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List of English words of French origin A great number of
words of French origin have entered the
English language , 40%. Many of those words in turn originate from
Latin , and sometimes from
Greek . It is via French that many Latin words have come to the English language. Most of the French vocabulary now appearing in English was imported over the centuries following the
Norman Conquest of
1066 , when
England came under the administration of
Norman-speaking peoples. According to
different sources , between one third to two thirds of all English words have a French origin. This fact suggests that at least 30,000 words should appear in this list.
Many non-Latin Germanic words have also entered English from the Germanic element in French. Since English is of Germanic origin, ascertaining whether a given Germanic word is definitely from French can be difficult in a few cases.
There is a language game that consists in converting French-origin words into Germanic-origin words to make the English language seem
purer . Hence, rock becomes stone and pure becomes white.
Please do not add any words to the list. It is in the process of being transferred to Wiktionary per consensus. *
abbatial (Fr.
abbatial )
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abbreviation , from
abréviation *
abet *
abhor (Fr.
abhorrer )
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ability *
abjection *
ablation (Fr.
ablation )
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ablative *
able , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
habile or "capable"
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ablution *
abnormal compare
anormal *
aboard (Fr.
à bord )
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abolish , compare
abolir *
abomination *
abortive *
abound *
abridge , Fr. abréger
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absence *
absolute , from Middle French, compare modern Fr.
absolu *
absorb (Fr.
absorber )
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abstain (Old Fr.
abstenir )
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abstinence *
abstract *
abstruse *
absurd (Fr.
absurde )
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abundance (Old Fr.
abundance )
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abuse *
academic (Fr.
académique )
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acedmy , compare
académie *
Acadia (Fr.
Acadie )
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acceleration (Fr.
accélération )
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accent (Fr.
accent )
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accept (Fr "accepter")
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access (Fr.
accès )
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accession *
accident *
acclimate (Fr.
acclimater )
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accolade (Fr.
accolade )
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accommodation *
accompany (Fr.
accompagner )
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accomplice (Fr.
complice )
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accomplish (Fr.
accomplir )
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accord *
accost *
account (Fr. "compte")
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accourtre *
accoutrement (Fr.
accoutrement )
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accredit *
accrue *
accusation *
accusative (Old Fr.
accusatif )
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Wiktionary:accuse *
Wiktionary:accustom (Old Fr.
acostumer , now
accoutumer )
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Wiktionary:ace , compare
as *
Wiktionary:acid , compare
acide *
Wiktionary:acoustic , compare
acoustique *
Wiktionary:aquisitive *
Wiktionary:acquit *
Wiktionary:acrobat (Fr. "acrobate")
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Wiktionary:acrostic , compare
acrostiche *
Wiktionary:action *
Wiktionary:activity , compare
activité *
Wiktionary:adaptation *
Wiktionary:adhesive , compare
adhésif or feminine form
adhésive *
Wiktionary:adieu , which literally means "to God" (Ã Dieu), farewell
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Wiktionary:adjective , compare
adjectif *
Wiktionary:administer (Fr. "administrer")
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Wiktionary:admire , compare
admirer *
Wiktionary:adolescence *
Wiktionary:adopt , compare
adopter *
Wiktionary:adore , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
adorer *
Wiktionary:adroit *
Wiktionary:advantage , compare
avantage *
Wiktionary:adventure , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
aventure *
Wiktionary:adverb , compare
adverbe *
Wiktionary:adversary , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
adversaire *
Wiktionary:advertisement , compare
avertissement (warning)
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Wiktionary:advise , compare
aviser (to assess [a situation])
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Wiktionary:advocate (noun), from Old French
avocat - in modern French this means an attorney or lawyer
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Wiktionary:affair , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
affaire (business)
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Wiktionary:affection *
Wiktionary:affiliation *
Wiktionary:affinity , compare
affinité *
Wiktionary:affliction *
Wiktionary:affluence *
Wiktionary:age *
Wiktionary:agent provocateur
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Wiktionary:aggression , compare
agression *
Wiktionary:Ã gogo , or
Wiktionary:a-go-go , in abundance
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Wiktionary:agreeable , compare
agréable *
Wiktionary:aide-de-camp *
Wiktionary:Ã la , in the style of...
