitou. It is one of the regional languages of France. It is now classified as one of the langues d'oïl but is distinguished by certain features of the langue d'oc...

, the tongue of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. As well as being Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France and of England...

). With the English claim to the throne of France, the influence of the language in use at the royal court of France in Paris increased. The cultural influence of France remained strong in the following centuries and from the Renaissance

Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...

 onward borrowings were mainly made from Parisian French, which became the de facto standard language of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Norman rule of England had a lasting impact on British society. Words from Anglo-Norman

Anglo-Norman language

Anglo-Norman is the name traditionally given to the kind of Old Norman used in England and to some extent elsewhere in the British Isles during the Anglo-Norman period....

 or Old French

Old French

Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...

 include terms related to feudalism

Feudalism

Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for ordering society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.Although derived from the...

 (liege, vassal, homage, suzerain, chivalry, villain, peasant) and other institutions (parliament, government, council, minister, mayor, bailiff, chancellor), the organization of religion (abbey, clergy, parish, priest, friar, prayer), the nobility (baron, duke, marquis, count, prince, dame), the art of war (dungeon, portcullis, surcoat, armor, mail, hauberk, baldric). Many of these words related to the feudal system or medieval warfare have a Germanic origin (mainly through Old Frankish

Old Frankish

Old Frankish is an extinct West Germanic language, once spoken by the Franks. It is the parent language of the Franconian languages, of which Dutch and Afrikaans are the most known descendants...

) (see also French words of Germanic origin).

The Norman origin of the British monarchy is still visible in expressions like Prince Regent, heir apparent, Princess Royal where the adjective is placed after the noun, like in French.

The vocabulary of heraldry

Heraldry

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...

 has been heavily influenced by French (blazon, or, argent, sable, gules, passant), for more details see tinctures

Tincture (heraldry)

In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". A charge tinctured proper is coloured as it would be...

, attitudes

Attitude (heraldry)

In heraldry, an attitude is the position in which an animal, fictional beast, mythical creature, human or human-like being is emblazoned as a charge, supporter or crest. Many attitudes apply only to predatory beasts and are exemplified by the beast most frequently found in heraldry — the lion. ...

, and charges

Charge (heraldry)

In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon . This may be a geometric design or a symbolic representation of a person, animal, plant, object or other device...

 of heraldry.

Sometimes used in heraldry, some mythological beasts

Legendary creature

A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature.-Origin:Some mythical creatures have their origin in traditional mythology and have been believed to be real creatures, for example the dragon, the unicorn, and griffin...

 (dragon, griffin, hippogriff, phoenix) or exotic animals (lion, leopard, antelope, giraffe, camel, zebu, elephant, baboon, dolphin, ocelot, ostrich, chameleon) draw their name from French. It is also the case of some animals native of Europe (via Anglo-Norman: eagle, falcon, squirrel, coney, rabbit, marten, ferret, salmon).

Besides the above-mentioned terms, the vocabulary of warfare and the military include many words of French origin (battalion, dragoon, infantry, cavalry, army, corvette, musketeer, carabineer, pistol, fusilier, squad, squadron, platoon, brigade, corps, sortie, siege, terrain, troop, camouflage, logistics, aide-de-camp, legionnaire, esprit de corps. See also military ranks: sergeant, lieutenant, captain, colonel, general, admiral). Many fencing terms are also from French.

The political lexicon include many words of French origin like liberalism, capitalism, materialism, nationalism, plebiscite, coup d'état, sovereignty. The judicial lexicon has also been heavily influenced by French (justice, judge, attorney, court, case). (See also Law French

Law French

Law French is an archaic language originally based on Old Norman and Anglo-Norman, but increasingly influenced by Parisian French and, later, English. It was used in the law courts of England, beginning with the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror...

). It is also the case in the domain of diplomacy

Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...

 (attaché, chargé d'affaires, envoy, embassy, chancery, diplomacy, démarche, communiqué, aide-mémoire, détente, entente, rapprochement, accord, treaty, alliance, passport, protocol).

The influence of the French language has also marked the domain of the arts: surrealism, impressionism, symbolism, art nouveau, gouache, collage, grisaille …;
Architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 : aisle, arcade, arch, vault, belfry, arc-boutant, buttress, bay, estrade, facade, balustrade, terrace, lunette, niche, pavilion, pilaster, porte cochère ;
Cuisine

Cuisine

Cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. Cuisines are often named after the geographic areas or regions that they originate from...

: petit four, soufflé, mille-feuille, croissant, pastry, gateau, baba au rhum, cream, caramel, custard, marmalade, meringue, clafoutis, flognarde, beef bourguignon, cassoulet, casserole, confit, gratin, mustard, mayonnaise, sauce, pâté, foie gras, terrine, navarin …

Other examples include color names (ecru, mauve, beige, carmine, maroon, blue, orange, violet, vermilion, turquoise, lilac, perse, scarlet) ; vegetables or fruits (courgette, aubergine, cabbage, carrot, nutmeg, quince, lemon, orange, apricot); months of the year (January, March, May, July, November, December).

Some of the French words that made their way into the English language were coined by French inventors, discoverers or pioneers, or scientists: cinema, helicopter, aviation, parachute, lactose, mastodon, oxygen, photography, stethoscope, thermometer, troposphere.

Some French words were named for French people (from their family name), especially in the fields of science

Science

Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...

 (coulomb, curie, daguerreotype, vernier), botany

Botany

Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...

 and mineralogy

Mineralogy

Mineralogy is the study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization.-History:Early writing...

 (begonia, bougainvillea, magnolia, dolomite, nicotine), fashion and style or any other cultural aspect (leotard, récamier, mansard, chauvinism, kir, praline, saxophone, silhouette).

Some words from Old French

Old French

Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...

 have been imported again from Middle French

Middle French

Middle French is a historical division of the French language that covers the period from 1340 to 1611. It is a period of transition during which:...

 or Modern French, but have generally taken a more restrictive or specialised meaning the second time. Consider for instance : luminary / luminaire, liquor / liqueur, castle / château, hostel / hotel, mask / masque, necessary / nécessaire, petty / petit, ticket / etiquette, troop / troupe, vanguard / avant-garde. Note that the word in French has kept the general meaning: e.g. château in French means castle. Even when not imported several times in different forms, loanwords from French generally have a more restrictive or specialised meaning than in French: e.g. legume (in Fr. légume means vegetable), gateau (in Fr. gâteau means cake).

In some cases, the English language has been more conservative than the French one with Old French words (at least in spelling) (e.g. castle, vessel, forest). Other Old French words have even disappeared from Modern French: dandelion.

On the other hand, a move to restore the classical roots

Classics

Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...

 (Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 or Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...

) occurred in the 16th and 17th centuries. Thus words from Old French saw their spelling re-Latinized. Although in most cases this did not affect their pronunciation (e.g. debt, doubt, indict, mayor), in some cases it did (e.g. abnormal, benefit). The ph transcription of words of Greek etymology was restored in lieu of the f. Thus fantosme became phantom, fesan became pheasant. This move occurred also in French, although less systematically (Old French farmacie became pharmacie ("pharmacy"), fenix became phénix ("phoenix"), but fantosme became fantôme ("phantom, ghost") and fesan became faisan ("pheasant").

Beside re-Latinization that blurred the French origin of some words (e.g. peradventure), other modifications in spelling have included folk etymology alterations (see penthouse, pickaxe).

Furthermore, the spelling of some words was changed to keep the pronunciation as close to the original as possible (e.g. leaven), whereas in other cases the French spelling was kept and resulted in totally different pronunciation than French (e.g. leopard, levee). Terms that most recently entered the English language have kept French pronunciation and spelling (garage, machine, café, bourgeoisie, espionage, élite, expertise, lingerie, genre, ambiance, collage, montage, penchant, repertoire, entourage, terrain, entrepreneur), though this may change with time (e.g. the initial h in hotel is not silent anymore, consider also the evolving pronunciation of herb, or garage). Expressions like femme fatale, bête noire, enfant terrible are still recognisably French.

Borrowings are not a one-way process (See Reborrowing

Reborrowing

Reborrowing is the process where a word travels from one language to another and then back to the originating language in a different form or with a different meaning.This is indicated by A→B→A, where A is the originating language....

), some words of French origin ultimately come from Old English (Anglo-Saxon words) : e.g. : bateau, chiffon, gourmet. While conversely English words of French origin made their way "back" into Modern French : interview, management, budget, challenge, pedigree, record, tunnel, humour, mess, sport, squat, standard, suspense, tennis, ticket, toast, toboggan

A

• abandon
• abandonment
• abase (Old Fr. abaissier)
• abash (Old Fr. esbaïr)
• abate (Old Fr. abatre, compare modern Fr. abattre)
• abatement (Old Fr. abatement, compare modern Fr. abattement)
• abatis
• abattoir
• abbatial
• abbe
• abbess
• abbey (Anglo Fr. abbeie, from Old Fr. abaïe, compare modern Fr. abbaye)
• abbreviation, (Fr.abréviation)
• abdication
• abet (Old Fr. abeter)
• abeyance (Anglo Fr. abeiance, from Old Fr. abeance)
• abhor (Fr. abhorrer)
• ability (Old Fr. ableté, compare modern Fr. habileté with restoration of initial h of Latin habilitas)
• abject
• abjection
• abjuration
• abjure (Fr. abjurer)
• ablation (Fr. ablation)
• ablative
• able, from Old French, compare modern Fr. habile or capable
• ablution
• abnormal compare anormal
• aboard (Middle Fr. à bord)
• abolish, compare abolir
• abolition
• abominable
• abomination
• abound
• abrasion
• abrasive, Fr. abrasif, abrasive(fem.)
• abridge, Fr. abréger
• abrogation
• abrupt
• absence
• absent
• absinthe
• absolute, from Middle French, compare modern Fr. absolu
• absolution
• absorb (Fr. absorber)
• abstain (Old Fr. abstenir)
• abstention
• abstinence
• abstinent
• absurd
• absurdity (Fr. absurdité)
• abundance (Old Fr. abundance, modern Fr. abondance)
• abundant
• abuse (Fr. abuser)
• abusive (Fr. abusif, abusive(fem.) )
• abut (Old Fr. abouter)
• abysmal (Old Fr. abisme)
• academy, compare académie, from anc. Greek akademeia
• Acadia (Fr. Acadie)
• acceleration (Fr. accélération)
• accent (Fr. accent)
• accept (Fr accepter)
• acceptable
• acceptance
• access (Fr. accès)
• accessible
• accession
• accident
• acclamation
• acclimate (Fr. acclimater)
• accolade
• accommodation
• accompaniment (Fr. accompagnement)
• accompany (Old Fr. acompaignier, modern Fr. accompagner)
• accomplice (Old Fr. complice)
• accomplish (Old Fr. acomplir, modern Fr. accomplir)
• accord
• accordance (Old Fr. accordance)
• accost
• accoucheur
• account (Old Fr. acont)
• accountant (Old Fr. acuntant)
• accourtre
• accoutrements
• accredit
• accreditation
• accrue
• accumulation
• accusation
• accusative (Old Fr. accusatif)
• accuse
• accustom (Old Fr. acostumer, modern Fr. accoutumer)
• ace, (Old Fr. as)
• acephalous, (Fr. acéphale)
• acerbity, (Middle Fr. acerbité)
• acetic, (Fr. acétique)
• acetylene, (Fr. acétylène)
• achieve, (Old Fr. achever)
• achievement, (Fr. achèvement)
• acid, (Fr. acide)
• aconite, (Fr. aconit)
• acoustic, (Fr. acoustique)
• acquaint, (Old Fr. acointier)
• acquaintance, (Old Fr. acointance)
• acquiesce, (Middle Fr. acquiescer)
• acquiescence, (Middle Fr. acquiescence)
• acquire, (Old Fr. aquerre)
• acquisition
• acquit (Old Fr. acquitter)
• acrimonious (Fr. acrimonieux)
• acrimony (Fr. acrimonie)
• acrobat (Fr. acrobate)
• acrobatic (Fr. acrobatique)
• acromegaly (Fr. acromégalie)
• across (Anglo Fr. an cros)
• act (Old Fr. acte)
• action
• activity, (Middle French activité)
• actual, (Old French actuel)
• acuity, (Middle French acuité)
• adage
• adapt, (Middle French adapter)
• adaptation
• addition
• address
• adhere
• adherence
• adhesion
• adhesive, compare adhésif or feminine form adhésive
• adieu, which literally means "to God" (à Dieu), farewell
• adjective, compare adjectif
• adjoin
• adjourn (Old French ajourner)
• adjudge (Old French ajugier, compare modern French adjuger)
• adjust (Old French ajoster, compare modern French ajuster)
• administer (Old French aministrer, compare modern French administrer)
• administration
• admirable
• admiral (Old French amiral)
• admiration
• admire
• admissible
• admission
• admonish (Old French amonester, compare modern French admonester)
• admonition
• adolescence
• adolescent
• adopt
• adoption
• adorable
• adoration
• adore
• adorn (Old French aourner)
• adornment (Old French aournement)
• adroit
• adulation
• adultery (Old French avoutrie or aoulterie, compare modern Fr. adultère)
• advance (Old French avancer)
• advancement (Old French avancement)
• advantage (Old French avantage)
• advantageous
• adventure, (Old French auenture, compare modern Fr. aventure)
• adventurous, (Old French aventuros, compare modern Fr. aventureux)
• adversary, (Anglo French adverser, from Old Fr. adversier, compare modern Fr. adversaire)
• adverse (Old French avers, compare modern Fr. adverse)
• adversity (Anglo French aduersite, from Old Fr. aversite, compare modern Fr. adversité)
• advertisement, (French avertissement [warning])
• advice, (Old French avis [opinion])
• advise, (Old French aviser [give one's opinion])
• advocacy, (Old French advocacie)
• advocate (Old French avocat [attorney or lawyer])
• aerobic (French aérobie)
• aerodynamics (French aérodynamique)
• aeronautics (French aéronautique)
• aeroplane (French aéroplane)
• affability (French affabilité)
• affable
• affair, (Anglo-Norman afere, from Old Fr. afaire or à faire, compare modern Fr. affaire)
• affection
• affiance (Old French afiancer)
• affiliation
• affinity, (Old French afinité, compare modern Fr. affinité)
• affirm, (Old French afermer, compare modern Fr. affirmer)
• affirmation
• affirmative
• affix (Middle French affixer, from Old Fr. afichier, compare modern Fr. afficher)
• afflict
• affliction
• affluence
• affluent
• affront
• afraid p.p. of afray (Anglo French afrayer, from Old Fr. esfreer, compare modern Fr. effrayer))
• agate
• age
• agent provocateur
• aggrandisement Fr. agrandissement
• aggravation
• aggression, compare
• aggrieve, (Old Fr. agrever, compare modern Fr. aggraver)
• agile
• agility
• à gogo, or a-go-go, in abundance
• agrarian
• agree (Old Fr. agreer, compare modern Fr. agréer ["to accept" or "to please"])
• agreeable, compare modern Fr. agréable
• agreeance (Old Fr. agreance)
• agreement (Old Fr. agreement, compare modern Fr. agrément [authorization or amenity])
• agronomy
• ague
• aid (Old Fr. aide)
• aide-de-camp
• aide-mémoire
• aileron
• aim (Old Fr. esmar)
• air
• aisle
• à la, in the style of...
• alabaster, from Old French alabastre (>Latin> Greek> Ancient Egyptian a-labaste)
• à la carte
• alarm
• alas, from Old French phrase "ha, las!", compare modern Fr. hélas
• alchemist
• alchemy
• alcove
• alembic Middle Fr. alambic, from Arabic al anbiq
• alert
• algorithm
• alien (Old Fr. alien)
• alienation (Middle Fr. alienation)
• align, (Middle Fr. aligner)
• alignment, (French alignement)
• allegation
• allege
• allegiance (Anglo French legaunce, from Old Fr. legeance, compare modern Fr. allégeance)
• allegorical
• allegory
• allemande
• alley compare allée
• alliance
• allocation
• allot (Old Fr. aloter)
• allotment Fr. alotement
• allow (Old Fr. alouer)
• allowable (Old Fr. alouable)
• allowance (Old Fr. alouance)
• alloy (Anglo Fr. alai, from Old Fr. aleier)
• allude
• allure
• ally (Old Fr. alier)
• almond, (Old Fr. almande, compare modern Fr. amande)
• almoner (Old Fr. almosnier, compare modern Fr. aumônier)
• alter
• alteration
• altruism
• altruistic
• alum
• amass
• amateur
• ambassador
• amber
• ambergris
• ambiance
• ambience
• ambiguity
• ambiguous
• ambition
• amble (Old Fr. ambler)
• ambulance
• ambuscade
• ambush (Old Fr. embuscher)
• amelioration
• amenable
• amend
• amendment
• amends
• amenity
• amerce
• amethyst
• ami
• amiable
• amity
• ammonite
• ammunition, from munition
• amnesty, compare amnistie
• amorous, from Old French, compare modern Fr. amoureux
• amortise
• amount
• amount
• amour
• amour-propre
• ampere
• ample
• amplify
• amplitude
• ampoule
• ampul
• amulet (Middle Fr. amulette)
• amuse
• amusement
• anagram
• analogue
• analyse
• analyst
• anatomy
• ancestor (Old Fr. ancestre, compare modern Fr. ancêtre)
• ancestral
• ancestry
• ancien regime
• ancient
• andiron (Old Fr. andier)
• andouille
• anecdote
• angel (Old Fr. angel)
• angelic
• angle
• anguish (from Old French anguisse, now angoisse)
• anime Fr. animé
• animosity
• anise (Old Fr. anis)
• anisette
• annals (Old Fr. annales)
• annelid
• annex, (Old F. annexer)
• annihilation
• announce
• announcement
• annoy, from Old French anoier, modern Fr. ennuyer
• annoyance
• annual (Old Fr. annuel)
• annuity (Old Fr. annuité)
• annul (Old Fr. annuler)
• annunciation (Fr. annonciation)
• anoint (Old Fr. enoint, p.p. of enoindre, compare modern Fr. oindre)
• anomy
• anonym (Fr. anonyme)
• antecedent, compare antécédent
• antechamber, compare antichambre
• antelope, (Old Fr. antelop, compare modern Fr. antilope)
• anther, compare anthère
• antibiotic, Fr. antibiotique
• antigen, Fr. antigène
• antique
• antiquity (Old Fr. antiquitet, compare modern Fr. antiquité)
• antler (Anglo-Fr. auntiler, from Old Fr. antoillier, modern Fr. andouiller)
• anus (Old Fr. anus)
• apart (Old Fr. à part)
• apartment, Fr. appartement
• apathy
• apercu, Fr. aperçu
• aperitif, Fr. apéritif
• aphorism
• aplomb
• apologetic
• apologist
• apologue
• apoplectic
• aporetic
• apostille
• apostle (Old Fr. apostle, compare modern Fr. apôtre)
• apostrophe
• apothecary (Old Fr. apotecaire, compare modern Fr. apothicaire)
• appall (Old Fr. apalir, compare modern Fr. pâlir)
• appanage (Old Fr. apanage)
• apparel, (Old Fr. apareillier, compare modern Fr. appareil)
• apparent
• apparition
• appeal
• appear
• appearance
• appease
• appeasement
• appellant
• appellation
• appellee
• apperception
• appertain
• appetence
• appetite
• application
• applique
• apply (Old Fr. aplier, compare modern Fr. appliquer [to implement])
• appoint
• appointee
• appointment
• apportion
• appose
• appraise
• appreciable
• appreciation
• apprehend
• apprise
• approach
• approbation
• appropre
• approvance
• approve
• appurtenance
• appurtenant
• apricot (Fr. abricot, from Port. albricoque, from Arabic al-birquq)
• apron (Old Fr. naperon)
• après-ski
• apropos (Fr. à propos)
• aquarelle
• aquatic
• aqueous
• arabesque
• arable
• arachnid
• arbalest
• arbitrage
• arbitration
• arbitrator
• arbitrer
• arbour
• arc
• arcade
• arch
• archaic
• archduke
• archeology
• archer
• archery
• archetype
• architect
• architecture
• archives
• arctic
• ardent
• ardour
• are
• arête
• argent (Fr. argent)
• argot
• argue, (Old French arguer)
• argument
• argumentation
• aridity
• aristocracy
• aristocrat
• aristocratic
• arithmetic
• arm [weapon] (Old French arme)
• armagnac
• armament
• armature
• armistice
• armoire
• armorer
• armour
• army
• aromatherapy
• aromatic
• arraign
• arraignment
• arrange
• arrangement
• arras
• array
• arrearage
• arrears
• arrest, from O.Fr. arester
• arrive
• arriviste
• arrogance
• arrogant
• arrondissement
• arsenal
• arsenic
• arson
• art
• art brut
• art deco
• art nouveau
• arterial
• artery
• artesian
• article
• articulation
• artifice
• artificial
• artillery
• artisan
• artist
• artiste
• artistic
• asbestos (Old Fr. abeste)
• ascendant
• ascertain
• ascribe (Old Fr. ascrivre)
• ashlar (Old Fr. aiseler)
• asine
• askance (Old Fr. à escone)
• asp (Middle Fr. aspe, modern Fr. vipère aspic)
• asperity
• aspic
• aspirant
• aspire
• assail
• assailant
• assassin (Fr. assassin, from Arabic hashishiyyin [hashish users])
• assault
• assay
• assemblage
• assemble
• assembly
• assent
• assertion
• assess (Anglo Fr. assesser)
• assessor (Old Fr. assessour, compare modern Fr. assesseur)
• assets (Anglo Fr. asetz, from Old Fr. assez [enough])
• assign
• assignation
• assignee
• assignment
• assist
• assistance
• assistant
• assize
• assonance
• assort
• assuage
• assume
• assurance
• assure
• astonish
• astray
• astrolabe
• astronomy
• atavism
• atelier
• atheism
• atheist
• attach
• attaché
• attachment
• attack
• attain
• attainder
• attainment
• attempt
• attend
• attendance
• attendant
• attentive
• attest
• attestation
• attire
• attitude
• attorn
• attorney (Old Fr. atorné [appointed] p.p. of aturner)
• attraction
• attractive
• attribution
• aubade
• aubain
• aubergine
• auburn
• au courant
• audible
• audience
• audition
• auditor
• au fait
• augment
• augmentation
• augmentative
• au naturel
• aunt (Anglo Fr. aunte, from Old Fr. ante, compare modern Fr. tante)
• aureole
• auspices
• austerity
• auteur
• authentic
• author (Old Fr. auctor, compare modern Fr. auteur)
• authorise
• authority
• autoclave
• autocracy
• autocrat
• autocratic
• automobile
• autumn
• avail
• avalanche
• avant
• avant-garde
• avarice
• avaricious
• avaunt
• avenge
• avenue
• aver
• average
• averment
• avert
• aviation (Fr. aviation)
• aviator
• avid (Fr. avide)
• avidity
• avocet
• avoid (Old Fr. evuider)
• avoirdupois
• avouch
• avow (Old Fr. aveu)
• await (Anglo Fr. awaitier, from Old Fr. agaitier)
• award (Anglo Fr. awarder, from Old Fr. esguarder)
• axiom (Fr. axiome)
• aye-aye
• azimuth (Old Fr. azimut, from Arabic as-sumut)
• azure (Old Fr. azur, from Arabic (al)-lazaward, from Persian lajward)

