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According to one survey, the percentage of modern English words derived from each language group are as follows:
Latin (including words used only in scientific / medical / legal contexts): ~29%
French: ~29%
Germanic: ~26%
Others: ~16%

These are lists of words in the English language which are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.

For purely native (Ænglisc-derived) words, see List of English words of Anglo-Saxon origin.

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