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Wiktionary:alabaster , from Old French
alabastre (>Latin> Greek> Ancient Egyptian
a-labaste )
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Wiktionary:Ã la carte *
Wiktionary:alas , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
hélas *
Wiktionary:alert , compare
alerte *
Wiktionary:align , compare
aligner *
Wiktionary:allocation *
Wiktionary:allure , look or air
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Wiktionary:almond , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
amande ; compare also Spanish
almendra *
Wiktionary:altar , from
autel *
Wiktionary:amateur *
Wiktionary:ambiguous , from
ambigu *
Wiktionary:ambition *
Wiktionary:ambergris , from
ambre gris , grey amber
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Wiktionary:ambulance *
Wiktionary:amnesty , compare
amnistie *
Wiktionary:amorous , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
amoureux *
Wiktionary:ample *
Wiktionary:amplitude *
Wiktionary:amusement *
Wiktionary:analyse , compare
analyser *
Wiktionary:anarchism *
Wiktionary:anarchist (Fr.
anarchiste )
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Wiktionary:anatomy , compare
anatomie *
Wiktionary:ancestor , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
ancêtre *
Wiktionary:ancient , compare
ancien *
Wiktionary:angle *
Wiktionary:Anglophobe , someone who fears England or the English
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Wiktionary:anglophone , a speaker of English (Fr.
anglophone )
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Wiktionary:anguish (from Old French
anguisse , now
angoisse )
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Wiktionary:anise *
Wiktionary:annals *
Wiktionary:annex , compare
annexer *
Wiktionary:annihilation *
Wiktionary:announce *
Wiktionary:annoy , from Old French
anoier , now
ennuyer *
Wiktionary:annual *
Wiktionary:annuity (Fr. annuité)
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Wiktionary:annular (Fr. annulaire)
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Wiktionary:anoint , compare
oindre *
Wiktionary:anomie *
Wiktionary:antecedent , compare
antécédent *
Wiktionary:anther , compare
anthère *
Wiktionary:antique *
Wiktionary:apartment , compare
appartement *
Wiktionary:apathy , compare
apathie *
Wiktionary:aplomb *
Wiktionary:apostrophe *
Wiktionary:apparel , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
appareil *
Wiktionary:application *
Wiktionary:appliqué *
Wiktionary:apprehend , compare
appréhender *
Wiktionary:après-ski *
Wiktionary:apropos , compare
à propos *
Wiktionary:arcade *
Wiktionary:archetype *
Wiktionary:area , from
aire *
Wiktionary:arête , a mountainous ridge
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Wiktionary:argent (Fr.
argent )
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Wiktionary:argue , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
arguer *
Wiktionary:army , compare
armée > desarmée, armement ' Le français langue de la guerre et de l'amour'
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Wiktionary:artificial , from
artificiel *
Wiktionary:artist (Fr. "artiste")
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Wiktionary:assembly (Fr. "assembler")
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Wiktionary:assume , from
assumer (in its old meaning : to suppose)
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Wiktionary:assurance *
Wiktionary:attack (Fr. "attaque")
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Wiktionary:attaché *
Wiktionary:attorney *
Wiktionary:attitude *
Wiktionary:aubergine , British name for eggplant
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Wiktionary:au naturel *
Wiktionary:authority (Fr. "autorité")
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Wiktionary:avalanche *
Wiktionary:avenue (Fr.
avenue )
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Wiktionary:average *
Wiktionary:averment *
Wiktionary:aversion (Fr.
aversion )
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Wiktionary:avert *
Wiktionary:aviation (Fr.
aviation )
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Wiktionary:avid (Fr. "avide")
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Wiktionary:avocet *
Wiktionary:avoid (Old Fr.
evuider )
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Wiktionary:avoirdupois *
Wiktionary:avouch *
Wiktionary:avow (Fr. aveu)
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Wiktionary:axiom (Fr.
axiome )
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Wiktionary:aye-aye *
Wiktionary:azimuth (from Old French, from Arabic
as-sumut )
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Wiktionary:azure (Old Fr.