B

• baba au rhum
• baboon (Fr. babouin)
• babouche (Fr. babouche, from Arabic babush, from Persian papush)
• baccarat
• bachelor (Old Fr. bacheler)
• bacon (Old Fr. bacon)
• bacteriophage (Fr. bactériophage)
• badinage
• bagatelle
• baggage, (Old Fr. bagage)
• baguette
• bail (Old Fr. baillier)
• bailey
• bailiff
• baize
• balance
• baldric  (Old Fr. baldre, compare modern Fr. baudrier)
• bale (Old Fr. bale, from Germanic)
• baleen
• ball [dancing party] (Old Fr. baller)
• ballad (Fr. ballade, from Old Provençal ballada)
• ballet (Fr. ballet, from Italian balletto)
• ballon
• balloon (Fr. ballon)
• balm (Old Fr. basme, compare modern Fr. baume)
• baluster (Fr. balustre, from Italian balaustro)
• balustrade (Fr. balustrade, from Italian balaustrata)
• banal
• banality
• band, (Middle Fr. bande)
• bandage
• bandeau
• bandolier
• bandy
• banish (Old Fr. banir, from Frankish *bannjan)
• bank (Old Fr. banque, from Old Italian banca, from Germanic)
• banner
• banquet
• banquette
• baptise (Old Fr. batisier)
• baptism (Old Fr. batesme or bapteme, compare modern Fr. baptême)
• bar (Old Fr. barre)
• barb (Old Fr. barbe)
• bargain (Old Fr. bargaignier)
• barge
• bark [small ship] (Middle Fr. barque)
• baron (Old Fr. baron, from Frankish baro)
• baroness
• baroque
• barque
• barracks
• barrage
• barratry
• barre
• barrel (Old Fr. baril)
• barren, (Old Fr. baraigne)
• barret
• barrette
• barricade
• barrier
• barter (Old Fr. barater)
• base
• basil
• basin
• basket
• bas-relief
• basset (hound)
• bassinet
• bassoon
• bastard
• baste [sew] (Old Fr. bastir)
• bastion
• bate (Old Fr. batre, compare modern Fr. battre)
• bathyscaphe
• baton
• battalion (Middle Fr. bataillon, from Italian battaglione)
• batten (Fr. baton)
• batter
• battery
• battle (Old Fr. bataille)
• battlement
• bauble
• baud
• bauxite
• bay, compare baie
• bayonet, compare baïonnette
• beagle (Fr. bagle)
• beak, (Old Fr. bec)
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• beast (Old Fr. beste, compare modern Fr. bête)
• beatification
• beatitude
• beau, a lover or a dandy
• beau idéal
• beau monde
• beauty (Old Fr. beauté)
• beaux arts, fine arts
• bechamel
• beef (Old Fr. buef, compare modern Fr. boeuf)
• beef bourguignon
• beggar (Old Fr. begart)
• begonia
• beige
• beignet
• beldame
• belfry
• belle
• belles-lettres
• benefice (Fr. bénéfice)
• beneficial
• benefit (Anglo-Fr. benfet, compare modern Fr. bienfait)
• benevolent
• benign
• benignity
• benison
• benzoin
• berate
• berceuse
• beret, compare béret
• bergamot
• berline
• berm (Fr. berme, from Old Dutch baerm)
• beryl (Old Fr. beryl, from anc. Greek berullos, from Sanskrit vaidurya)
• bestial
• bête noire
• betray
• bevel
• beverage (Anglo-Fr. beverage, from Old Fr. boivre [to drink], compare modern Fr. breuvage)
• bevy
• bezant
• bezel
• bezique
• bias
• bibelot
• bibliophile
• bice (short form of Fr. bleu bis [brownish-grey blue])
• bicycle, compare bicyclette > vélo
• bidet
• bigamy
• bigot
• bigotry
• bijou
• bikini
• bile
• bilge
• biliary
• bilious
• billet
• billet-doux, a love letter
• billiards Fr. billiard, dim. of Old Fr. bille [stick of wood], from Gaulish *bilia [tree]
• billion
• binocular
• biopsy
• biscuit
• bison
• bisque
• bistro
• bittern
• bituminous
• bivouac
• bizarre
• blame
• blanch
• blancmange
• blandish
• blank (Old Fr. blanc)
• blanket, from Old French blanchet (originally "a white cloth")
• blasé
• blaspheme
• blasphemy
• blazon
• blemish
• bleu cheese
• blister
• bloc
• block
• blond
• blonde
• blouse
• bludgeon
• blue Old Fr. blo, from Frankish *blao
• bobbin
• boil (Old Fr. boilir)
• Boise
• boisterous
• bomb
• bombard (Fr. "bombarde")
• bombardier
• bombast
• bombazine
• bombe
• bon appétit
• bonbon
• bonhomie
• bon mot
• bonnet, from Old French, compare modern Fr. bonnet
• bonny
• bon-ton
• bon viveur the French use bon vivant instead
• bon voyage
• boor
• boot
• booty
• borage
• borax
• Bordeaux wine
• bordello
• border
• botanic
• botony
• bottle
• bouche
• boudoir
• bouffant
• bougainvillea
• bougie
• bouillabaisse
• bouillon
• boule
• boulevard
• boulevardier
• bound (v.) Old Fr. bondir
• bound (n.) Old Fr. bonde
• boundary
• bounty
• bouquet
• bourbon whiskey
• bourgeois
• bourgeoisie
• bourn
• bourse
• boutique
• boutonniere
• bowel
• bowls
• brace
• bracelet
• brach
• bracket
• braggart
• brail
• Braille
• braise
• bran, from Old French bran or bren
• branch
• brandish, compare brandir
• brasserie
• brassiere, compare brassière, although the modern French for this is soutien-gorge
• brave
• bravery
• brawn
• bray
• braze
• brazier
• bream
• brevet
• bribe
• bric-a-brac
• brick
• bricolage
• Brie cheese
• brigade
• brigadier
• brigand
• brigantine
• brilliance
• brilliant, compare brillant
• brioche
• briquette
• Britain Old Fr. Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia
• Briton Anglo-Fr. Bretun, from Latin Brittonem
• Brittany Old Fr. Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia
• broach
• brochure, Fr. brochure, from brocher - to stitch
• broderie anglaise, a type of embroidery
• broil
• broker
• bromine
• bronze
• brooch
• brose
• brouhaha
• browse
• Bruce (Norman name)
• bruise Old Fr. bruisier
• bruit
• brulee
• brume
• brunet
• brunette
• brush
• brusque
• brut
• brute
• buccaneer Fr. boucanier
• bucket
• buckle, compare boucle
• buckler
• buckram
• budge
• budget, from Old Fr. bougette (a little purse)
• buff
• buffer
• buffet
• buffoon
• bugle
• bulb
• bulge
• bullet, from boulette, although the modern French for this is balle
• bulletin
• bullion
• bun
• burden compare bourdon
• bureau
• bureaucracy
• bureaucrat
• burette
• burgeon
• burgess
• burglar
• Burgundy wine, Old Fr. Burgondie, now Bourgogne
• burin
• burlesque
• burnish
• bushel
• busk
• busker
• buskin
• bustard
• bustier
• butcher
• butchery
• butler
• butt
• butte
• buttery
• button, Old Fr. boton, compare modern Fr. bouton
• buttress
• buzzard

