English Words That Are Actually French 🥖

Discover 10 Fascinating French Loanwords in English! 🇫🇷🇬🇧 Did you know that many common English words have their roots in the French language? In this short video, we explore 10 such examples of English words with French origins.
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[janvanderploeg]

If it's not directly related to Germanic, almost all other words are from French: to pay, to save, every word ending on -ition.... all French

[akenow.]

About 40% of English words come from french. You'll need a lot of time to do them all 😅

[devannayar]

😂😂 So it is the French who are the criminals who made words with additional letters which are not pronounced

[SatishYadav-uo]

I am an English teacher from India. I'm a fan of yours.

[Againagain]

How is entrepreneur pronounce in french?

[sankarlaal]

English words from thamil language
1. Medhu - smooth( medhuvadai is one of the softest, deep oil fried snack)
2. Panju - sponge
3. Vetri - victory
4. Veen - vain
5. Pasalai keerai - basil
6 mandhi - monkey( mandhi means female monkey)
7. aiyoo😮 - aiyo😮
8. Vilakku thiri - wick
9. Vendum - wanted
10. Adhu - that
11. Idhu - It
12. Vanakkam - welcome
13. Ammaa - mama( mom)
14. Appaa - papa ( dad)
15. Nakku - lick
16. Kaasu - cash
17. Muthu paral - pearl
18. Arisi - rice
19. Thaadhai - daddy
20. Kaiyiru - coir
21. Kandu ( karkkandu) - candy
22. Vettiver - vettiver ( ver means "root" in thamil)
23.elakkaai - elaichi
24.kattumaram - kattamaran
25. Naavaai ( kappal) - navy
26. Paraiyar - pariah
27. Pittam Or puttam - buttocks
28. Paiyan - boy
29. Pillai Or Killai - girl
30. Por - war
31. Chiruthai - cheetah
32. Karpooram- Camphoor
33. Poom (poombugaar ) - foam
34. Naagam - snake
35. Co aravam - cobra ( co means king ; aravam means also snake)
36. ilu - pull
37. Thuukku - take
38. Kavarchi - gorgeous
39. Osam - awsome( "mosam" means worst which is opposite to osam)
40. iduppu - hip ( for understanding say hip as hippu)
41.vaarthai - word
42. Melliya adi - melody ( melliya means soft / valliya means strong)
45. Kavardhal - cover
46. Manidhan - man
47.kadavul - God
48. evvaaru - how ( evv - how)
49.mal - smell ( malar - flower / malam - fecal ) mal represents any kind of smell

50. Nadai paadhai - pathway( padham means foot)

51. Samathu -- smart( samathaana kulandhai - smart child)

52. Villan- villain
53. Petchu ilaar - Batchelor
54. Petror oththal - bethetrol ( petror means parent / oththal means acceptance)
55. Uun - wound (" Uun" has two meanings wound / food)
56. Kunji - coochie
57. Punda - pudenda
58. Aiyalaan - alien 👽
59. Vaal - sword
60. Murungai chedi - moringa plant 🌱
61. Emperarasar - emperor ( em means ours / arasar means king / perarasar means the great king)
62. KOL - kill
63. Paravai Or patchi - bird or budgie
64. Kaikkol - hold it
65. Padukkai arai - Bed room ( padu means sleep / so we use to sleep in bedroom or in bed)

66. Piraththal - birth( pirandha naal means birthday)

67.madamai - madness
68.kaappu - cop ( kaappu means protection)
69.seththa pinam - death body
70. inji - ginger
71. Mudi Or Mayir - hair
72. Kaalam means time ( calendar )
73. Tharai - terrain
74. Ingu angu - ying yang is a Chineseword( ingu means here / angu means there)
75.kan - aagan is a German word ( kan means eye)
76.vidhavai - widow
77.kaliman - clay
78.vettu - cut ( whet means sharpening the tool and so sharp tool only can cut or vettu)
79. Onnu - one
80.iranduu - two
81. Thiri - three("thiri kadugam" is one of an ancient tamil literature)
82. Ettu - eight
83. Theni- honey bee 🐝
84. Po - go
85. Surul - spiral
86.kaiyedu - guide ( notes )
87. Cel - cell ( body cell)
88.vanjam - vengeance
89. Kari vaeppilai - curry leaves
90. Saranadai - surrender
91. Thee vilakku - diya
92. Aappam - hoppers
93. Kaththiri koal - cutting tool
94. Thaakku - attack ( thaakkudhal)
95. Okka - fuck
96.kurikkoal -goal
97.silu silu - chill
98. Kulu kulu - cool
99.sattunnu - sudden
100. Wethu waettu - waste
101. Puruvam - brow ( eye brow)
102. Meesai - moustache
103. Mayir kuutcham - horripilation Or goose bumps
104. Maththiyil - middle
105. Maththiyam - medium
106. Nerungi vaa - come near( nerukkam - near)
107. Maangaai - mango (ripped mango - maambalam)
108. Powde - powder
109. Paadhai - path
And so