azur , from Old Spanish
azur , from Arabic, in turn from Persian)
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Wiktionary:bacon *
Wiktionary:baggage , from French
bagage *
Wiktionary:ballet *
Wiktionary:band , from
bande *
Wiktionary:bandeau , a type of headdress
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Wiktionary:banquet *
Wiktionary:barge *
Wiktionary:baron *
Wiktionary:baroque *
Wiktionary:barrel *
Wiktionary:barren , from Old French
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Wiktionary:barricade *
Wiktionary:barrier *
Wiktionary:base *
Wiktionary:Baton Rouge ,
Bâton Rouge *
Wiktionary:battle *
Wiktionary:bay , compare
baie *
Wiktionary:bayonet , compare
baïonnette *
Wiktionary:beagle *
Wiktionary:beak , compare
bec *
Wiktionary:Béarnaise , a type of sauce, named after a region in France (Béarn)
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Wiktionary:beau , a lover or a dandy
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Wiktionary:beauty > beauté, beau, belle
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Wiktionary:beast *
Wiktionary:beaux arts , fine arts
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Wiktionary:beef *
Wiktionary:beret , compare
béret *
Wiktionary:bête noire *
Wiktionary:bicycle , compare
bicyclette > vélo
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Wiktionary:bidet *
Wiktionary:bikini *
Wiktionary:billet *
Wiktionary:billet-doux , a love letter
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Wiktionary:biscuit *
Wiktionary:bistro *
Wiktionary:bivouac *
Wiktionary:bizarre *
Wiktionary:blanket , from Old French
blanquette Blanquette de veau
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Wiktionary:blasé *
Wiktionary:bloc > blocage
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Wiktionary:blonde *
Wiktionary:boast *
Wiktionary:boil (Old Fr.
boilir )
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Wiktionary:Boise *
Wiktionary:bomb *
Wiktionary:bombard (Fr. "bombarde")
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Wiktionary:bombe *
Wiktionary:bon appétit *
Wiktionary:bon mot *
Wiktionary:bonnet , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
bonnet *
Wiktionary:bon-vivant *
Wiktionary:bon voyage *
Wiktionary:bon-bon (Fr. "bonbon")
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Wiktionary:bouillabaisse *
Wiktionary:boule *
Wiktionary:boulevard *
Wiktionary:bound (leap), from
bond *
Wiktionary:bouquet *
Wiktionary:bourgeoisie *
Wiktionary:bracelet *
Wiktionary:bran , from Old French
bran or
bren *
Wiktionary:brandish , compare
brandir *
Wiktionary:brasserie *
Wiktionary:brassiere , compare
brassière , although the modern French for this is
soutien-gorge *
Wiktionary:brave *
Wiktionary:bravery *
Wiktionary:bravo *
Wiktionary:bric-Ã -brac or bric-a-brac *
Wiktionary:brigade *
Wiktionary:brilliant , compare
brillant *
Wiktionary:brioche *
Wiktionary:briquette *
Wiktionary:brochure , from
brocher - to stitch
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Wiktionary:broderie anglaise , a type of embroidery
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Wiktionary:brunette *
Wiktionary:buckle , compare
boucle *
Wiktionary:budget , from Old Fr.
bougette (a little purse)
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Wiktionary:buffet *
Wiktionary:bullet , from
boulette , although the modern French for this is
balle *
Wiktionary:bureau *
Wiktionary:button , from
bouton *
Wiktionary:cabal , compare
cabale *
Wiktionary:cabaret *
Wiktionary:cadet *
Wiktionary:café *
Wiktionary:cafetière *
Wiktionary:cagoule *
Wiktionary:cajole , compare
cajoler *
Wiktionary:calque *
Wiktionary:camaraderie *
Wiktionary:camouflage *
Wiktionary:camp *
Wiktionary:campaign , compare
campagne *
Wiktionary:canapé *
Wiktionary:canard , aeronautical term
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Wiktionary:cancel , from
canceller , evolution of
chanceler (1293) (to cross out)
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Wiktionary:capacity *
Wiktionary:cape , compare
cap , land jutting into the sea, as in Cape Horn
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Wiktionary:captain *
Wiktionary:car *
Wiktionary:card , compare
carte *
Wiktionary:career , compare
carrière *
Wiktionary:casserole *
Wiktionary:cassette *
Wiktionary:castle *
Wiktionary:castor *
Wiktionary:casual , compare
casuel *
Wiktionary:casuist , compare
casuiste *
Wiktionary:cataclysm *
Wiktionary:catalogue *
Wiktionary:catch *
Wiktionary:category *
Wiktionary:caterpillar *
Wiktionary:catholic *
Wiktionary:cattle *
Wiktionary:cause *
Wiktionary:cavalry , compare
cavalerie *
Wiktionary:celebrate , from
célébrer *
Wiktionary:cement (Old Fr.