C

• cabal, compare cabale
• cabaret
• cabbage, Middle Fr. caboche "head"
• cabernet
• cabin
• cabinet
• cable
• cabochon
• cabotage
• cabriolet
• cache, compare cacher
• cache-sexe
• cachet
• cadastral
• caddie Scottish, from Fr. cadet
• cadence
• cadet
• Cadillac, named for Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
• cadre
• café
• café au lait
• cafetière
• cage
• cagoule
• cahier
• cahoots
• caisson
• caitiff
• cajole, compare cajoler
• cajolery
• Cajun
• calaboose
• calamine
• calamitous
• calamity
• calcify
• calendar Old Fr. calendier, compare modern Fr. calendrier
• calender
• calibre
• caliph Fr. caliphe, from Arabic khalîfa
• caliphate
• calligraphy Fr. calligraphie, from Greek kálos "beautiful" + grapheîn "to write"
• calm
• calmative
• calomel
• caloric
• calorie
• calque
• calumet
• calumny
• Calvinism
• camaraderie
• camber
• camel
• camembert
• camisole Fr. camisole, from Provençal camisola
• camomile
• camouflage
• camp
• campaign, compare campagne
• camphor
• cancan
• canaille
• canal
• canapé
• canard
• canary
• cancel, Anglo-Fr. canceler, evolution of (1293) (to cross out)
• candy
• cane
• cannon
• cannonade
• canon [clergyman], Anglo-Fr. canun, from Old N. Fr. canonie (compare Fr. chanoine)
• canonise, Old Fr. cannonisier
• canteen
• cantle
• canton
• cantonment
• canvas
• capable
• capacity
• cap-a-pie
• caparison
• cape
• capillarity
• capitalism
• capitalist
• capitulation
• capon Old N. Fr. capon, compare modern Fr. chapon
• capote
• caprice
• capricious
• capsid
• capstan Old Fr. cabestant, from Old Provençal cabestan
• capsule
• captain Old Fr. capitaine
• caption
• captious
• capture
• Capuchin
• car Old N. Fr. carre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros
• carabineer
• carafe
• caramel
• carapace
• carat
• caravan
• caravel
• carbine
• carbon
• carbonate
• carbuncle
• carcass
• card (Fr. carte)
• cardiac
• careen
• career (Fr. carrière)
• caress
• caribou
• caricature
• carillon
• carious
• carmine
• carnage
• carnation
• carnival
• carnivore
• carob, Fr. carobe, from Arabic kharrub
• carol
• carom
• carouse
• carousel
• carp
• carpel
• carpenter
• carpentry
• carpet
• carrack
• carrefour
• carriage
• carrion
• carrot
• carry, Old N. Fr. carrier, (compare Fr. charrier)
• carte blanche
• carte de visite
• cartel
• carter
• Cartesian
• cartilage
• cartography
• carton
• cartouche
• cartridge
• caryatid
• cascade
• case
• casein
• casement
• cash, Middle Fr. caisse
• cashew
• cashier
• cask
• casque
• casserole
• cassette
• cassis
• cassock
• castle, Old North Fr. castel, Old Fr. chastel, compare modern Fr. château
• castor
• casual (Old Fr. casuel)
• casuist, compare casuiste
• cataclysm
• catafalque
• catalogue
• catapult
• catch
• catchpoll
• catechumen
• category
• caterpillar
• catheter
• catholic
• cattle
• caudle
• caul
• cauldron
• caulk
• causative
• cause
• caustic
• cauterize
• caution
• cavalcade
• cavalier
• cavalry, compare cavalerie
• cave
• cavern
• caviar
• cavil
• cavity
• cease Old Fr. cesser
• cedar Old Fr. cedre
• celadon
• celebrant
• celebration
• celebrity
• celerity
• celery
• celestial
• celibate
• cellar
• cellulite
• cellulose
• Celtic
• cement (Old Fr. ciment)
• cemetery
• cenacle
• cenotaph
• cense, compare encenser
• censer (Old Fr. censier)
• censure
• centime (Fr. centime)
• centimetre
• centipede
• centralization
• centre (Old Fr. centre)
• centrifuge
• centrist
• cephalopod
• cere
• cereal
• cerebral
• ceremonious
• cerise
• certain
• certainty
• certificate
• certify
• certitude
• cession
• Chablis
• chafe
• chagrin
• chain
• chair, Old Fr. chaiere "chair", compare modern Fr. chaire "pulpit, throne"
• chaise, Fr. chaise, from Old Fr. chaiere
• chaise longue or sometimes chaise lounge
• chalet
• chalice, Old Fr. chalice or calice, compare modern Fr. calice
• challenge, Old Fr. chalonge (n.) and chalengier (v.)
• challenger, Anglo-Fr. chalengeour
• chamber
• chamberlain, Old Fr. chamberlenc, compare modern Fr. chambellan
• chambray
• chameleon, Old Fr. chameleon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileon
• chamfer
• chamois
• champagne
• champaign
• champertous
• champignon
• champion
• chance
• chancel
• chancellor
• chancery
• chancre
• chandelier
• chandler
• chandlery
• change
• changeable
• channel
• chant
• chanteuse
• chanterelle
• chanticleer
• chantilly cream
• chapeau
• chapel
• chaperon
• chaplain
• chaplet
• chapter
• charabanc
• character, Old Fr. caractère
• charade
• charcuterie
• chard
• Chardonnay
• charette
• charge
• chargé d'affaires
• chariot
• charitable
• charity
• charlatan
• Charles, Fr. Charles, from Medieval Latin Carolus, from Middle High Germanic Karl
• charlotte
• charm
• charnel
• chart
• charter
• chartreuse
• chase, Old Fr. chacier, compare modern Fr. chasser
• chaser
• chassé
• chasseur
• chassis
• chaste
• chasten
• chastise
• chastity
• chasuble
• château
• chateaubriand
• chatelaine
• chattel
• chauffeur
• chauvinism
• cheat, Old Fr. escheat
• check, Old Fr. eschec
• checker, Old Fr. eschequier
• checkmate, Old Fr. eschec mat, from Persian shah mat, compare modern Fr. échec et mat
• cheer (Old Fr. chiere)
• chef, Fr. chef
• chemise
• chemist, Fr. chimiste
• chenille
• cheque
• cherish (Old Fr. chériss-)
• cherry, Anglo-Fr. and Old N. Fr. cherise, compare Old Fr. and modern Fr. cerise
• chess, Old Fr. esches
• chestnut
• cheval de frise
• cheval glass
• chevalier
• chevron
• Cheyenne, Fr. Cheyenne, from Dakota Sahi'yena
• chez
• chic
• Chicago (from Fort Chécagou, from Algonquian)
• chicane
• chicanery
• chichi
• chickpea
• chicory
• chief, Old Fr. chief, compare modern Fr. chef
• chieftain, Old Fr. chevetain, compare modern Fr. cheftaine (only the feminine form remains)
• chiffon
• chiffonade
• chiffonier
• chignon
• chimera
• chimney
• chiromancy
• chisel
• chitin
• chivalrous
• chivalry
• chive
• chloroform
• chlorophyll
• chock
• choice
• choir
• choler
• choleric
• cholesterol
• choreography
• chowder
• Christianity
• chrome
• chromium
• chronic
• chronicle
• chute
• cider
• cigarette
• cinema, Fr. cinéma
• cinematic
• cinematography
• cinnabar
• cinnamon
• cinquain
• circle
• circlet
• circuit
• circular
• circulation
• circulatory
• circumcise
• circumspection
• circumstance
• cirque
• cistern
• citadel
• citation
• cite
• citizen
• citron
• citronella
• city, Old Fr. cite, compare modern Fr. cité
• civet
• civil
• civilian
• civilisation
• civilize
• claim (Old Fr. clamer)
• clairvoyance
• clamor
• clamorous
• claque
• claret
• clarification
• clarify
• clarinet, compare clarinet
• clarion
• clarity
• class
• classic
• classify
• clause
• clavicle
• clavier
• clear
• clechy
• clef
• clement
• clementine
• clergy
• cliché
• client
• clientele
• climate
• clinic
• clinician
• clique
• cloak
• cloche
• clock
• cloisonne
• cloister
• close
• closet, from Old French closet
• closure
• cloture
• clyster
• coach
• coagulation
• coalition
• coast
• coat
• coat of arms
• cocaine
• cochineal
• cock
• cockade
• Cockaigne, Old Fr. Cocaigne, compare modern Fr. pays de Cocagne
• cockatrice
• cockle
• cocoon
• cocotte
• coddle
• code
• codeine
• codicil
• coefficient
• coercion
• Coeur d'Alene
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• coffer
• coffin
• cogent
• cogitation
• cogitative
• cognac
• cognisance
• cohabitation
• coherence
• coherent
• cohesion
• cohort
• coif
• coiffeur
• coiffeuse
• coiffure
• coil
• coin, Old Fr. coigne
• coinage
• coincide
• coincidence
• coincident
• Cointreau
  Cointreau
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• collaboration
• collage
• collagen
• collar, Old Fr. coler
• collateral
• collation
• colleague
• collect
• collection
• collective
• collector
• college
• collegial
• collet
• collision
• colloid
• collusion
• cologne
• colonel, Middle Fr. coronel, compare modern Fr. colonel
• colonnade
• colossal
• colour or color
• colouration or coloration
• columbine
• column
• combat
• combatant
• combination
• combine
• combust
• combustible
• combustion
• comedian and comedienne, compare comédien and comédienne
• comedy
• comestible
• comet
• comfit
• comfiture
• comfort
• comfortable
• comforter
• comity
• command
• commandant
• commendation
• commander
• commandment
• comme il faut
• commemoration
• commence
• commencement
• commendable
• commendation
• commensal
• comment
• commentary
• commerce
• commercial
• commiseration
• commissariat
• commission
• commissioner
• commode
• common
• commodity
• commodore
• common
• commotion
• communal
• communalism
• commune
• communicable
• communicate
• communication
• communicative
• communion
• communiqué
• communism (Fr. communisme)
• communist
• community, Old Fr. comunalté, modern Fr. communauté
• commutation
• compact
• compaction
• companion
• company, Old Fr. compagnie
• comparable
• comparative
• compare
• comparison
• compartment
• compass
• compassion
• compatible
• compatriot
• compeer
• compel
• compendious
• compensable
• compensation
• compensatory
• compere
• compete
• competence
• competent
• competitor
• compilation
• compile
• compiler
• complain
• complainant
• complaint
• complaisance
• complaisant
• complement
• complete
• complex
• complexion
• complication
• complicity
• compliment, Fr. compliment
• compline
• comply
• comport
• comportment
• compose
• composite
• composition
• compost
• compote
• compound
• comprehension
• comprehensive
• compress
• compression
• comprise
• compromise
• compulsion
• compulsive
• compunction
• computation
• compute
• comrade, Fr. camarade
• concave
• concavity
• conceal
• concealment
• concede
• conceive
• concentric
• concept
• conception
• concern
• concert
• concession
• concessionaire
• concierge
• conciliation
• concision
• conclusion
• conclusive
• concomitance
• concord
• concordance
• concordant
• concordat
• concourse
• concretion
• concubinage
• concurrence
• concurrent
• condemn
• condense
• condescend
• condescendence
• condign
• condiment
• condition
• conditional
• conduction
• conductor
• conduit
• condyle
• cone
• coney
• confection
• confederacy
• confederation
• confer
• conference
• confess
• confession
• confessional
• confidant
• confidante
• confidence
• confident
• confine
• confinement
• confirm
• confirmation
• confiscation
• confit
• conflagration
• confluent
• conform
• conformity
• confound
• confraternity
• confrere
• confront
• confrontation
• confusion
• confute
• congeal
• congee
• congener
• congestion
• congratulation
• congregation
• congruity
• conjecture
• conjoin
• conjoint
• conjugal
• conjunction
• conjuncture
• conjuration
• conjure
• conjurer
• connect
• connection
• connoisseur, Old Fr. conoisseor, compare modern Fr. connaisseur
• conquer
• conqueror
• conquest
• consanguine
• consanguinity
• conscience
• conscientious
• conscription
• consecutive
• consent
• consequence
• consequent
• conservation
• conservative
• conservator
• conserve
• consider
• consideration
• consign
• consist
• consistence
• consistory
• consolation
• console
• consommé
• consonance
• consonant
• consort
• conspiracy
• conspirator
• conspire
• constable
• constance
• constant
• constellation
• consternation
• constitution
• constrain
• constraint
• construction
• constructive
• consuetude
• consul
• consult
• consultation
• consume
• consumption
• contagion
• contagious
• contain
• contaminate
• contemn
• contemplation
• contemplative
• contend
• content
• contention
• contentious
• contentment
• contest
• contestant
• contiguity
• continence
• continent
• contingent
• continual
• continuance
• continuation
• continue
• continuity
• contortion
• contour
• contra dance
• contraband
• contract
• contractile
• contraction
• contracture
• contradiction
• contrariety
• contrary
• contrast
• contravene
• contravention
• contretemps
• contribution
• contributor
• contrite
• contrition
• contrive
• control
• controller
• controverse
• controversy
• contumelious
• contumely
• contusion
• convalescence
• convalescent
• convenance
• convene
• convenient
• convent, Old Fr. convent, compare modern Fr. couvent
• convention
• conversant
• conversation
• converse
• conversion
• convert
• convertible
• convex
• convey, Anglo-Fr. conveier, from Old Fr. convoier, compare modern Fr. convoyer
• convive
• convivial
• convocation
• convoke
• convoy
• convulsive
• cooperation
• coordination
• cope
• coppice
• coprolalia
• copulation
• copy
• coquet
• coquetry
• coquette
• coral
• corbel
• cord
• cordage
• cordial
• cordon
• cordwainer
• core
• coriander
• Coriolis force
• corm
• cormorant, Old Fr. cormarenc, compare Mod. Fr. cormoran
• corn [callus on the foot]
• cornelian, Old Fr. corneline, compare Mod. Fr. cornaline
• corner
• cornet
• corniche
• coronal
• coroner
• coronet
• corporal (n.) Middle Fr. corporal, from Italian caporale, compare Mod. Fr. caporal
• corporal (adj.) Old Fr. corporal, compare Mod. Fr. corporel
• corps
• corpse
• corpulence
• corpulent
• correct
• correction
• corrective
• correlation
• correspond
• corridor, Fr. corridor, from Italian corridore
• corrigible
• corrode
• corrosion
• corrosive
• corrupt, Old Fr. corropt
• corruptible
• corsage
• corsair
• corset
• cortege
• corvee
• corvette
• cost
• costal
• costive
• costume
• coterie
• cotillion
• cottage
• cotton, Old Fr. coton
• couch
• cougar
• coulee
• coulomb
• council
• counsel
• counsellor
• count (v.), Old Fr. cunte, from Latin computare, compare Mod. Fr. compter
• count (n.), Old Fr. conte, from Latin comitem, compare Mod. Fr. comte
• countenance
• counter
• counteract
• counterargument, counter+argument, compare contre-argument
• counterattack, counter+attack, compare contre-attaque
• counterbalance, counter+balance, compare contrebalancer
• counterculture, counter+culture,compare contreculture
• counterfeit, Old Fr. contrefait
• counterintelligence, counter+intelligence, compare contre-intelligence
• countermand, Old Fr. contremander
• counteroffer, counter+offer, compare contre-offre
• counterpart, Middle Fr. contrepartie
• counterpoint
• counterpoise, Old Fr. contrepois, compare Mod. Fr. contrepoids
• countersign, Middle Fr. contresigne
• countervail, Anglo-Fr. countrevaloir, from Old Fr. contrevaloir
• countess
• country, Old Fr. cuntree, compare Mod. Fr. contrée
• county, Anglo-Fr. counte, compare comté
• coup
• coup d'état
• coup de grâce
• coupe
• couple
• couplet
• coupon
• courage, Old Fr. corage, compare Mod. Fr. courage
• courageous
• courant
• courgette
• courier
• course
• courser
• court
• court martial, Fr. cour martiale
• courteous
• courtesan
• courtesy
• courtier
• couscous, Fr. couscous, from Arabic kuskus
• cousin, Old Fr. cosin
• couture
• couturier
• covenant
• cover, Old Fr. covrir
• coverlet
• covert
• coverture
• covet
• covetous
• covey
• coward
• cowardice
• coy
• cramp
• crap
• crappie
• craps [game]
• crass
• cravat
• crayfish, Old Fr. crevice, compare Mod. Fr. écrevisse
• crayon
• cream
• creamery
• creation
• creator
• creature
• creche
• credit
• creditor
• credulity
• Cree
• crème
• crème brûlée
• crème caramel
• crème de la crème
• crème de menthe
• crenel
• crenelate
• creole
• crêpe
• creperie
• crepuscule
• crescent
• crest
• cretin
• cretonne
• crevasse
• crevice
• crew
• cricket, Old Fr. criquet
• crime
• criminal
• criminality
• crinoline
• critic
• critique
• Cro Magnon
• crochet
• crocket
• crocodile
• croissant
• crone
• croquet
• croquette
• crotch
• crotchet
• crouch
• croupier
• crouton, from the diminutive form of the old French word, croust, (later to come into modern French as the word croûte), meaning crust.
• crown, Anglo-Fr. coroune, from Old Fr. corone, compare Mod. Fr. couronne
• crozier
• cru
• crucial
• crucifix
• crucify
• crudites
• crudity
• cruel
• cruelty
• cruet
• crusade
• crusader
• crush
• crust, Old Fr. crouste, compare Mod. Fr. croûte
• cry, Old Fr. crier
• crystal
• crystalline
• cube
• cubic
• cubism
• cuckold
• cuckoo
• cucumber
• cuirass
• cuisine
• cul-de-sac
• cull
• culmination
• culotte
• culpable
• culprit
• cult, Fr. culte
• cultivation
• culture, Fr. culture
• cuneiform
• cupidity
• curable
• curation
• curative
• curb
• cure
• curette
• curfew, Old Fr. covrefeu, compare Mod. Fr. couvre-feu
• curie
• curiosity
• curious
• curlew
• currant
• current
• currier
• curry (v.)
• curry favor
• cursive
• cursory
• curtail
• curtain
• curtilage
• cushion
• custard
• custom, from Old Fr. coustume, compare modern Fr. coutume
• cutlass
• cutler
• cutlery
• cutlet
• cyclic
• cygnet
• cylinder
• cymbal
• cynosure
• cypress
• cystic
• cystocele

D

• dace
• dagger
• daguerreotype
• dainty, Old Fr. deintie
• dais, Old Fr. dais
• dally
• dalmatic, Old Fr. dalmatique
• damage, Old Fr. damage
• dame
• damn, Fr. damner
• damnable
• damnation
• damsel
• dance
• dandelion
• danger
• dangerous
• darnel
• dart
• date
• daub
• daunt
• dauphin
• dean, Old Fr. deien, compare Mod. Fr. doyen
• debacle
• debar
• debark
• debase
• debatable
• debate
• debauch
• debauchee
• debilitation
• debility
• debit
• debonair
• debridement
• debris
• debt, Old Fr. dete, compare Mod. Fr. dette
• debtor, Old Fr. detor, relatinized in Modern Fr. débiteur (from debitor)
• debut
• debutant
• debutante
• decade
• decadence
• decadent
• Decalogue
• decamp
• decant
• decapitate
• decapitation
• decapod
• decay
• decease
• deceit
• deceive
• decelerate
• December
• decent
• decentralisation
• deception
• deceptive
• decide
• decider
• decilitre
• decimetre
• decision
• decisive
• declaim
• declamation
• declarant
• declaration
• declarative
• declare
• déclassé
• declination
• decline
• declivity
• decoction
• decode
• décolletage
• décolleté
• decompose
• decompress
• deconstruct
• deconstruction
• décor or decor
• decorative
• découpage
• decouple
• decrease
• decree
• decrepit
• decrepitude
• decriminalise
• decry
• decuple
• dedication
• deduction
• deface
• defamation, Old Fr. diffamacion, compare Mod. Fr. diffamation
• defamatory
• defame
• default, Old Fr. defaute, compare Mod. Fr. défaut
• defeasance
• defeat, Old Fr. desfait, pp. of desfaire, compare Mod. Fr. défaite
• defeatist
• defect
• defective
• defence or defense
• defend
• defendant
• defendor
• defensible
• defensive
• defer
• deference
• deferent
• defiance
• deficit
• defile
• define
• definition
• definitive
• defloration
• deflower
• deforest
• deforestation
• deform
• deformation
• deformity
• defraud
• defray
• defrock
• defunct
• defy
• degeneration
• deglutition
• degradation
• degrade
• degree
• deific
• deign
• deism
• deist
• deity
• déjà vu
• deject
• dejection
• delay, Old Fr.deslaier, compare Mod. Fr. délai
• delectable
• delectation
• delegate
• deliberation
• deliberative
• delicious
• delight
• delimit
• delimitation
• delinquent
• deliver
• deliverance
• delivery
• deluge
• de luxe or deluxe
• demand
• demarche
• demeanor
• dement
• demerit
• demesne
• demimonde
• demise
• demission
• demitasse
• democracy
• democrat
• democratic
• democratize
• démodé
• demoiselle
• demolish
• demolition
• demonetization
• demonstration
• demonstrative
• demoralize
• demur
• demure
• demurrage
• demurrer
• denationalize
• denature
• denier
• denim
• denizen
• Dennis
• denomination
• denote
• denouement
• denounce
• dense
• density
• dental
• dentifrice
• dentist
• denture
• denudation
• denude
• deny
• deodand
• dépanneur
• depart
• department
• departmental
• departure
• depeche
• depend
• dependant
• dependence
• depiction
• depilatory
• deplorable
• deplore
• deploy, Fr. déployer
• deployment
• deport
• deportation
• deportment
• depose
• deposition
• depot
• deprave
• deprecation
• deprecative
• depredation
• depress
• depression
• deprive
• deputation
• depute
• deputy
• deracinate
• derail
• derailleur
• derailment
• derange
• derangement
• deride
• de rigueur
• derision
• derivation
• derivative
• derive
• derogation
• derrière
• descant
• descend, Old Fr. descendre
• descendant
• descension
• descent
• describe
• description
• descry
• desecrate
• desert, Old Fr. desert
• desertion
• deserve
• deshabille
• desiccation
• designation
• desirable
• desire
• desirous
• desist
• Des Moines
• desolation
• despair
• desperation
• despise
• despite
• despoil
• despot
• despotic
• despotism
• dessert
• destine
• destiny
• destitution
• destrier
• destroy
• destroyer
• destruction
• destructive
• desuetude
• detach
• detachment (Fr. détachement)
• detail (Fr. détail)
• detain (Old Fr. detenir)
• détente
• detention
• deterge
• detergent
• deterioration
• determination
• determinative
• determine
• detest
• detestable
• detestation
• detonation
• detour
• detract
• detraction
• detractor
• detriment
• Detroit (Fr. détroit = strait)
• deuce, from deux (two)
• devastation
• develop
• development
• deviation
• device (Old Fr. devis)
• devise
• devoid
• devotion
• devour (Old Fr. devorer)
• devout (Old Fr. devot)
• dexterity
• diabolic
• diabolical
• diadem
• diagonal
• diagram
• dialect
• dialectic
• dialogue
• diamanté
• diameter
• diamond
• diaper
• diarrhea
• diatonic
• diatribe
• didactic
• diet
• differ
• difference
• different
• difficulty
• dig
• digestible
• digestion
• digestive
• dignity (Old Fr. dignite)
• dilatation
• dilate
• diligence
• diligent
• dime, Old Fr. disme "a tenth part", compare Mod. Fr. dîme
• diminish
• diminution
• diminutive
• dine
• dinner
• diocesan
• diocese
• diorama
• diphtheria
• diphthong
• diplomacy, Fr. diplomatie
• diplomat
• direction (Fr. direction)
• director
• dirigible, Fr. dirigeable
• disaccustom
• disadvantage
• disagree
• disagreeable
• disallow
• disappoint (Fr. desappointer)
• disarm (Old Fr. desarmer)
• disaster
• disastrous
• disavow
• disband
• disburse
• discern
• discernable
• discernment
• discharge
• discipline
• disclaim
• disclaimer
• disclose
• discolour
• discomfit
• discomfiture
• discomfort
• disconcert
• discontinuance
• discontinue
• discord
• discordant
• discothèque or discotheque, thus disco
• discount
• discountenance
• discourage
• discourse
• discover (Old Fr. descovrir)
• discreet
• discretion
• discursive
• discussion
• disdain
• disease
• disenchant
• disenfranchise
• disengage
• disfavour
• disfigure
• disgorge
• disgrace
• disguise(Old Fr. desguisier)
• disgust
• dishabille
• dishevel
• dishonest
• dishonesty
• dishonour
• disillusion
• disinclination
• disinfect
• disinfectant
• disinter
• disjoint
• disjunction
• dislocation
• dislodge
• disloyal
• disloyalty
• dismal
• dismantle
• dismay
• dismember
• disobedience
• disobedient
• disobey
• disoblige
• disorder
• disorganize
• disorient
• disparage
• disparagement
• disparity
• dispensation
• dispense
• dispenser
• disperse
• dispersion
• displace
• display
• displease
• displeasure
• disport, Old Fr. desporter
• disposable
• dispose
• disposition
• dispossess
• disprove
• disputation
• dispute
• dissension
• dissever
• dissimulation
• dissociation
• dissolution
• dissonance
• dissonant
• dissuade
• distance
• distant
• distemper
• distention
• distill
• distillery
• distinct
• distinction
• distinctive
• distingue
• distinguish
• distress
• distribution
• distributive
• district
• disturb
• disturbance
• disunion
• disuse
• ditty
• diuretic
• diverse
• diversify
• diversion
• diversity
• divert
• divest
• dividend
• divination
• divine
• divinity
• divisible
• division
• divorce
• divorcee
• docile
• docility
• doctor
• doctrinaire
• doctrine
• document
• dogmatism
• doleful
• dolmen, Fr. dolmin also dolmen, perhaps incorrect transcription of Cornish tolmen
• dolomite
• dolorous
• dolphin
• domain
• dome
• domestic
• domicile
• dominant
• domination
• dominion
• domino
• donation
• donor
• dormant
• dormer
• dorsal
• dosage
• dose
• dossier
• double
• double entendre
• doublet
• doubloon
• doubt
• douche
• dowager
• dower
• dowry
• doyen
• doyenne
• dozen, from Old Fr. dozaine, compare modern Fr. douzaine
• drab
• dragoman
• dragon
• dragoon
• dram
• dramaturge
• dramaturgy
• drape
• draper
• drapery
• dress (Old Fr. dresser)
• dressage
• dresser
• droll
• drollery
• dromedary
• dropsy, Old Fr. idropsie
• drug
• druggist
• druid, Old Fr. druide, from Latin druidae, from Gaulish
• dualism
• duality
• dub
• dubitation
• ducal
• ducat
• duchess
• duchy
• ductile
• due (Old Fr. deu, pp. of devoir)
• duet
• du jour
• duke
• dulcet
• dulcimer
• Duluth
• dune
• dungeon
• dupe
• duplication
• duplicity
• durability
• durable
• durance
• duration
• duress
• during (Old Fr. durer, compare endure)
• duty (Anglo-Fr. duete from Old Fr. deu)
• duvet
• dynamic
• dynasty
• dysentery
• dysphemism

E

• eager, Old Fr. aigre
• eagle, Old Fr.egle, compare modern Fr. aigle
• ease, Old Fr. aise
• easement
• easy, Old Fr. aisie, compare modern Fr. aisé
• eau de toilette
• ebriety
• ecarte
• eccentric
• ecclesiastic
• echelon, Fr. échelon
• eclair or éclair
• eclat
• eclectic
• eclipse
• economic
• economist
• ecru
• ecstasy, Old Fr.estaise, compare modern Fr. extase
• écu
• edict
• edification
• edifice
• edify
• edition
• education
• efface
• effect
• effectual
• effervescence
• efficacy
• efficient
• effigy
• effleurage
• efflorescence
• effort
• effrontery
• effuse
• effusion
• egalitarian
• eglantine
• egoism
• egoist
• egret
• Egypt
• ejaculation
• ejection
• elan
• elapse
• elastic
• elation
• election
• elegance
• elegant
• elegiac
• elegy
• element
• elementary
• elephant, Old Fr. oliphant, compare modern Fr. éléphant
• elevation
• eligible
• elite or élite
• ellipse
• eloign
• elope
• elopement
• eloquence
• eloquent
• elucidate
• email
• emancipation
• embalm
• embark
• embarkation
• embarras
• embarrass
• embarrassment
• embassy
• embattle
• embellish
• embezzle
• emblem
• emblematic
• embolism
• embonpoint
• emboss
• embouchure
• embrace
• embrasure
• embroider
• embroidery
• embroil
• emerald
• emerge
• emergence
• emery
• emetic
• emigre or émigré
• eminence
• eminent
• emir, Fr. émir, colloquial pronunciation of Ar. amir "commander"
• emissary
• emission
• emollient
• emolument
• emotion
• empanel
• emperor (Old Fr. empereor)
• empire
• emplacement
• employ (Middle Fr. employer)
• empress
• emprise
• emulation
• emulsion
• enamel
• enamour
• en bloc
• enceinte
• enchant
• enchanter
• enchantment
• enclave
• enclose
• encore
• encounter
• encourage, from Old Fr. encoragier, compare modern Fr. encourager
• encouragement
• encroach
• encrust
• encumber
• encumbrance
• endeavour or endeavor
• endive
• endorphin
• endorse
• endothermic
• endow
• endue
• endurance
• endure (Old Fr. endurer)
• enemy, Old Fr. enemi, compare modern Fr. ennemi
• energy (Fr. énergie)
• enervation
• enfant terrible
• enfeeble
• enfilade
• enforce
• enforcement
• enfranchise
• engage
• engagement
• engender
• engine
• engineer
• engorge
• engrain
• engross
• enhance
• enjambment
• enjoin
• enjoy (Old Fr. enjoir)
• enlace
• enlarge
• en masse
• enmity, from Old Fr. enemistié, compare modern Fr. inimitié
• ennoble
• ennui
• enormity
• en passant
• enrage
• enrich, Old Fr. enrichir
• enroll
• enrollment
• en route
• ensample
• ensemble
• ensign
• ensue
• en suite or ensuite
• ensure
• entente
• enter, Old Fr. entrer
• enterprise
• entertain
• enthrone, M.E. enthronize, from Old Fr. introniser
• enthusiasm
• entice
• enticement
• entire
• entitle
• entomb, Old Fr. entomber
• entomology
• entourage
• entrails
• entrain
• entrant
• entrap
• entreat
• entrée
• entrepot
• entrepreneur
• entry
• enumeration
• envelop
• envelope, Fr. enveloppe
• envenom
• enviable
• envious
• environ, Old Fr. environer
• environs
• envisage, Fr. envisager
• envoy, Fr. envoyé
• envy, Old Fr. envie
• epaulet or epaulette, Fr. épaulette
• epee or épée
• epic, Fr. épique
• epicurean, Old Fr. Epicurien
• epidemic, Fr. épidémique
• epidemy, Old Fr. ypidime, compare Mod. Fr. épidémie
• epigram
• epilepsy
• epileptic
• epilogue
• epiphany
• episcopal
• episode
• epistle
• epitaph
• epithet
• epitome
• epizootic
• equality, from Old French equalité, compare modern Fr. égalité
• equanimity
• equation
• equerry
• equidistant
• equilibrate
• equinox
• equip
• equipage, Fr.équipage
• equipment, Fr. équipement
• equitable
• equity, Old Fr. équité
• equivalence
• erectile
• ergot
• ermine, Old Fr. ermine, compare Modern Fr. hermine
• erode, Fr. éroder
• erosion, Fr. érosion
• erotic, Fr. érotique
• errant
• erratic
• erroneous
• eruption
• escadrille
• escalade
• escallop
• escapade
• escape
• escargots
• escarole
• escarp
• escarpment
• escheat
• eschew
• esclavage
• escort
• escritoire
• escrow
• escutcheon
• espadrille
• espalier
• especial
• espionage
• esplanade
• espousal
• espouse
• esprit
• espy
• esquire
• essay
• essence
• establish, Old Fr. establiss-, prp. stem of establir
• estaminet
• estate (Old Fr. estat)
• esteem
• estimable
• estimation
• estop
• estoppel
• estrange
• etagere
• eternal
• eternity
• ether
• ethic
• etiquette
• etude
• etui
• etymology
• eucalyptus
• Eucharist (Old Fr. eucariste)
• Eugene
• eunuch
• euphony
• European, Fr. Européen
• europium
• Eustace
• evacuation
• evacuee
• evade
• evagation
• evaluate
• evaluation
• evanescent
• evangel
• evangelical
• evangelist, Old Fr. évangéliste
• evangelize
• evaporation, Old Fr. évaporation
• evasion, Fr. évasion
• evasive
• event
• eventual
• eviction
• evidence
• evident
• evince
• ewer
• exaction
• exactitude
• exalt
• exaltation
• examination
• examine
• example
• Excalibur, Old.Fr. Escalibor
• exceed
• excellence
• excellent
• except
• exception
• excess
• excessive
• exchange
• exchequer
• excise
• excision
• excitation
• excite
• exclaim
• exclamation
• excretion
• excusable
• excuse
• execrable
• execute
• execution
• executive
• executor
• exemplar
• exemplary
• exemplification
• exempt
• exemption
• exercise
• exhale
• exhibition (Old Fr. exhibicion)
• exhort
• exhortation
• exhumation
• exhume
• exigence
• exile
• exist
• existence
• existentialist
• exorcise
• exothermic
• exotic
• expand
• expatriate
• expatriation
• expectant
• expectation
• expedience
• expedient
• expedition
• expense
• experience
• experiment
• expert
• expertise
• expiation
• expiration
• expire, Middle Fr. expirer
• explication
• explicit
• exploit, Old Fr. esploit, compare Mod. Fr. exploiter
• exploitation
• exploration
• explore
• explosion
• expose, Middle Fr. exposer
• exposé or expose
• exposition
• expound
• express
• expression
• expressive
• expugn
• expulsion
• extend
• extension
• extent
• extermination
• extern
• external
• extraction, Old Fr. estraction, compare Mod. Fr. extraction
• extradition
• extraordinaire
• extravagance
• extreme
• extremity
• extrinsic
• exuberance
• exuberant
• exult
• exultation

F

• fable
• fabric, Middle Fr. fabrique
• fabrication
• fabulist
• fabulous
• facade
• face
• facet
• facetious
• facial
• facile
• facilitate
• facility
• faction
• factor
• factory
• faculty
• fade
• faggot
• faience, Fr. faïence
• fail, Old Fr. failir, compare Mod. Fr. faillir
• failure
• faineant
• faint
• fair (n.), Anglo-Fr. feyre, from Old Fr. feire, compare Mod. Fr. foire
• fairy, Old Fr. faerie, compare Mod. Fr. féerie
• fait accompli
• faith
• falchion
• falcon
• falconer
• falconry
• false
• falsify
• falsity
• fame
• familial
• familiar
• familiarity
• famine
• famish
• famous
• fanfare
• fantastic
• fantasy, Old Fr. fantaisie
• farce
• fardel
• farm
• farmer
• farrier
• farthingale
• fascinate
• fashion, Old Fr. façon
• fatal
• fatality
• fatigue
• fatuity
• faubourg
• faucet
• fault (Old Fr. faute)
• Fauvist
• faux
• faux ami
• faux pas
• favour or favor
• favourable or favorable
• favourite or favorite
• fawn (n.), Old Fr. faon
• fay
• feal
• fealty
• feasance
• feasible
• feast (Old Fr. feste)
• feat
• feature
• febrifuge
• feculent
• fecund
• federal
• federalism
• federation
• fee
• feeble
• feign
• feint, Old Fr. feint
• felicity, Old French felicite, compare modern Fr. félicité
• felon, Old French felon, compare modern Fr. félon
• felony, Old French felonie, compare modern Fr. félonie
• female (Old Fr. femelle)
• feme covert
• feme sole
• feminine, Old Fr. femenin, compare Mod. Fr. féminin
• feminism
• feminist
• femme fatale
• fennel
• fer de lance
• feral
• ferial
• ferment
• ferocity
• ferret
• ferrule
• fertile
• fertilisation
• fertilise
• fertility
• fervent
• fervour
• festal
• fester
• festival
• festive
• festivity
• festoon
• fete
• feu de joie
• feud
• feudal
• feuilleton
• fiance
• fiancee
• fibre
• fiche
• fichu
• fiction
• fictive
• fidelity
• fief
• fierce
• fig
• figuration
• figurative
• figure
• figurine
• filbert
• file
• filet
• filial
• filiation
• filigree
• fillet, compare filet
• film noir
• filter
• filtration
• final
• finality
• finance
• financier
• fin de siecle
• fine (Old Fr. fin)
• finesse
• finish
• finitude
• firm (adj.), Old Fr. ferm, compare Mod. Fr. ferme
• fiscal
• fissure
• fix
• flagellation
• flageolet
• flagitious
• flagon
• flagrant
• flair
• flambé
• flambeau
• flamboyant
• flame
• flan
• flaneur
• flange
• flank
• flatter
• flattery
• flatulence
• flatulent
• flavour or *flavor
• flèche
• fleur-de-lis
• fleuret
• flexibility
• flexible
• floral
• floret, Old Fr. florette, compare modern Fr. fleurette
• florid
• florin
• florist
• floss
• flotsam
• flounder
• flour
• flourish, Old Fr. floriss-
• flower, Old Fr. flor, compare Mod. Fr. fleur
• fluidity
• flume
• flush
• flute
• flutist
• flux
• foible
• foie gras
• foil
• foliage (Fr. feuillage)
• foliation
• follies
• folly (Old Fr. folie)
• foment
• fondant
• fondue
• font, Fr. fonte
• fontanelle
• fool, Old Fr. fol
• forage
• foray
• force
• force majeure
• forcible
• forecastle
• foreclose
• foreign (Old Fr. forain)
• forest (Old Fr. forest)
• forester
• forestry
• forfeit
• forge
• form
• formality
• formation
• formative
• formidable
• formulary
• fornication
• fort
• forte
• fortification
• fortify
• fortitude
• fortress
• fortune
• fosse
• fossil
• found (Old Fr. founder)
• founder
• foundry
• fountain, Old Fr. fontaine
• Fourierism
• foyer
• fracas
• fractal
• fraction, from Old French, compare modern Fr. fraction
• fracture
• fragile
• fragility
• fragrance
• frail
• frailly
• framboise
• franc
• France
• franchise
• Francophone, a speaker of French (Fr. francophone)
• frangible
• frangipane
• Franglais
• frank, Old Fr. franc
• frankincense
• frap
• frappé
• fraternisation or fraternization
• fraternise or fraternize
• fraternity
• fraud
• fraudulent
• fray
• frenetic
• frenzy
• fret
• friar
• fricassee
• frieze, Middle Fr. frise
• frigate, Middle Fr. frégate
• frigidity
• fringe, Old Fr. frenge *frippery
• frisk
• frisson
• fritter, Old Fr. friture
• frivol
• frivolity
• frivolous
• frizz
• frock
• fromage
• front
• frontier
• frontispiece
• frottage
• frou-frou
• frown, Old Fr. froignier, compare Mod. Fr. renfrogner
• fructify
• frugal
• frugality
• fruit
• fry
• fuel
• fugitive
• fugue
• full (v.)
• fulminant
• fulmination
• fume
• fumigation
• function, Old Fr. function, compare Mod. Fr. fonction
• functionary
• fund
• funeral
• funereal
• funest
• funk, Old Fr. fungier
• funnel
• fur
• furbelow
• furbish
• furious
• furnace
• furnish
• furniture
• furor
• furrier
• furtive
• fury, Old Fr. furie
• fuselage
• fusible
• fusilier
• fusillade
• fusion
• fusty
• futile
• future (Old Fr. futur)

G

• gabardine
• gabble
• gaffe
• gage
• gaiety
• gain
• gaiter
• gallant, compare galant
• gallantry
• galleon, Old Fr. galion
• gallery
• galley
• gallimaufry
• gallon
• gallop, Old Fr. galop
• galoshes
• galvanise or galvanize
• galvanism
• gambit
• gambol
• gambrel
• gamin
• gamine
• gammon
• ganache
• gangrene
• gangue
• gantry
• garage
• garb
• garbage
• garble
• garçon
• garden
• gardener
• garderobe
• gargantuan
• gargle
• gargoyle
• garland
• garment
• garner
• garnet
• garnish
• garret
• garrison
• garter, Old N. Fr. gartier, compare modern Fr. jarretière
• Gascon
• gasconade
• gash
• gasket
• gastronome
• gastronomic
• gastronomy
• gateau
• gauche
• gaucherie
• gaudy
• gauge
• Gaul
• gaunt
• gauntlet
• gauze
• gavage
• gavotte
• gay (Old Fr. gai)
• Gaylord (Old Fr. Gaillard)
• gazelle
• gazette
• gel
• gelatin or gelatine, Fr. gélatine
• gelatinous
• gem, Old Fr. gemme
• gendarme
• gender, from genre
• genealogical
• genealogy
• general
• generic
• generosity
• generous
• Genevieve
• genial
• genie, Fr génie
• genre
• genteel
• gentility
• gentle, Old Fr. gentil
• gentry
• geode
• Geoffrey
• geography
• geometry
• Gerald
• Gerard
• gerbil
• germ
• german
• germane
• Gertrude
• gest
• gesticulation
• gesture, from geste (movement)
• giant
• gibbet
• gibbon
• giblets
• giclée
• gigantism
• gigolo
• Gilbert
• Giles
• gillyflower
• gimbal
• gimlet
• gin
• gingerbread
• giraffe
• gizzard
• glace
• glacial
• glaciation
• glacier
• glacis
• glaive
• glance
• glean
• glebe
• gleek
• gleet (Old Fr. glette)
• glissade
• global
• globe (Old Fr. globe)
• globular
• globule
• glorify
• glorious
• glory
• glucose
• glue
• glut, Old Fr. gloter
• glutin
• glutton
• gluttonous
• gluttony
• glycerin
• glycogen
• glyph
• gnome
• gnomic
• gob
• gobbet
• goblet, Old Fr. gobelet
• goblin
• Godfrey
• goitre
• gondolier
• gorge
• gorgeous
• gouache
• gouge
• gourd
• gourmand
• gourmet
• gout
• govern
• governance
• governess
• government
• governor
• gown
• grace
• gracious
• grade
• grail
• grain
• gram
• grammar
• grammarian
• grammatical
• grampus
• grand
• grandeur
• grandiose
• grand mal
• Grand Marnier
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• Grand Prix
• grange
• granite
• grant
• grantor
• grape
• graphology
• grapnel
• grapple
• grate
• grater
• gratification
• gratin
• grave (adj.)
• gravel
• gravy
• grease
• greave
• grebe
• grenade
• grenadier
• grenadine
• griddle
• grief
• grievance
• grieve
• grievous
• griffin or griffon
• grill
• grille
• grimace
• grimoire
• griot
• grippe
• grisaille
• grizzle
• grizzled
• grogram
• grommet
• gross
• grotesque
• group
• groyne
• grudge
• gruel, Old Fr. gruel, compare Mod. Fr. gruau
• guarantee
• guaranty
• guard, Middle Fr. garde
• guardian, Anglo-Fr. gardein, from Old Fr. gardien
• gudgeon
• guerdon
• guide
• guidon
• guile
• guillotine
• guise
• gules
• gulf, Old Fr. golfe
• gullet
• gum
• gusset
• gutter
• guttural
• guzzle
• gynecology
• gyrfalcon
• gyroscope