ciment )
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Wiktionary:cense , compare
encenser *
Wiktionary:censer (Old Fr.
censier )
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Wiktionary:centime (Fr.
centime )
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Wiktionary:centre (Old Fr.
centre )
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Wiktionary:chaise longue or sometimes
Wiktionary:chaise lounge *
Wiktionary:chalet *
Wiktionary:chalice , from
calice *
Wiktionary:chance *
Wiktionary:change *
Wiktionary:character , from
caractère *
Wiktionary:chase , compare
chasse *
Wiktionary:château *
Wiktionary:chatelaine *
Wiktionary:chattel *
Wiktionary:chauffeur *
Wiktionary:chauvinism *
Wiktionary:cheat *
Wiktionary:check (Old Fr.
eschec )
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Wiktionary:checkmate , compare
échec et mat *
Wiktionary:cheer *
Wiktionary:chef *
Wiktionary:chemise *
Wiktionary:chemist , from
chimiste *
Wiktionary:cherish , from
chérir *
Wiktionary:cherry , from
cerise *
Wiktionary:cheval de frise , a military term
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Wiktionary:cheval-glass , from
cheval - horse
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Wiktionary:chiffon *
Wiktionary:chivalry *
Wiktionary:cinema , compare
cinéma *
Wiktionary:city , from
cité *
Wiktionary:claim , from
clamer *
Wiktionary:clairvoyance *
Wiktionary:clarinet , compare
clarinette *
Wiktionary:classic *
Wiktionary:cliché *
Wiktionary:cloche , a kind of hat
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Wiktionary:closet , from Old French
closet *
Wiktionary:Coeur d'Alene *
Wiktionary:coiffeuse *
Wiktionary:collage *
Wiktionary:collar , from
collier , from
cou (neck)
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Wiktionary:colonel , compare modern Fr.
colonel *
Wiktionary:combustible *
Wiktionary:comedian and
Wiktionary:comedienne , compare
comédien and
comédienne *
Wiktionary:comic , from
comique (funny)
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Wiktionary:commandant , commanding officer
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Wiktionary:commendation *
Wiktionary:commode *
Wiktionary:common *
Wiktionary:communion *
Wiktionary:communiqué *
Wiktionary:communism (Fr.
communisme )
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Wiktionary:community , from Old Fr.
comunalté , modern Fr.
communauté *
Wiktionary:company (milit.), from
compagnie *
Wiktionary:competent *
Wiktionary:competitor *
Wiktionary:complete *
Wiktionary:comrade , from
camarade *
Wiktionary:concede , from
concéder *
Wiktionary:congratulations *
Wiktionary: connoisseur *
Wiktionary:convenient , from
covenant ,
convenable *
Wiktionary:cordon *
Wiktionary:cormorant , compare
cormoran *
Wiktionary:cornet *
Wiktionary:corniche *
Wiktionary:corps *
Wiktionary:corset *
Wiktionary:costume *
Wiktionary:cotton (Old Fr. 'coton')
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Wiktionary:council *
Wiktionary:count *
Wiktionary:county (Old Fr.
cunte )
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Wiktionary:counter *
Wiktionary:counterfeit , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
contrefaire *
Wiktionary:country (Old Fr.
cuntree )
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Wiktionary:coup *
Wiktionary:couple *
Wiktionary:coupon *
Wiktionary:courage (Old Fr.
corage )
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Wiktionary:courageous *
Wiktionary:courgette , in the UK, but called zucchini in the US
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Wiktionary:courier *
Wiktionary:course *
Wiktionary:court *
Wiktionary:courtesy *
Wiktionary:couscous *
Wiktionary:cousin (Old Fr.
cosin )
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Wiktionary:couture *
Wiktionary:couturier *
Wiktionary:cover (Old Fr.
covrir )
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Wiktionary:crème brûlée *
Wiktionary:crème caramel *
Wiktionary:crème de menthe *
Wiktionary:crêpe crêperie
* Croissant - Croissanterie
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Wiktionary:croupier *
Wiktionary:crouton *
Wiktionary:crown , from
couronne *
Wiktionary:cuisine *
Wiktionary:cul-de-sac *
Wiktionary:culotte *
Wiktionary:cult (Fr.