H

• haberdasher
• habiliment
• habit
• habitable
• habitant
• habitat
• habitation
• habitual, Old Fr. habitual, compare mod. Fr. habituel
• haggard
• halberd
• hale (v.)
• halt (n.)
• hamlet
• hamper (n.)
• hangar
• harangue
• harass
• harassment
• harbinger
• hardy
• harlequin, Middle Fr. Harlequin, from Old Fr. Herlequin or Hellequin
• harlot, Old Fr. herlot or arlot
• harmonious
• harmonisation
• harmonise
• harmonium
• harmony
• harness
• harpoon
• harpsichord, Fr. harpechorde
• harridan
• hash
• haste, Old Fr. haste, compare modern Fr. hâte
• hasty
• hatch (v.)
• hatchet
• hauberk
• haught
• haunch
• haunt
• hautboy
• haute couture
• haute cuisine
• hauteur
• haversack
• havoc
• hawser
• hazard, Old Fr. hasard
• hazardous
• hearse
• Hebrew
• hectare
• hectic
• hectolitre
• heinous
• heir
• Helen, Fr. Hélène, from Greek Helene
• helicopter
• heliotrope
• hellebore
• helmet
• hematite
• hemistich
• hemorrhoid
• Henry, Old Fr. Henry, from Germ. Heinrich
• hepatic
• herald
• heraldic
• heraldry
• herb, Old Fr. erbe, compare modern Fr. herbe
• herbage
• herbal
• Herbert
• herbivore
• heredity
• heresy
• heretic
• heritability
• heritable, Fr. héritable
• heritage, Old Fr. eritage, compare modern Fr. héritage
• hermit
• hermitage
• hero, Old Fr. heros, compare mod. Fr. héros
• heroism
• heron
• herpetology
• hideous, Anglo-Fr. hidous, from Old Fr. hideus, compare modern Fr. hideux
• hierarchy, Old Fr. ierarchie, compare mod. Fr. hiérarchie
• hippodrome
• hippogriff
• historian
• historic
• history, Old Fr. historie, compare mod. Fr. histoire
• hod
• hodgepodge, Old Fr. hochepot
• hoe
• hollandaise
• homage
• homicide
• homily
• honest
• honesty
• honour or honor, Anglo-Fr. honour, from Old Fr. onor or eneur, compare modern Fr. honneur
• honourable or honorable, Old Fr. honorable, compare modern Fr. honorable
• honorary
• hoopla, Fr. houp là
• horde
• horizon
• horizontal
• horoscope
• horrible
• horror
• hors de combat
• hors d'œuvre
• hospice
• hospitable
• hospital, Old Fr. hospital, compare modern Fr. hôpital
• hospitality, Old Fr. hospitalité
• host, Old Fr. hoste, compare modern Fr. hôte
• hostage
• hostel, Old Fr. hostel, compare modern Fr. hôtel
• hostelry
• hostile
• hostility
• hostler
• hotel, Old Fr. hostel, compare modern Fr. hôtel
• hotelier
• hour, Anglo-Fr. houre, compare modern Fr. heure
• Hubert
• hue, Old Fr. hue
• huge, Old Fr. ahuge
• Hugh
• Huguenot
• human
• humane
• humanist
• humanists
• humanity, Old Fr. humanité
• humble
• humid
• humidity
• humiliation, Old Fr. humiliation
• humility
• humorous
• humour or humor
• hurt, Old Fr. hurter, compare modern Fr. heurter
• hut, Fr. hutte, from Germ. hütte
• hutch, Old Fr. huche
• hydrate
• hydrogen
• hyena, Old Fr. hiene, compare modern Fr. hyène
• hygiene, Fr. hygiène
• hygienic
• hygrometre
• hygroscopic
• hymen, Fr. hymen, from Greek hymen
• hymn
• hyoid
• hypnagogic
• hypnotic
• hypochondriac, Fr. hypocondriaque
• hypocrisy
• hypocrite
• hypothesis

I

• iamb
• ibogaine
• iconoclast
• idée fixe
• identifiable
• identification
• identify
• identity
• ideologue
• ideology
• ides
• idiocy
• idiom
• idiosyncrasy
• idiot
• idol
• idolater
• idolatry
• ignition
• ignoble
• ignominious
• ignominy
• ignorance
• ignorant
• ignore
• iliac
• illegal
• illegality
• illiberal
• illicit
• Illinois
• illumination
• illumine
• illusion
• illusory
• illustration
• image
• imagery
• imaginary
• imagination
• imaginative
• imagine
• imbecile
• imbibe
• imbrication
• imbrue
• imbue
• imitable
• imitation
• immanence
• immanent
• immature
• immediate
• immemorial
• immense
• immensity
• immobile
• immobilisation
• immobilise
• immobility
• immolation
• immoral
• immorality
• immortal
• immortality
• immunisation
• immunise
• immunity
• immunology
• immutability
• immutable
• impair
• impalpable
• impart
• impartial
• impartiality
• impasse
• impassible
• impatience
• impatient
• impeach
• impeachment
• impeccable
• impenetrable
• imperceptible
• imperfect
• imperfection
• imperial
• imperious
• imperishable
• impermanence
• impermanent
• impermeability
• impermeable
• impermissible
• impertinence
• impertinent
• imperturbable
• impetuosity
• impetuous
• impi
• impiety
• impious
• implacable
• implant
• implantation
• implication
• implicit
• imply
• importance
• important
• importation
• importune
• importunity
• imposable
• impose
• imposition
• impossibility
• impossible
• imposter
• impostor
• imposture
• impotence
• impotent
• impoverish
• impoverishment
• imprecision
• impregnable
• impregnation
• impression
• impressionable
• impressionism
• impressionist
• imprint
• imprison
• imprisonment
• improbable
• impromptu
• improper
• impropriety
• improve
• improvement
• improvisation
• improvise
• imprudence
• imprudent
• impudence
• impudent
• impugn
• impugnable
• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsive
• impunity
• impure
• impurity
• imputation
• impute
• inability
• inaccessibility
• inaccessible
• inaction
• inactive
• inactivity
• inadmissible
• inadvertence
• inadvisable
• inalienable
• inane
• inanition
• inanity
• inapplicability
• inapplicable
• inapt
• inattention
• inattentive
• inaudibility
• inaudible
• inaugural
• inauguration
• inauthenticity
• incalculable
• incandescence
• incandescent
• incantation
• incantatory
• incapability
• incapable
• incapacity
• incarceration
• incarnadine
• incarnation
• incendiary
• incense
• inceptive
• incertitude
• incessant
• incidence
• incident
• incise
• incision
• incisive
• incite
• incitement
• incivility
• inclination
• incline
• inclusion
• inclusive
• incoherence
• incoherent
• incommensurable
• incommode
• incommunicable
• incomparable
• incompatibility
• incompatible
• incompetence
• incompetent
• incomplete
• incomprehensible
• incomprehension
• incompressible
• inconceivable
• inconclusive
• incongruity
• incongruous
• inconsequent
• inconsiderable
• inconsolable
• inconstant
• incontestable
• incontinence
• incontinent
• inconvenience
• inconvenient
• incorporable
• incorporation
• incorrect
• incorrigible
• incorrigibly
• incorruptible
• increase
• incredulity
• incur
• incurable
• incursion
• indebted
• indecision
• indecisive
• indeclinable
• indefatigable
• indefeasible
• indemnity
• indent
• indentures
• independence
• independent
• indeterminable
• indexation
• indication
• indicative
• indice
• indict
• indictment
• indifference
• indifferent
• indigence
• indigene
• indigestion
• indignation
• indignity
• indirect
• indiscipline
• indiscretion
• indispensable
• indispose
• indisposition
• indisputable
• indissoluble
• indistinct
• indistinguishable
• indite
• individualism
• indivisibility
• indivisible
• indolence
• indolent
• induction
• indulgence
• induration
• industrial
• industrialisation
• industrialise
• industrious
• industry
• ineffable
• ineffective
• inelegance
• inelegant
• ineligibility
• ineligible
• ineluctable
• inept
• inequality
• inequitable
• inequity
• inert
• inescapable
• inestimable
• inevitability
• inevitable
• inexact
• inexactitude
• inexcusable
• inexorability
• inexorable
• inexpedient
• inexperience
• inexplicable
• inextricable
• infamous
• infamy
• infantry, Fr. infanterie
• infatigable
• infeasible
• infect
• infection
• infectious
• infernal
• infertile
• infertility
• infest
• infestation
• infidel
• infidelity
• infinitive
• infinity
• inflammable
• inflammation
• inflation
• inflexibility
• inflexible
• inflexion
• influence
• inform
• information (Old Fr. information)
• infraction
• infrastructure
• infusion
• ingenious
• ingénue
• ingratitude
• ingredient
• inhabit
• inhabitable
• inhabitant
• inherit
• inheritable
• inheritance
• inhibition
• inhospitable
• inhuman
• inhumane
• inhumanity
• inimitable
• iniquity
• initial
• initiation
• initiative
• inject
• injure
• injurious
• injury
• injustice, Old Fr. injustice
• ink, Old Fr. enque, compare mod. Fr. encre
• innocence
• innocent
• innovation, Old Fr. innovacion, compare mod. Fr. innovation
• inoffensive
• inquest
• inquire
• inquiry
• inquisition
• inquisitive
• inquisitor
• insatiable
• inscription
• insect
• insecticide
• insectivore
• insemination
• insense
• insensibility
• insensible
• inseparable
• insidious
• insinuation
• insipid
• insist
• insistence
• insolence
• insolent
• insoluble
• insouciance
• insouciant
• inspect
• inspection
• inspiration
• inspire
• instability
• install
• installation
• instalment
• instance
• instant
• instigation
• instillation
• instinct
• institute
• institution
• institutional
• institutionalisation
• institutionalise
• instruction
• instrument
• insubordination
• insufficient
• insult
• insupportable
• insurance, from assurance
• insurgent, from insurgé
• insurmountable, from insurmontable
• insurrection
• intact
• intangible
• integrable
• integral
• integrant
• integration
• integrity
• intellectual
• intelligence
• intelligent
• intelligible
• intemperance
• intend
• intendant
• intense
• intensive
• intent
• intention
• intentive
• inter
• intercede
• intercept
• interception
• intercession
• interchange
• intercourse
• interdict
• interest
• interfere
• interjection
• interlace
• interlard
• intermarriage
• intermediary
• interminable
• intermittent
• intern
• interpellation
• interpolation
• interpose
• interposition
• interpret
• interpretation
• interrogation
• interruption
• intersection
• interstice
• interval
• intervention
• interventionism
• interventionist
• interview
• intimation
• intimidation
• intolerable
• intolerance
• intolerant
• intonation
• intone
• intransigence
• intransigent
• intrepid
• intrigue
• intrinsic, Old Fr. intrinsèque
• introduction
• introit
• intrusion
• intuition
• inundation, Old Fr. inundacion, compare mod. Fr. inondation
• inure
• inutile
• invalid
• invasion
• invasive
• invective
• inveigle
• invent
• invention
• inventive
• inventory
• invert
• invest
• investigation
• investiture
• invincibility
• invincible
• inviolability
• inviolable
• invisibility
• invisible
• invitation
• invite
• invocation
• invoice
• invokable
• invoke
• invulnerability
• invulnerable
• iodine
• irascible
• ire
• Irene
• ironic
• irony
• Iroquois
• irradiation
• irreconcilable
• irregular
• irregularity
• irreparable
• irreproachable
• irresolution
• irreverence, Old Fr. irreverence
• irrevocable
• irrigation
• irritability
• irritable
• irritant
• irritation
• irruption
• isle
• islet
• isolation
• issue
• ivory, Anglo-Fr. ivorie, from Old N. Fr. ivurie, compare modern Fr. ivoire

J

• jabot
• jacinth
• jack, Old Fr. jaque or jacque, a garment, from Jacques, general nickname for peasants who used to wear this garment (see jacket)
• jacket, Old Fr. jaquette, diminutive form of jaque
• jade
• j'adoube
• jail
• jalousie
• jamb
• jambalaya
• James, Old Fr. James
• Jane, Old Fr. Jehane
• jangle
• janizary
• January
• jape
• jar
• jardiniere
• jargon
• jasmine
• jasper
• jaundice
• jaunt
• jaunty
• javelin
• jaw
• jay, Old Fr. gai, compare Mod. Fr. geai
• je ne sais quoi
• jealous
• jealousy
• Jean
• jeans
• Jeffrey
• jelly (from gelée)
• jennet
• jeopardy
• jeremiad
• Jerome
• jersey
• jest
• jet
• jete
• jetsam
• jettison
• jetty
• Jew, Old Fr. giu
• jewel, Old Fr. jouel, compare Mod. Fr. joyau
• jeweller
• jewelry
• Jocelin
• jocund
• joie de vivre
• join, from joindre
• joinder
• joiner
• joint
• jointure
• joist
• jollity
• jolly
• jongleur
• jonquil
• jouissance
• journal
• journalism
• journalist
• journey (Old Fr. journée)
• joust
• jovial
• joviality
• joy
• joyous
• jubilation
• jubilee
• judge, from juge
• judgement
• judgment
• judicious
• juggle, from jongler
• juggler
• juice
• julep
• julienne
• July
• jupe
• Jurassic
• juridic
• jurist
• jury
• just, from Old French juste
• justice, from Old French, compare modern Fr. justice
• justiciable
• justifiable
• justification
• justify
• juxtapose
• juxtaposition

K

• kaolin, Fr. kaolin, from Chinese Gao ling
• kennel
• kepi, Fr. képi, from Swiss Germ. käppi
• kerchief
• kermess or kirmess (Fr. kermesse)
• kern
• kestrel
• khedive
• kilo, Fr. kilo, from Greek khilioi
• kilogram, Fr. kilogramme
• kilometre or kilometer, Fr. kilomètre
• kinematic
• kiosk, Fr. kiosque, from Turkish koshk, from Persian kushk
• kir

L

• label
• laborious
• labour or labor, Old Fr. labour, compare Mod. Fr. labeur
• lace
• lackey, Middle Fr. laquais
• lacquer
• lacrosse
• lactose
• lagoon, Fr. lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna
• laic
• laissez-faire
• laissez-passer
• laity
• lake
• Lambert
• lamé
• lamentable
• lamp
• lampoon
• lamprey
• lance
• Lancelot
• lancer
• lancet
• language (Old Fr. langage)
• languish
• languor
• languorous
• L'Anse aux Meadows
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   (Fr. L'anse aux méduses : Jellyfish Cove)
• lantern
• lanyard
• lapidary
• lapse
• larceny
• lard
• large
• largess
• larynx
• las
• lash
• lassitude
• lateen
• latent
• latitude
• latrine
• lattice
• laud
• launch
• launder
• laundry
• laurel
• Laurence or Lawrence
• lavage
• lavalier
• lavender
• laver (Fr. laveoir)
• lavish
• lawn
• laxative
• laxity
• lay (adj. and n.)
• layette
• league
• lease
• leash
• leaven
• lecher
• lecherous
• lechery
• lecithin
• lectern
• lees
• legacy
• legend
• legerdemain
• legion
• legionnaire
• legume
• leguminous
• leisure, Old Fr. leisir, compare modern Fr. loisir
• lemon
• lemonade
• lenity
• lenient
• lentil
• Leonard
• leopard
• Leopold
• leotard
• leprous
• lese-majesty
• lesion
• lessee
• lesson
• lessor
• letter
• lettuce
• Levant
• levee
• level
• lever
• levy
• Lewis
• lexicographer
• liable
• liaise
• liaison
• lias
• libel, Old Fr. libelle
• liberal
• liberalism
• liberality
• liberation
• libertine
• liberty, Old Fr . liberté
• library
• libre
• license
• licorice
• liege
• lien
• lieu
• lieutenant
• ligature
• lignite
• lilac
• limbic
• limit
• limousine
• limpid
• line
• lineage
• lineal
• lineament
• lingerie
• linnet
• lintel
• lion
• Lionel
• lipase
• lipid
• liquefaction
• liquefy
• liqueur
• liquid
• liquor, Old Fr. licour
• liquorice
• list
• litany
• liter
• literal
• literary
• literature, Old Fr. litterature
• litigant
• litigious, Old Fr. litigieux
• litotes
• litre
• litter
• litterateur
• liturgy
• livery
• livid
• lizard
• loach, Old Fr. loche
• local
• locale
• localisation
• localise
• locality
• locket
• locomotive
• locust
• lodge
• lodgement
• logic
• logician
• logistics
• loin
• Lombard
• longitude
• lorgnette
• loris
• lotion
• louche
• Louis
• Louisiana, Fr. Louisiane, named for Louis XIV of France
• Louisville
• lounge
• loupe
• louver
• loyal
• loyalty
• lozenge, Old Fr. losenge, compare modern Fr. losange
• Lucy
• ludic
• luff
• luge
• lumen
• luminaire
• luminary, Middle Fr. luminarie
• lunar
• lunatic
• lune
• lunette
• lunge
• lupin, Old Fr. lupin
• lure
• lush
• lustre or luster
• lute
• luthier
• luxe
• luxurious
• luxury
• lymph
• lyre
• lyric

M

• macabre
• macaque
• macaroon
• mace
• macédoine
• macer
• mache
• machine
• mackerel
• mackle
• macle
• macramé
• macrocosm, Old Fr. macrocosme
• macule
• madam (Old Fr. ma dame)
• madame
• madeleine
• mademoiselle
• maderization
• madrilene
• magazine
• Magdalenian
• magic
• magician
• magistral
• magnanimity
• magnificence
• magnificent
• magnify
• magnolia
• maigre
• mail, [post, letters] Old Fr. male, [metal ring armour] Old Fr. maille
• maillot
• maim
• Maine (name of the former French province of Maine
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  )
• maintain (Old Fr. maintenir)
• maintenance
• maisonette, Fr. maisonnette
• maître d'hôtel
• majesty (Fr. majesté)
• major (n.)
• majority (Fr. majorité)
• majuscule
• malachite
• maladroit
• malady
• malaise
• malapert
• malapropos
• malcontent
• mal de mer
• mal du siècle
• male, Old Fr. masle, compare Mod. Fr. mâle
• malediction
• malevolence
• malevolent
• malfeasance
• malic
• malice
• malicious
• malign
• malignity
• malinger (Fr. malingre)
• malison
• mallard
• mallet
• malversation
• mammary
• manacle
• manage
• mandolin
• maneuver or manoeuvre, Fr. manœuvre
• manganese
• mange
• manger
• mangetout
• mangle
• mangonel
• maniac
• manicure
• manipulation
• mannequin
• manner
• manometer
• manor
• manque
• mansard
• mansion
• mantle, Old Fr. mantel, compare mod. Fr. manteau
• mantua, Fr. manteuil
• manual (n.)
• manufacture
• manure
• map
• maquette
• maquis
• maraud
• marble
• march
• March
• mardi gras
• Margaret
• margarine
• marinade
• marinate
• marine, Middle Fr. marin
• mariner
• marionette, Fr. marionette
• marital
• maritime
• marjoram
• market
• marl
• marmalade, Middle Fr. marmelade, from Port. marmelada
• marmoset
• marmot
• maroon
• marque
• marquee
• marquess
• marquetry
• marquis
• marriage, Old Fr. mariage
• marry, Old Fr. marier
• marshal, Old Fr. mareschal, compare modern Fr. maréchal
• marten, Old Fr. martrine, compare modern Fr. martre
• martin
• martinet
• martingale
• marvel, Old Fr. merveille
• marvelous, Old Fr. merveillos, compare mod. Fr. merveilleux
• Marxist, Fr. marxiste
• mascle
• mascot
• masculine
• masculinity
• mask, Middle Fr. masque
• mason, Old Fr. masson, compare mod. Fr. maçon
• masonry, Fr. maçonnerie
• masque
• masquerade, Fr. mascarade, from Italian mascarata
• mass, Old Fr. masse
• massacre, Middle Fr. massacre
• massage
• masseur
• masseuse
• massicot
• massif
• massive
• master, Old Fr. maistre
• mastery, Old Fr. maistrie
• mastic
• mastiff
• mastitis
• mastodon
• match [stick for striking fire], Old Fr. meiche, compare mod. Fr. mèche
• matelot
• matelote
• materialism
• materiel
• maternal
• maternity
• mathematician
• mathematics
• Matilda
• matinal
• matinee
• matins
• matricide
• matrimonial
• matrimony
• matrix, Old Fr. matrice
• matron
• matte
• matter, Anglo-Fr. matere, compare mod. Fr. matière
• Matthew, Old Fr. Mathieu, ultimately from Hebrew Mattathyah
• mattress, Old Fr. materas, compare modern Fr. matelas
• maturation
• Maud, Old Fr. Mahaut, from Frankish
• maudlin
• maul
• mauve
• mavis
• maxim
• May, Old Fr. mai
• mayday, Fr. m'aider, shortening of venez m'aider
• mayhem, Anglo-Fr. maihem, from Old Fr. mahaigne
• mayonnaise
• mayor, Old Fr. maire
• mayoralty
• meagre
• mean [middle, intermediate], Old Fr. meien, compare mod. Fr. moyen
• measurable
• measure
• mechanic
• medal, Middle Fr. médaille
• medallion
• meddle, Old North. Fr. medler (Old Fr. mesler, compare mod. Fr. mêler)
• median
• mediant
• medical
• medicament
• medication
• medicine
• mediocre, Fr. médiocre
• mediocrity
• meditation
• meditative
• medlar
• medley, Old Fr. medlee
• megalomania
• melancholy
• melange
• melee or mêlée
• melilot
• melodic
• melodious
• melodrama, Fr. mélodrame
• melody
• melon
• member
• memoir
• memorable
• memory, Anglo-Fr. memorie, compare mod. Fr. mémoire
• menace
• menage
• ménage à trois
• menagerie
• mend, Old Fr. amender
• mendacious, Middle Fr. mendacieux
• mendicity
• menhir, Fr. menhir, from Breton men hir
• menial
• menopause
• menstruous
• mental
• mentality
• mention
• menu
• mercantile
• mercer
• merchandise
• merchant
• mercy, Old Fr. mercit or merci
• mere (adj.), Old Fr. mier
• merengue
• meridian
• meridional
• meringue
• merit
• merle
• merlin, Anglo-Fr. merilun, from Old Fr. esmerillon
• Merlin, Old Fr. Merlin, from Breton
• merlon
• mesalliance
• mesclun
• mesmerism
• mesne
• mess, Old Fr. mes
• message
• messenger
• messuage
• metabolism
• metal
• metallurgy, Fr. métallurgie
• metamorphose
• metaphor
• meteor
• meteorology
• meter or metre
• method
• methylene
• meticulous
• metier
• metric
• metro, Fr. métro
• mew (n.) [cage], Old Fr. mue
• mezzanine, Fr. mezzanine, from Italian mezzanino
• microbe
• microcephalic
• microcosm
• microgramme
• micron
• Midi
• migraine
• migrant
• migration
• milieu
• milfoil
• militant
• militarisation
• militarism
• military
• Mille Lacs (USA), means thousand lakes
• mille-feuille
• millet
• milliard
• milligram
• millilitre
• millimetre
• million
• millionaire, Fr. millionnaire
• mime
• minaret, Fr. minaret, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manarah
• minatory
• mince, Old Fr. mincier
• mine (n.), Old Fr. mine
• miner
• miniature
• minion
• minister, Old Fr. ministre
• ministerial
• minority
• minstrel
• mint
• minuet
• minuscule
• minute
• mirabelle
• miracle
• miraculous
• mirage
• mirepoix
• mirliton
• mirror, Old Fr. mireor, compare mod. Fr. miroir
• misadventure, Old Fr. mesaventure
• miscellany
• mischance
• mischief
• mischievous
• miscreant, Old Fr. mescreant, compare mod. Fr. mécréant
• mise en scène
• miserable, Old Fr. misérable
• misery, Old Fr. miserie, compare mod. Fr. misère
• misfeasance
• misnomer
• misprision
• misprize
• missal
• missile
• mistral
• mistress
• mitigation
• mitre
• mitten, Old Fr. mitaine
• mix, Anglo-Fr. mixte, compare mod. Fr. mixte
• mixture
• mizzen, Middle Fr. misaine
• moat
• mobile
• mobilisation
• mobilise or mobilize
• mobility
• mock
• mockery
• modal
• modality
• mode
• model
• moderation
• modern
• modernisation
• modest
• modesty
• modifiable
• modification
• modify
• modist
• modulation
• module
• mohair, Middle Fr. mocayart, from Arabic mukhayyar
• moiety
• moil
• moire
• moist, Old Fr. moiste, compare mod. Fr. "moîte"
• moisture
• mold
• mole
• molecule
• molest
• molestation
• mollification
• mollify
• mollusc
• moment, Old Fr. moment
• monarchy, Old Fr. monarchie
• monastery
• monastic
• monetary
• money, Old Fr moneie, compare mod. Fr. "monnaie"
• monition
• monobloc
• monocle
• monogamy, Fr. monogamie
• monogram
• monolith
• monolithic
• monologue, Fr. monologue
• monopole
• monotony
• monsieur
• monster, Old Fr. monstre
• monstrous
• montage
• mooch
• Moor
• moraine
• moral
• morale
• moralise
• morality
• mordant
• morel
• morganatic
• morgue
• moribund
• morpheme
• morphine
• morsel
• mort
• mortal
• mortality
• mortar
• mortgage
• mortise
• mortification
• mortify
• mortise
• mortmain
• mortuary
• mosaic, Old Fr. mosaicq, compare mod. Fr. mosaïque
• mosque, Middle Fr. mosquée
• mot juste
• motet
• motif
• motion
• motivation
• motive
• motley
• moue
• mount, Old Fr. mont
• mountain, Old Fr. montaigne, compare mod. Fr. montagne
• mountainous, Fr. montagneux
• mousse
• moustache or mustache, compare moustache
• mouton enragé
• movable
• move, Old Fr. moveir, compare mod. Fr. mouvoir
• movement
• mucilage
• muck
• muffle, Old Fr. moufle
• mulct
• mule [footwear]
• mullein
• mullet
• mullion
• multiple
• multiplication
• multiply
• multitude
• mummification
• mummify
• mummy
• mundane
• municipal
• municipality
• munificence
• munition
• mural
• murmur
• murrain
• muscat
• muscatel
• muscle
• musculature
• muse
• mushroom
• music
• musical
• musicality
• musician
• musk
• musket, Middle Fr. mousquet
• musketeer, Middle Fr. mousquetaire
• muslin
• mustard, Old Fr. moustarde, compare modern Fr. moutarde
• muster, Old Fr. mostrer, compare modern Fr. montrer
• mute
• mutineer
• mutiny
• mutism
• mutton
• mutual
• mutualism
• muzzle
• myriad
• myrtle
• mysterious
• mystery, Old Fr. mistere, compare modern Fr. mystère
• mystic
• mystification
• mystify
• mystique
• mythology

N

• nacelle
• nacre
• naiant
• naïve
• naivete
• naivety
• nanometre
• nanosecond
• nanotechnology
• narcolepsy
• narcotic
• nard
• narghile
• narration
• narrative
• nasal
• natality
• nation, Old Fr. nacion, from Latin natio(n-), compare mod. Fr. nation
• national
• nationalisation
• nationalise
• nationalism
• nationalist
• native
• nativity
• natron
• natural, Old Fr. naturel
• naturalisation
• naturalise
• naturalism
• naturalist
• nature, Old Fr. nature
• naturism
• nautical, Middle Fr. nautique
• naval, Old Fr. naval
• navarin
• navigable
• navigation
• navy, Old Fr. navie
• neat, Anglo-Fr. neit, from Old Fr. net, compare mod. Fr. net
• nebulous
• nebuly
• nécessaire
• necessary
• necessity
• necromancy, Old Fr. nigromancie, spelling changed in the 16c. to conform with Greek etymology nekromanteia, compare mod. Fr. nécromancie
• née or nee, feminine past participle of naître to be born
• negation
• negative
• negatory
• negligee
• negligence
• negligent
• negligible
• negotiation
• negritude
• neologism
• nephew
• nepotism
• nervure
• neutral
• neutralisation
• neutralise
• neutrality
• neve
• newel
• Nez Perce
  Nez Perce
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• nice (Old Fr. nice)
• nicety
• niche
• nicotine
• niece
• nitrate
• nitre
• nitrogen
• nobility
• noble
• noblesse oblige
• nocturnal
• nocturne
• Noel
• noise  (Old Fr. noise)
• nomad
• nom de guerre
• nom de plume
• nominalism
• nominative
• nonage
• nonchalance
• nonchalant
• nonpareil
• noose
• Nordic
• norm
• Norman
• Normandy
• normative
• notable
• notary
• note
• notice
• notification
• notify
• notoriety
• nougat
• noun
• nourish
• nourishment
• nouveau riche
• nouveau roman
• nouveau
• nouvelle cuisine
• nouvelle vague
• novel
• novelty
• November
• novice (Old Fr. novice)
• novitiate
• nuance
• nubile
• nudism
• nuisance
• null
• nullity (Fr. nullité)
• number (Old Fr. nombre)
• numeral
• numeric
• numismatic
• nurse
• nursery
• nurture
• nutmeg
• nutrition (Fr. nutrition)
• nutritive
• nymph (Old Fr. nimphe)

O

• obedient, Old Fr. obedient
• obeisance, Old Fr. obeissance, compare Mod. Fr. obéissance
• obelisk, Middle Fr. obélisque
• obesity
• obey
• objection
• objet d'art
• oblation
• obligation
• oblige, Old Fr. obligier, compare Mod. Fr. obliger
• oblique
• obliquity
• obscene
• obscure
• obscurity
• observance
• observant
• observatory
• observe
• obstacle
• obtain
• obtuse
• occasion
• occident
• occidental
• occipital
• occupation, Old Fr. occupacion, compare Mod. Fr. occupation
• occupy
• occur
• occurrence
• ocean, Old. Fr. occean, compare Mod. Fr. océan
• Oceania, Fr. Océanie
• ocelot, Fr. ocelot, from Nahuatl ocelotl
• ochre
• octogenarian
• oculist
• odalisque
• ode
• odious, Anglo-Fr. odious, from Old Fr. odieus, compare Mod. Fr. odieux
• odometer, Fr. odomètre
• odour or odor, Anglo-Fr. odour, from Old Fr. odor, compare Mod. Fr. odeur
• oeillade
• oeuvre
• offend
• offense, Old Fr. offense
• offensive
• offer
• office
• officer, Old Fr. officier
• official
• officinal
• ogive, Fr. ogive
• ogre
• oil, Old Fr. oile, compare Mod. Fr. huile
• ointment, Old Fr. oignement
• oleaginous
• oligarchy
• olive
• Oliver
• omelette or omelet, Fr. omelette
• omission
• omnibus
• omnipotent
• onerous
• onion
• onyx
• ooh la la
• opacity
• opal
• opaque
• operation
• opine
• opinion, Old Fr. opinion
• opportune
• opportunism, Fr.opportunisme
• opportunity
• oppose, Old Fr. opposer
• opposite
• opposition, Old Fr. oposicion, compare Mod. Fr. opposition
• oppress, Old Fr. oppresser
• oppression
• opprobrious
• opt
• optative, Fr. optatif
• optic
• optician
• optimism, Fr. optimisme
• optimist
• option
• opulence
• oracle, Old Fr. oracle
• oracular
• orange, Old Fr. orenge, compare Mod. Fr. orange
• orator
• orb
• orchestration
• ordain, Old Fr. ordener, compare Mod. Fr. ordonner
• order, Old Fr. ordre
• ordinance
• ordinary
• ordination
• ordure
• organ
• organdy
• organic
• organisation
• organise
• organism
• orgasm
• orgy
• orient
• Oriental
• orientalism
• orientate
• orientation
• orifice
• oriflamme
• origin
• original
• originality
• orimulsion
• oriole, Fr. oriol, from Old Provençal auriol
• orison
• ormolu
• ornament
• ornithopter
• orogeny
• orpine
• orthogonal
• orthography, Old Fr. ortografie, compare Mod. Fr. orthographe
• orthopedic
• oscillation
• osier
• osprey
• ostensible
• ostentation
• ostrich
• Ottoman
• oubliette
• ounce
• oust
• ouster
• outrage
• outrageous
• outre
• overt
• overture
• ovule
• oxidant
• oxidation
• oxide
• oxygen
• oyer and terminer
• oyez
• oyster

P

• pace, Old Fr. pas
• pachyderm
• pacific
• pacification
• pacifism
• pacifist
• pacify
• packet
• pact
• page
• pagination
• pail
• paillard
• pain
• paint
• painter
• pair
• palace, Old Fr. palais
• paladin
• palate
• palatial
• palatine
• palaver
• pale (adj.)
• Paleocene
• paleontology
• palestra
• palette
• palfrey
• palinode
• palisade
• pallet
• palliative
• pallor
• palm, Old Fr. palme
• palmer
• palp
• palpable
• palpitant
• palpitation
• palsy
• panache
• panda
• pane
• panegyric
• panel
• panic
• panne
• pannier
• pansy, Fr. pensée
• pant, Old Fr. pantaisier
• pantaloons, Fr. pantalon
• panther, Old Fr. pantère
• pantry
• papa
• papal
• paper
• papier-mâché
• papillon
• papist
• parable
• parachute
• paraclete
• parade
• paradise
• parados
• paragon
• paragraph
• parallax
• parallel
• parallelogram
• paralyse
• paramount, Anglo-Fr. "paramont", from Old Fr. "par amont"
• paramour
• parapet
• paraphrase
• parasite
• parasitism
• parasol, Fr. "parasol", from Italian "parasole"
• parboil
• parcel
• parchment
• pardon
• pare
• parent
• parentage
• parental
• parenthesis
• par excellence
• parfait
• parish
• parity
• park
• parlance
• parley
• parliament
• parlour
• parochial
• parole
• paroxysm
• parquet
• parricide
• parrot
• parry
• parse
• parsley
• parsnip
• parson
• part (Old Fr. part)
• parterre
• partial (Old Fr. parcial, compare modern Fr. partiel or partial, the later being a synonym of biased)
• partiality
• participant
• participation
• participle
• particular
• particularism
• particularity
• partisan
• partition
• partner
• partridge
• party
• parvenu
• pas
• pass (Old Fr. passer)
• passable
• passage
• passant
• passé
• passenger
• passion
• passive
• passport
• paste
• pastel
• pastern
• pasteurisation
• pasteurise
• pastiche
• pastille
• pastis
• pastor
• pastoral
• pastry
• pasturage
• pasture
• pasty
• patch
• patchouli
• pâté
• patent
• paternal
• paternity
• pathetic
• pathology
• patience (Old Fr. pacience)
• patient
• patina
• patisserie
• patois
• patriarch
• patrician
• patrimony
• patriot
• patriotic
• patriotism
• patrol
• patron
• patronage
• patten
• pattern
• paucity
• paunch
• pause (Old Fr. pause)
• pave
• pavement
• pavilion
• paw
• pawn (Old Fr. pan, pant)
• pay
• payment
• paynim
• peace (Old Fr. pais)
• peaceable
• peach
• pearl
• peasant
• peasantry
• pecan
• pectin
• pedagogue
• pedagogy
• pedal
• pedant
• pedantry
• pederast
• pedestal
• pedicure
• pedigree
• pedometer
• peel
• peer
• peignoir
• pejorative
• pelage
• pelf
• pelisse
• pellet
• pell-mell (Fr. pêle-mêle)
• peloton
• pelt (Old Fr. pelete)
• pen (Old Fr. penne)
• penal
• penalty
• penance
• penchant
• pencil
• pendant
• pendentive
• penitence
• penitent
• pennant
• pennon
• pension
• pensioner
• pensive
• pentagon
• pentameter
• penthouse, Anglo-Fr. pentiz, from Old Fr. apentis
• penury
• people (Old Fr. peupel)
• peradventure, Old Fr. par aventure, refashioned as though from Latin
• percale
• perceive
• perch (Old Fr. perche)
• perchance, Old Fr. par cheance
• percussion
• perdition
• père
• peregrination
• peregrine
• peremptory
• perfect
• perfection
• perfidy
• perforce, Old Fr. par force
• perform
• perfume, from Middle French, "parfum"
• perfusion
• perianth
• peridot
• peril
• perilous
• period
• periodic
• periodicity
• periphery
• perish
• peristyle
• perjure
• perjury
• permanent
• permissible
• permission
• permissive
• permit
• permutation
• pernicious
• perpendicular
• perpetual
• perpetuity
• perron
• perry
• perse
• persecute
• persecution
• perseverance
• persevere
• Persian
• persist
• persistence
• person (Old Fr. persone)
• personage
• personal
• personality
• personify
• personnel
• perspective
• perspicacity
• perspiration
• persuasion
• persuasive
• pertain
• pertinacity
• pertinence
• pertinent
• perturb
• perturbation
• peruke
• perverse
• perversity
• pervert
• pessimism
• pessimist
• pest
• pestilence
• pestle
• petard
• petiole
• petit
• petite
• petit four
• petition
• petrification
• petrify
• petroglyph
• petrol
• petty (Old Fr. petit)
• petulance
• petulant, compare pétulant
• petunia
• pew
• phaeton
• phalange
• phalanstery
• phantasm
• phantasmagoria
• phantom, Old Fr. fantosme, compare Mod. Fr. fantôme
• pharmacy
• pheasant
• phial
• philanthropic (Fr. philanthropique)
• philately (Fr. philatélie)
• philharmonic
• philology
• philosophe
• philosopher
• philosophy (Old Fr. filosofie)
• philtre (Fr. philtre)
• phlebotomy
• phlegm
• phlegmatic
• Phoenician
• phoenix, Old Fr. fenix, compare Mod. Fr. phénix
• phoresy
• phosphate
• photography, Fr. photographie
• phylactery
• physic, Old Fr. fisique, compare Mod. Fr. physique
• physician
• physique
• pianist
• pickaxe
• picket
• picnic
• piece (Old Fr. piece)
• piece de resistance
• pied-à-terre
• pierce
• Pierrot
• Piers
• piety (Old Fr. piete)
• pigeon
• pike
• pilaster
• pilfer
• pilgrim
• pillage
• pillar
• pillory
• pilot
• pimp
• pimpernel
• pince-nez
• pinch
• pineal
• pinion
• pinnace
• pinnacle
• pinot
• pint
• piolet
• pioneer
• pipette
• pippin
• piquant
• pique
• piqué
• piquet
• pirate
• pirogue
• pirouette
• piss, Old Fr. pissier, compare Mod. Fr. pisser
• piste
• pistil
• pistol
• pistole
• piston
• pitcher
• piteous
• pitiable
• piton
• pittance
• pity
• pivot
• placard
• place
• placid
• plague
• plaice
• plain (Old Fr. plain)
• plaint
• plaintiff
• plaintive
• plait
• plan
• planchet
• plane
• planet
• plank
• plant
• plantain
• plantation
• plantigrade
• plaque
• plastron
• plat du jour
• plate
• plateau
• platen
• platform (Fr. plateforme)
• platitude
• platoon (Fr. peloton)
• platter
• plea (Old Fr. plait)
• plead
• pleasant (Old Fr. plaisant)
• pleasantry (Old Fr. plaisanterie)
• please, Old Fr. plaise, subj. of plaire
• pleasure (Old Fr. plesir, modern French "plaisir")
• pleat
• plebiscite (Fr. plébiscite)
• pledge (Old Fr. plege)
• plenitude
• plenteous
• plenty
• pleurisy
• pliable
• pliant
• plié
• plinth
• plover
• plumage
• plumb
• plumber (Old Fr. plommier)
• plume
• plummet
• plunge
• plural (Old Fr. pluriel)
• plurality
• plus ça change
• plush
• pluvial
• ply
• poach
• pocket
• poem (Fr. poème)
• poesy (Old Fr. poesie)
• poet
• poetic (Fr. poétique)
• poignant
• point
• pointillism
• poise
• poison
• poke (n.)
• polarise or polarize
• police
• policy
• polish
• politesse
• politic
• polity
• polonaise
• poltroon
• polytechnic
• polytheism
• pomade
• pome
• pomegranate
• pommel
• pomp
• pompom
• pompadour
• pompier
• pompous
• ponder
• poniard
• pontiff
• pontoon
• pony
• pool [game]
• poontang
• poop
• poor, Old Fr. poure, compare Mod. Fr. pauvre
• popinjay
• poplar
• poplin
• populace (Fr. populace)
• porcelain
• porch
• porcine
• porcupine
• pork
• pornography
• porous
• porphyry
• porpoise
• porridge
• port (Old Fr. port)
• portable
• portage
• portcullis
• porte cochère
• portent
• porter
• portière
• portion
• portmanteau
• portrait
• portraiture
• portray
• pose, compare poser
• poseur
• position (Old Fr. position)
• positive (Old Fr. positif)
• positivism
• possess (Old Fr. possesser, modern Fr. posséder)
• possessive
• possibility
• possible (Fr. possible)
• post, compare poste
• postal
• posterity
• postern
• postilion, Fr. postillon
• postulant
• posture
• pot
• potable
• potation
• potion
• potpourri
• pottage
• potter
• pottery
• pouch
• pouffe
• poult
• poulterer
• poultry
• pounce
• poutine, Quebec Fr.
• poverty, Old Fr. poverte, compare Mod. Fr. pauvreté
• powder, Old Fr. poudre, compare Mod. Fr. poudre
• power, Old Fr. poeir, compare Mod. Fr. pouvoir
• practicable
• practical (Old Fr. practique)
• practise
• pragmatic
• prairie
• praise
• praline
• pray
• prayer
• preach
• preacher
• preamble
• prebend
• precaution
• precede
• precedence
• precedent
• precious
• precipice
• precipitation
• precipitous
• precis
• precise
• precision
• precocity
• predestination
• predestine
• predilection
• predisposition
• predominance
• predominant
• preen
• preface
• prefect
• prefecture
• prefer
• preferable
• preference
• prefix
• pregnancy
• pregnant
• prehensile
• prehistoric
• prehistory
• prejudge
• prejudice
• prelate
• preliminary
• prelude
• premature
• premier
• premiere (Fr. première)
• premise
• premiss
• premolar
• premonition
• prenatal
• preoccupation
• preoccupy
• preparation
• prepare
• prepuce
• prerogative
• presage
• prescription
• presence
• present
• presentable
• presentation
• presentiment
• preservation
• preservative
• preserve
• preside
• presidence
• president
• press
• pressure
• prestidigitation
• prestige
• presume
• presumption
• presumptuous
• presuppose
• presupposition
• prêt-à-porter
• pretend
• pretense
• pretentious
• preterite
• prevail
• prevalence
• prevalent
• prevarication
• prevision
• prevue
• prey
• price (Old Fr. pris)
• priest
• prim
• primacy
• primate
• primitive
• primogeniture
• primrose
• prince (Old Fr. prince)
• princess
• princical
• principality (Old Fr. principalité)
• principle
• print
• priority
• priory
• prise
• prison (Old Fr. prisoun)
• prisoner
• pristine
• privation
• privilege
• privity
• privy
• prix fixe
• prize
• probability
• probable
• probation
• probity
• problem
• problematic
• procedure
• proceed
• process
• procession
• proclaim
• proclamation
• procreation
• procurable
• procurator
• procure
• procurement
• procurer
• prodigal
• prodigality
• prodigious
• production
• profanation
• profane
• profer
• profess
• profession
• proffer
• profile
• profit
• profitable
• profiteroles
• profound
• profundity
• profusion
• progenitor
• progeny
• prognostication
• programme
• progress
• progression
• prohibition
• projection
• proletariat
• proliferation
• prolific
• prolix
• prologue
• prolong
• prolongation
• promenade
• prominence
• prominent
• promiscuity
• promise
• promotion
• prompt
• promptitude
• promulgation
• pronation
• prone
• pronoun (Fr. pronom)
• pronounce
• pronouncement
• pronunciation
• proof (Old Fr. proeve)
• propagation
• propane
• proper (Old Fr. propre)
• property
• prophecy (Old Fr. profecie)
• prophesy
• prophet
• prophetess
• prophetic
• propinquity
• propitious
• proport
• proportion (Old Fr. proportion)
• propose, from proposer
• proposition (Old Fr. proposition)
• propriety
• prorogue
• prosaic
• prose (Old Fr. prose)
• prosecution
• proselyte
• prospective
• prospectus
• prosper
• prosperity
• prosperous
• prostate
• protection (Old Fr. protection)
• protectionism
• protectionist
• protector
• protege
• protegee
• protein
• protest
• Protestant
• protestation
• protocol (Old Fr. prothocole)
• prototype
• protrusion
• protuberance
• proud (Old Fr. prud)
• prove
• provenance
• Provence
• provender
• proverb
• providence
• province (Old Fr. province)
• provincial
• provincialism
• provision
• provisional
• provocation
• provoke
• provost
• prow
• prowess
• proximity
• proxy
• prude
• prudence
• prudent
• prudery
• prune
• psaltery
• pseudonym
• psychiatry
• pterodactyl
• puberty
• pubescent
• public
• publication
• publicist
• publicity
• publish
• puce
• puerility
• pugnacity
• puissance
• puissant
• pulley
• pulse
• pulverisation
• pumice
• pump
• pumpkin
• punch
• puncheon
• punish (Old Fr. puniss-)
• punishment
• punitive
• puny
• pup
• pupil
• puppet
• puppy
• purchase
• pure (Old Fr. pur)
• puree
• purgative
• purge
• purification
• purify (Old Fr. purifier)
• purist
• purity
• purloin
• purport
• purpose (Old Fr. porpos)
• purse
• pursuant
• pursue
• pursuit
• purulent
• purvey
• purveyor
• purview
• push
• pusillanimity
• pustule
• putative
• putrefaction
• putrefy
• putridity
• putty (Modern Fr. potée)
• pyramid
• pyrite

Q

• quadrangle
• quadrangular
• quadrille
• quadruped
• quail
• quaint
• quality
• quantity
• quarrel
• quarry
• quart
• quarter
• quartet
• quartier
• quartile
• quash
• quaternary
• quatrain
• quatrefoil
• quay
• queasy
• Québécois
• Quentin
• querulous
• quest
• question
• questionnaire
• queue
• qui vive
• quiche
• quiet
• quietude
• quilt
• quince
• quinsy
• quint
• quintain
• quintal
• quintessence
• quintuple
• quire
• quit
• quittance
• quiver
• quoit
• quote
• quotidian

R

• rabbit
• race
• racism
• racket
• raconteur
• racquet
• radiant
• radioactive
• raffle
• rage, Old Fr. raige
• ragout
• rail
• raillery
• raiment
• raisin
• raison d'être
• rally
• ramification
• ramify
• ramp
• rampage
• rampant
• rampart
• rancour
• random
• range
• rank
• rankle
• ransom
• rapacity
• rape
• rapids
• rapier
• rapine
• rappel
• rapport
• rapporteur
• rapprochement
• rapture
• rare, Old Fr. rere
• rarefy
• rarity
• rascal
• rasp
• rastaquouère
• ratafia
• ratatouille
• ratchet
• rate
• ratification
• ratify
• ration
• rationalisation
• rationalism
• rationality
• raucous
• ravage
• rave
• raven
• ravenous
• ravine
• ravish
• ray
• Raymond
• rayon
• raze
• razor
• reaction
• reactionary
• reactive
• reaffirm
• reaffirmation
• real, Old Fr. reel
• realisable
• realisation
• realise
• reality
• realm
• ream (n.)
• rear
• reason, Old Fr. raison
• reasonable
• reassure
• rebarbative
• rebate
• rebec
• rebel
• rebellion
• rebound
• rebuff
• rebuke
• rebut
• recalcitrance
• recalcitrant
• recapitulation
• recede
• receipt
• receive, Old Fr. receivre, compare Modern Fr. recevoir
• receptacle
• reception
• receptor
• recharge
• recherche
• recidivist
• recipe
• recipient
• reciprocity
• recitation
• recite
• reclaim
• reclamation
• recluse
• recognizance
• recognize
• recoil
• recollection
• recommence
• recommencement
• recommend
• recommendation
• recompense
• reconciliation
• reconfigure
• reconnaissance
• reconnoitre, compare reconnaître
• record
• recordation
• recorder, Old Fr. recordeur
• recount
• recoup
• recourse
• recover
• recovery
• recreant
• recreation
• recrimination
• recruit
• rectangle
• rectification
• rectify
• rectitude
• rectory
• recuse
• redolent
• redouble
• redoubt
• redoubtable
• redound
• redress
• reduce
• reduction
• refer
• reflect
• reform
• refrain
• refresh
• refreshment
• refuge
• refugee
• refund
• refuse
• regain
• regale
• regard
• regenerative
• regent
• regime
• regiment
• region
• regional
• regret
• regroup
• regular
• rehabilitation
• rehearse
• reign
• reimburse
• rein
• rejection
• rejoice
• rejoin
• rejoinder
• relation
• relative
• relax
• relay
• release
• relic
• relief
• relieve
• religion
• religious
• relinquish
• reliquary
• relish
• rely
• remain, Old. Fr. remaindre
• remainder
• remand
• remark
• remarkable
• remedy
• remember
• remembrance
• remise
• remission
• remnant
• remonstrance
• remorse
• remoulade
• remove
• renaissance
• render
• rendezvous
• rendition
• renounce
• renouncement
• renown
• rent
• rentier
• repair
• reparable
• repartee
• repartition
• repast
• repay
• repeal
• repeat
• repel
• repent
• repentance
• repentant
• repercussion
• repertoire
• replenish
• replenishment
• replete
• replevin
• replication
• reply
• report
• repose
• repoussé
• represent
• representative
• reprieve
• reprimand
• reprisal
• reprise
• reproach
• reprove
• reptile
• republic
• repugnance
• repulsive
• repute
• request
• require
• requisition
• rescue
• research
• resemblance
• resemble
• resent
• resentment
• reservation
• reserve
• reservoir
• reside
• residence
• residue
• resign
• resignation
• resile
• resin
• resist
• resistance
• resistant
• resonance
• resort
• resound
• resource
• respire
• respite
• respond
• response
• responsibility
• responsible
• responsive
• ressentiment
• rest
• restaurant
• restaurateur
• restitute
• restive
• restore
• restrain
• restraint
• restrictive
• résumé
• resurrection
• retail
• retain
• retard
• retardant
• retentive
• reticence
• reticule
• retinue
• retire
• retirement
• retouch
• retrace
• retreat
• retrench
• retrenchment
• retrieve
• retroactive
• return
• reunion
• revanche
• revanchist
• reveal
• reveille
• revel
• revelation
• revenant
• revenge
• revenue
• reverberant
• reverberation
• revere
• reverence
• reverend
• reverie
• reverse
• reverser
• reversion
• revert
• revetment
• review
• revile
• revise
• revision
• revisit
• revive
• revivify
• revocable
• revoke
• revolt
• revolution
• revue
• reward
• rhapsody
• rhetoric
• rheumatic
• rhubarb
• rhyme
• ribald
• ribaldry
• ribbon
• rice
• Richard
• riches
• ricochet
• ridicule
• rifle
• rigor or rigour
• rigorous
• rink
• rinse
• riot
• riposte
• risk
• risqué
• river
• rivet
• rivulet
• roach
• roan
• roast
• rob
• robbery
• robe
• Robert
• robin
• rock
• rocket (plant), Fr. roquette
• rococo
• Roger
• rogue
• roil
• roister
• Roland
• role
• roll, Old Fr. rolle
• romaine
• Roman
• roman à clef
• romance
• romantic
• Rome
• rondeau
• rondel
• rook (chesspiece)
• rosé
• rosette
• rosin
• rotisserie
• roué
• rouge
• roulette
• round
• roundel
• roundelay
• rouse
• rout, Old Fr. route
• route
• routine
• roux
• rowel
• royal, Old Fr. roial, compare Mod. Fr. royal
• royalty
• rubbish
• rubble
• rubric
• ruby
• ruche
• rude
• rudiment
• rue (plant)
• ruffian
• ruin
• ruinous
• rule
• rummage
• rumor or rumour
• rupture
• rural
• ruse
• rush, Old Fr. ruser
• Russell
• russet
• rut

S

• sabbat
• sable
• sabot
• sabotage
• saboteur
• sabre
• sac
• saccade
• sacerdotal
• sachet
• sack
• sackbut
• sacrament, Old Fr. sacrament, compare Mod. Fr. sacrement
• sacramental
• sacré bleu
• sacred
• sacrifice
• sacrilege
• sacristy
• sadism
• safe, Old Fr. sauf
• safeguard, Middle Fr. sauvegarde
• safety
• saffron
• sagacity
• sage
• saint
• Saint-Louis (named for Louis IX of France
  Louis IX of France
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• salad
• salamander
• salary
• saline
• salmagundi
• salmon
• salon
• saloon, compare salon
• salsify
• saltire
• saltpetre
• salutary
• salutation
• salvage
• salver
• samite
• sample, Old Fr. essample
• sanctify
• sanctimony
• sanctity
• sanctuary
• sandal
• sang-froid
• sangrail
• sanguine
• sanitary
• sanity
• sans
• sans-culotte
• sap (v.)
• sapience
• sapient
• saponification
• sapphire
• Saracen, Old Fr. saracin
• sardine
• sardonic
• sash [window], Fr. châssis
• sashay, Fr. chassé
• satchel
• satellite
• satiety
• satin
• satiric
• satisfy
• sauce, Old Fr. sauce
• saucer
• sault
• sausage
• sauté
• sauterne
• savage, Old Fr. sauvage
• savant
• savate
• save, Anglo-Fr. sa(u)ver, from Old Fr. salver, compare Mod. Fr. sauver
• saveloy
• savior
• savoir-faire
• savor
• savory
• savvy, pidgin, from Fr. savez(-vous)
• saxifrage
• saxophone
• scabbard
• scaffold
• scald
• scale
• scallion
• scallop
• scandal
• scandalous
• scantling
• scar
• scarab
• Scaramouche
• scarce
• scarcity
• scarification
• scarlet
• scavenger, Anglo-Fr. scawager, from Old N. Fr. escauwage
• scene
• scenic
• scent
• scepter or sceptre
• schedule
• schism
• schismatic
• schist
• scholar
• scholastic
• sciatic
• science
• scientific
• scimitar
• scion
• scissors
• sconce
• scorn
• scorpion
• scoundrel
• scourge
• scout, Old Fr. escouter
• screen, Anglo-Fr., from Old N. Fr. escren, compare Old Fr. escran and Mod. Fr. écran
• screw, Middle Fr. escroue
• script
• scrivener, Anglo-Fr scrivein, from Old Fr. escrivain compare Mod. Fr. écrivain
• scruple
• scrupulous
• scullery
• scullion
• sculpt
• scuttle
• seal, Old Fr. seel, compare Mod. Fr. sceau, sceller
• séance
• search, Old Fr. cerchier, compare Mod. Fr. chercher
• season, Old Fr. seison, compare Mod. Fr. saison
• seat
• secateurs
• second
• secrecy
• secret
• secretariat
• secretion
• sect
• section
• secular
• security
• sedentary
• sediment
• sedimentary
• sedition
• seditious
• seduction
• see (n.)
• seigneur
• seigniorage
• seisin
• seize
• semantic
• semaphore
• semblance
• seminal
• sempiternal
• senate
• seneschal
• senile
• sense
• sensitive
• sensuality
• sentence, Old Fr. sentence
• sentiment, Fr. sentiment
• sentinel
• sepal
• separable
• separation
• septillion (from sept seven)
• sepulchre
• sepulture
• sequel
• sequence
• sequent
• sequester
• sequin
• serenade
• serenity
• serf (Old Fr. serf)
• serge
• sergeant or serjeant, from Old French, compare modern Fr. sergent
• serious
• sermon
• serolous
• serpent
• serpentine
• servant
• serve
• service
• serviceable
• serviette
• servitude
• sesame
• session
• set
• sever
• several, Anglo-Fr. several, from Old Fr. seperalis
• severance
• severe
• severity
• sewer
• sex
• sexton
• Seychelles, named for Jean Moreau de Séchelles
  Jean Moreau de Séchelles
  Jean Moreau de Séchelles was a French official and politician.Made a maître des requêtes 13 October 1719, he was the intendant of Hainaut in Valenciennes from 1727 to 1743...
  
  
• shallop
• shallot
• shammy
• shanty
• shawm
• shay, corruption of chaise mistaken as a plural
• shivaree
• siege
• sign
• signal
• signature
• signet
• signification
• signify
• silage
• silence
• silhouette
• similar, Fr. similaire
• similarly
• similitude
• simnel
• simple, Old Fr. simple
• simplicity
• simplification
• simplify
• simulation
• simultaneity
• sincere
• sincerity
• single
• singular
• singularity
• sinister
• Sioux
• siphon
• sir
• sire
• siren
• sirloin
• site
• situation
• size
• skein
• skew
• skiff
• skillet
• skim
• skink
• skirmish, Old Fr. escarmouche
• slander
• slat
• slate
• slave
• slender
• slice, Old Fr. esclis
• slot, Old Fr. esclot
• sluice
• soar
• sober, Old Fr. sobre
• sobriety, Fr. sobriété
• sobriquet
• sociable, Fr. sociable
• social, Fr. social
• socialism, Fr. socialisme
• society, Old Fr. société
• sociology
• socket
• sodality
• soigné
• soil
• soirée
• sojourn (Old Fr. sojorn)
• solace
• solder
• soldier
• sole
• solemn
• solemnity
• solemnize
• solicit, Old Fr. solliciter
• solicitation
• solicitor, Old Fr. solliciteur
• solicitude
• solid
• solidarity, Fr. solidarité
• solidary
• solidification
• solidify
• solidity
• solitaire
• solitude
• solstice
• soluble
• solution
• solvent
• somatic
• sombre or somber, Fr. sombre
• somersault
• sommelier
• somnolence
• somnolent
• sonnet
• sonority
• sophistry
• soporific
• sorb
• sorbet
• sorcerer
• sorcery
• sorrel
• sort, Old Fr. sorte
• sortie
• sot
• soubrette
• soubriquet
• soufflé
• souk, Fr. souk, from Arabic suq
• sound, (n.) Old Fr. son, (v.) Old Fr. sonder
• soup
• soupçon
• source
• sous-chef
• souse
• souteneur
• souvenir
• sovereign, Old Fr. soverain, compare Mod. Fr. souverain
• sovereignty
• space, Old Fr. espace
• spacious
• Spain, Anglo-Fr. Espayne, from Old Fr. Espaigne
• spandrel
• Spaniard, Old Fr. Espaignart
• spaniel, Old Fr. espagneul
• spasm
• spavin
• spawn
• spay
• special
• speciality
• specific
• specificity
• specify
• spectacle
• spectre
• speculation
• speculative
• sphere
• sphincter
• spice, Old Fr. espice, compare Mod. Fr. épice
• spinach
• spine, Old Fr. espine, compare Mod. Fr. épine
• spinney
• spiral
• spirit, Old Fr. espirit, compare Mod. Fr. esprit
• spiritual
• spirituality
• spleen
• splendour or splendor, Middle Fr. esplendour, compare Mod. Fr. splendeur
• spoil
• spool
• sport, Old Fr. desport, compare Mod. Fr. sport
• spouse
• sprite
• spume
• spurge
• spy, Old Fr. espier, compare Mod. Fr. épier
• squad, Fr. esquade
• squadron, Middle Fr. esquadron
• square
• squash
• squat
• squirrel
• stability
• stable
• stage, Old Fr. estage
• stagnant
• stallion
• stance
• stanch
• stanchion
• standard, Old Fr. estandard, compare Mod. Fr. étendard
• state, Old Fr. estat, compare Mod. Fr. état
• station
• statue
• statuette
• stature
• statute
• staunch
• stay
• stere
• steppe
• stereotype
• sterile
• stethoscope
• stew
• stipe
• stipule
• stolid
• stomach
• store
• story, Old Fr. estorie
• stour
• stout
• strain (v.)
• strait
• strange
• strangle
• stratagem
• strategy
• stratify
• stratosphere
• stray
• stress,Old Fr. estresse
• strident
• strife
• strive
• strop
• structure, Old Fr. structure
• strychnine
• stubble
• student
• study, Old Fr. estudier, compare Mod. Fr. étudier
• stuff, Old Fr. estoffe, compare Mod. Fr. étoffe
• stupefaction
• stupefy
• stupid, Middle Fr. stupide
• sturdy
• sturgeon, Old Fr. esturgeon
• style
• suave
• subaltern
• subdue
• subject, Old Fr. suget, subget, compare Mod. Fr. sujet
• subjection
• sublime
• submission
• subordination
• subsequent
• subsidiary
• subsidy
• substance
• substantial
• substitution
• subterfuge
• subtle
• subtlety
• subvention
• subversion
• subvert
• succeed
• succession
• successor
• succinct
• succour
• succulence
• succulent
• succumb, Middle Fr. succomber
• sucrose
• sudden
• sue
• suede
• suet
• suffer, Old Fr. sufrir, compare Mod. Fr. souffrir
• suffice
• sufficient
• suffocation
• suffragan
• suffrage
• sugar
• suggestion
• suit
• suite
• suitor
• sullen
• sully
• sulphate
• sulphur
• sulphuric
• sultan
• sum
• sumac
• summer (horizontal beam)
• summit
• summon
• sumpter
• sumptuous
• superfluity
• superior
• superiority
• superlative
• supernal
• superposition
• superscript
• supersede
• superstition
• superstitious
• supper
• supplant
• supple
• suppliant
• supplication
• supply
• support, Old Fr. supporter
• suppose, Old Fr. supposer
• supreme
• surcease
• surcharge
• surcingle
• surcoat
• sure, Old Fr. sur, seur, compare Mod. Fr. sûr
• surety, Old Fr. seurté, compare Mod. Fr. sûreté
• surface
• surfeit
• surge
• surgeon, Anglo-Fr. surgien, from Old Fr. serurgien, cirurgien, compare Mod. Fr. chirurgien
• surgery, Anglo-Fr. surgerie, from Old Fr. serurgie, cirurgie, compare Mod. Fr. chirurgie
• surmise
• surmount, Old Fr. surmounter, compare Mod. Fr. surmonter
• surname, Anglo-Fr. surnoun later respelled, from Old Fr. surnom
• surpass
• surplice
• surplus
• surprise
• surreal
• surrealism, Fr. surréalisme
• surrender, Old Fr. surrendre
• surtax
• surveillance
• survey
• surveyor
• survive
• suspect
• suspend
• suspense, Old Fr. suspens
• suspension
• suspicion
• suspicious
• sustain
• sustenance
• sustentation
• suzerainty
• svelte
• swage, Old Fr. souage
• Swiss
• sycamore
• syllable
• syllogism
• symbolise
• symbolist
• sympathy
• symphony
• synagogue
• syndic
• syndicalism
• syndicate
• syntax
• synthetic
• syrup

T

• tabard
• tabby
• tabernacle
• tablature
• table
• tableau
• table d'hôte
• tablet
• tabor
• tacit
• taciturn
• tack
• tactile
• taffeta
• tail
• tailor, Old Fr. tailleor
• taint
• talc
• talent
• talisman
• tally
• talon
• talus
• tambour
• tambourine
• tamp
• tampion
• tampon
• tan
• tangerine
• tangible
• tanner
• tannery
• tannin
• tansy
• tantamount, Anglo-Fr. tant amount, from Old Fr. tant (as much) + amonte (amount)
• tap (v.)
• tapenade
• tapestry
• tapir
• tapis
• tardy
• tare
• target
• tarnish, Middle Fr. terniss-, from ternir
• tarot
• tart [pie], Old Fr. tarte
• tartan
• tartar, Old Fr. tartre
• tartare, Fr. tartare
• tartuffe
• task, Old North. Fr. tasque, Old Fr. tasche, compare Mod. Fr. tâche
• tassel
• taste, Old Fr. taster
• Tatar, Old Fr. Tartare
• taupe
• tavern
• tawny, Anglo-Fr. tauné, from Old Fr. tané
• tax, Old Fr. taxer
• taxation
• taximeter, Fr. taximètre
• taxonomy
• tay
• teat, Old Fr. tete
• technique
• tedious
• telecommunication
• telegraph, Fr. télégraphe
• telemeter
• telephone
• television
• temerity
• temperance
• tempest, Old Fr. tempeste, compare Mod. Fr. tempête
• Templar, Anglo-Fr. templer, from Old Fr. templier
• temple [anatomy]
• temporal, Old Fr. temporel
• temporize
• tempt, Old Fr. tempter, compare Mod. Fr. tenter
• temptation, Old Fr. temptation, compare Mod. Fr. tentation
• tenable
• tenacity
• tenant
• tench, Old Fr. tenche
• tend, Old Fr. tendre
• tender
• tendon, Middle Fr. tendon
• tendril
• tenebrous
• tenement
• tennis, Old Fr. tenez, to start the game
• tenon
• tenor
• tense
• tension
• tent
• tentative
• tenter
• tenure
• tercel
• term
• termagant
• terrace, Old Fr. terrasse
• terrain
• terrible
• terrier
• terrify
• terrine
• terror, Old Fr. terreur
• terrorism (first used during French Revolution)
• terse
• test
• testament
• tetany
• tete
• tête-à-tête
• text
• texture
• theatre
• theme
• theodicy
• theologian
• theology, Old Fr. theologie
• theorem, Middle Fr. théorème
• theory
• thermal
• thermometer
• throne
• thyme
• tic
• ticket
• tier
• tierce
• tiffany
• tiger
• tigress
• till (n.)
• tillage
• tiller
• timbre
• timbrel
• timid
• timidity
• timocracy
• timorous
• Timothy
• tinsel
• tirade
• tisane
• tissue
• title
• titration
• titre
• titular
• toast
• toboggan
• tocsin
• tog
• toil
• toile
• toilet, Middle Fr. toilette
• toilette
• tole
• tolerable
• tolerance
• tolerant
• toleration
• tomb
• tome
• tonality
• tone
• tonnage
• tonne
• tonneau
• tonsure
• tontine
• topaz
• toque
• torch
• torchere
• torment
• tormentor
• torrent
• torsion
• tort
• tortfeasor
• tortious
• tortuous
• torture
• total
• toucan
• touch
• touche
• toupée
• tour
• tour de force
• tournament
• tournedos
• tourney
• tourniquet
• tout de suite or toot sweet, compare tout de suite
• towel, Old Fr. toaille
• toxic
• toxicology
• trace
• track
• tradition
• traffic
• tragedian
• tragedy
• tragicomedy
• trail
• train
• trait
• traitor
• trammel
• trance
• tranche
• tranquil
• tranquillise
• tranquillity
• transaction
• transfigure
• transfix
• transform
• transformation
• transgress
• transgression
• transitivity
• transitory
• translation
• translator
• transmutation
• transmute
• transpiration
• transpire
• transport
• transpose
• transposition
• trapeze
• Trappist
• traumatise
• travail
• trave
• travel
• traverse
• travesty
• Travis
• travois
• treacherous
• treachery
• treacle
• treason
• treasure
• treasury
• treat
• treatise
• treatment
• treaty
• treble
• trebuchet
• trefoil
• trellis
• tremble
• tremor
• trench
• trenchant
• trepan
• très
• trespass
• tress
• trestle
• trey
• triage
• trial
• triangle
• tribe, Old Fr. tribu
• tribulation
• tribunal
• trick
• tricolour
• tricot
• tricycle
• trifle
• trillion
• trimester
• trine
• trinity
• trip
• tripe
• trist
• Tristan
• trite
• triumph
• trochanter
• trochee
• trompe l'œil
• troop, Middle Fr. troupe
• trophy
• troposphere
• trot
• troubadour
• trouble
• trounce
• troupe
• trousseau
• trout
• trove
• trowel
• troy
• truant
• truck (v.)
• truckle
• truculence
• truculent
• truffle
• trumeau
• trump
• trumpery
• trumpet
• truncheon
• trunk
• trunnion
• truss
• try, Old Fr. trier
• tryst
• tuba
• tube
• tuff
• tuffet
• tuft
• tuition
• tulip
• tulle
• tumbrel
• tumescence
• tumour
• tumult
• tumultuous
• tunic
• tunnel
• tunny
• turban
• turbine
• turbot
• turbulent
• tureen
• Turk
• turmoil
• turn
• turpentine
• turpitude
• turquoise
• turret
• turtle
• tutor
• tutu
• typography
• tyranny
• tyrant Old Fr. tyrant

U

• ubiquity
• ulcer
• ultramontane
• umber
• umbrage
• umbrageous
• umpire
• unanimity
• uncle
• unctuous
• unicorn
• uniform
• uniformity
• unify
• union
• unique
• unison
• unity
• universal
• universality
• universe
• university
• urbane
• urbanise
• urbanity
• urchin
• urea
• urethane
• urgent
• urgent
• uric
• urinal
• urine
• usable
• usage
• use
• usher
• usual
• usurer
• usurious
• usurp
• usurp
• usurpation
• usurper
• utensil
• uterine
• utile
• utilisation
• utilise
• utility

V

• vacant
• vacation
• vacuole
• vagabond
• vagrant
• vague
• vail
• vain
• vainglorious
• vainglory
• vair
• valance
• vale
• valerian
• Valerie
• valet
• valiance
• valiant
• valid
• validation
• validity
• valise
• valley
• valour
• valuation
• value
• vampire
• vandalism
• vanguard
• vanish
• vanity
• vanquish
• vantage
• vaporisation
• vaporous
• vapour
• variable
• variance
• variant
• variation
• variety
• various
• varlet
• varnish
• varvel
• vary
• vase
• vassal
• vassalage
• vast, Middle Fr. vaste
• vaudeville
• vault
• vaunt
• veal, Anglo-Fr. vel, from Old Fr. veel, compare Mod. Fr. veau
• vedette
• veer
• vegetable
• vegetation
• vegetative
• vehemence
• vehement
• vehicle
• veil
• vein
• velcro, from velours, velvet, and crochet, hook
• vellum
• velocipede
• velocity
• velodrome
• velour
• velvet
• venal
• venality
• vend
• vendor
• venerable
• veneration
• venge
• vengeance
• venial
• venison
• venom
• venomous
• vent
• ventilation
• ventral
• ventre à terre
• venue
• veracity
• verb
• verbal
• verbalise
• verbiage
• verbosity
• verdant
• verdict
• verdigris
• verdure
• verge
• verger
• verification
• verify
• verisimilitude
• veritable
• verity
• vermeil
• vermilion
• vermin
• Vermont
• vermouth
• vernier
• verse
• versicle
• versify
• version
• vers libre
• vert
• vertical
• vertiginous
• vervain
• verve
• vervet
• very, Old Fr. verai, compare Mod. Fr. vrai
• vesicle
• vesper
• vessel, Old Fr. vessel, compare Mod. Fr. vaisseau
• vest
• vestibule
• vestige
• vestment
• vestry
• vesture
• vetch
• veteran
• vex
• vexation
• viable
• viand
• vibrant
• vibration
• vicar
• vice
• viceroy
• vichyssoise
• vicious
• vicissitude
• victim
• victimology
• victory
• victual
• vie, Old Fr. envier
• view, Old Fr. veue, compare Mod. Fr. vue
• vigil
• vigilance
• vignette
• vigorous
• vigour
• vile
• village, Old Fr. village
• villain, Old Fr. villain
• villainous
• villainy
• villein
• vinaigrette
• Vincent
• vindicative
• vine
• vinegar
• vintage
• vintner
• viol, Middle Fr. viole
• violation
• violence, Old Fr. violence
• violet
• violon d’Ingres
• viper
• virgin, Old Fr. virgine
• virginal
• virginity
• virgule
• virile
• virility
• virion
• virology
• virtue
• virulence
• visa
• visage
• vis-à-vis
• visceral
• viscosity
• viscount
• viscous
• vise
• visibility
• visible
• vision
• visionary
• visit
• visitant
• visitation
• visitor
• visor
• visualisation
• visualise
• vital
• vitalise
• vitality
• vitreous
• vitrify
• vitrine
• vitriol
• vitriolic
• vivify
• vocal
• vocative
• vogue
• voice
• void
• voilà
• voile
• voir dire
• volant
• volatile
• volcanic
• volcanism
• volition
• volley
• volte-face
• voluble
• volume, Old Fr. volume
• voluntary
• volunteer
• voluptuous
• volute
• voodoo
• voracity
• vote
• votive
• vouch
• voucher
• vow
• vowel
• voyage, Old Fr. veiage, compare Mod. Fr. voyage
• voyeur
• vue
• vulture

W

Many imported words beginning with "w" in English have cognates in French that start with a "g" or "gu". This is because the English word was not borrowed directly from French or Old French, but from other languages closely related to French, like Norman and Anglo-Norman, where the original "w" sound was preserved (the majority of these words are words of Germanic

Germanic languages

The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...

 origin, and stem mainly from either the Frankish

Old Frankish

Old Frankish is an extinct West Germanic language, once spoken by the Franks. It is the parent language of the Franconian languages, of which Dutch and Afrikaans are the most known descendants...

 language, or other ancient Germanic languages, like Burgundian

Burgundian language (Germanic)

The Burgundian language is an extinct East Germanic language, spoken by the Burgundians in the 4th and 5th centuries.Little is known of the language...

). In Old French, the initial "w" sound was prefixed by the letter "g" as "gw" and then the "w" sound was later lost. The "w" survives in orthography as "u" in "gu", but only to produce a hard "g" sound.

• wafer (Cf Old Fr. )
• wage (Cf Old Fr. )
• wager, (Cf Old Fr. gager).
• wait, Old N. Fr. waitier [to watch] (compare modern Fr. guetter), from Frankish *wahton
• waive, Anglo-Fr. weyver, from Old Fr. weyver, guever, probably from a Scandinavian source
• wallet
• wallop
• Walter, Old N. Fr. Waltier (Old Fr. Gautier), of Germanic origin
• war, Old N. Fr. werre, (compare Fr. guerre), from Frankish *werra
• warble, Old N. Fr. werbler, from Frankish *werbilon
• warden, Old N. Fr. wardein, (compare Fr. gardien), from Frankish *warding-
• warder, Anglo-Fr. wardere, from Old N. Fr. warder, (compare Fr. garder [to guard])
• wardrobe, Old N. Fr. warderobe (Old Fr. garderobe)
• warrant, Old N. Fr. warant (Old Fr. guarant), from Frankish *warand
• warranty, Anglo-Fr. and Old N. Fr. warantie (Old Fr. guarantie)
• warren, Anglo-Fr. and Old N. Fr. warenne (Old Fr. garenna), possibly from Gaulish *varenna
• warrior, Old N. Fr. werreieor (Old Fr. guerreor)
• waste (Old Northern Fr. wast, Cf Modern French gâter "to spoil, waste")
• wicket, Old N. Fr. wiket (compare Fr. guichet), from a Germanic source
• wile, Old N. Fr. wile (Old Fr. guile)
• William, Old N. Fr. Willaume (Old Fr. Guillaume), of Germanic origin
• wince, Old N. Fr. wenchier (Old Fr. guenchir), from Frankish *wenkjan
• Wisconsin, from Ouisconsin, a French variant of a Native American word

X

• xebec Fr. chébec, from Italian sciabecco, from Arabic shabbak

Z

• zany Fr. zani, from Italian Zanni ["Johnny"]
• zebu Fr. zébu, from Tibetan
• zenith Old Fr. cenith (compare modern Fr. zénith), from Arabic
• zest Fr. zeste
• zigzag Fr. zigzag
• zodiac Old Fr. zodiaque, from Latin zodiacus, from Greek zodiakos
• zouave
• zydeco

See also

• French phrases used by English speakers
• Law French
  Law French
  Law French is an archaic language originally based on Old Norman and Anglo-Norman, but increasingly influenced by Parisian French and, later, English. It was used in the law courts of England, beginning with the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror...
  
  
• Glossary of fencing, (predominantly from French).
• Glossary of ballet
  Glossary of ballet
  Ballet is a formalized type of dance; ballet dance is usually performed on stage as part of a ballet dance work which includes mime, acting, and is set to music...
  
   (predominantly from French)
• Lists of English loanwords by country or language of origin
• List of English words of Gaulish origin
• List of English words of Latin origin
• List of English Latinates of Germanic origin
• List of English words of Frankish origin
• Latin influence in English
  Latin influence in English
  English is a Germanic language, having a grammar and core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic. However, a significant portion of the English wordhoard comes from Romance and Latinate sources. Estimates of native words range from 20%–33%, with the rest made up of foreign borrowings...
  
  
• List of French words of Germanic origin
• List of French words of Gaulish origin
• List of French words of Arabic origin