culte )
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Wiktionary:culture (Fr.
culture )
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Wiktionary:custom , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
coutume *
Wiktionary:dais , from Old French
deis *
Wiktionary:dalmatic (Old Fr.
dalmatique )
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Wiktionary:dame *
Wiktionary:damage *
Wiktionary:damn (Fr.
damner )
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Wiktionary:déclassé *
Wiktionary:décolletage *
Wiktionary:décor or
Wiktionary:decor *
Wiktionary:découpage *
Wiktionary:defamation , from
diffamation *
Wiktionary:default , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
défaut *
Wiktionary:defeat (Fr. "défaite")
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Wiktionary:déjà vu *
Wiktionary:de luxe or
Wiktionary:deluxe *
Wiktionary:demi-monde *
Wiktionary:démodé *
Wiktionary:denouement *
Wiktionary:dépanneur *
Wiktionary:deploy , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
déployer *
Wiktionary:derail , compare
dérailler *
Wiktionary:derive, (Fr. "dérive")
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Wiktionary:derogation (Fr.
dérogation )
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Wiktionary:derrière *
Wiktionary:descend *
Wiktionary:desert (Fr. "désert")
*
Wiktionary:Des Moines (Fr.
des moines of the monks)
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Wiktionary:dessert *
Wiktionary:detachment (Fr. "détachement")
*
Wiktionary:detail (Fr. "détail")
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Wiktionary:detain (Fr. "détenir")
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Wiktionary:détente *
Wiktionary:determine *
Wiktionary:detonation *
Wiktionary:detriment *
Wiktionary:Detroit (Fr.
détroit = strait)
*
Wiktionary:deuce , from
deux (two)
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Wiktionary:development or
Wiktionary:develop *
Wiktionary:deviation *
Wiktionary:device (Old Fr.
devis )
*
Wiktionary:devise *
Wiktionary:devoid *
Wiktionary:devotion *
Wiktionary:devour (Fr.
dévorer )
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Wiktionary:devout (Fr. "dévôt")
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Wiktionary:diabolical *
Wiktionary:diadem *
Wiktionary:diamanté *
Wiktionary:diet *
Wiktionary:digestion *
Wiktionary:dignity (Old Fr.
dignete )
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Wiktionary:dilate *
Wiktionary:diligence *
Wiktionary:dime (Old Fr.
disme , modern French "dîme", from "dix", ten)
*
Wiktionary:diplomacy , compare
diplomatie *
Wiktionary:direction (Fr.
direction )
*
Wiktionary:disadvantage *
Wiktionary:disappoint *
Wiktionary:disarm (Old Fr.
desarmer )
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Wiktionary:discothèque or
Wiktionary:discotheque , thus
Wiktionary:disco *
Wiktionary:disguise *
Wiktionary:disport (Old Fr.
desporter , modern Fr. "déporter")
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Wiktionary:diverse *
Wiktionary:divinity *
Wiktionary:division *
Wiktionary:Dixie (possibly from Fr.
dix ten)
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Wiktionary:double entendre *
Wiktionary:dozen , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
douzaine *
Wiktionary:dressage *
Wiktionary:duvet *
Wiktionary:eager , from Old French
aigre *
Wiktionary:eagle , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
aigle *
Wiktionary:easy , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
aisé *
Wiktionary:echelon , compare
échelon *
Wiktionary:éclair *
Wiktionary:ecstasy , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
extase *
Wiktionary:eloquence , compare
éloquence *
Wiktionary:emigré *
Wiktionary:emperor (Old Fr.
emperere )
*
Wiktionary:empire *
Wiktionary:emplacement *
Wiktionary:employ (Old Fr.
employer )
*
Wiktionary:empress *
Wiktionary:enclave *
Wiktionary:encore *
Wiktionary:encourage , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
encourager *
Wiktionary:endive *
Wiktionary:endue *
Wiktionary:endure *
Wiktionary:endurance *
Wiktionary:enfranchise *
Wiktionary:engage *
Wiktionary:enemy , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
ennemi *
Wiktionary:energy (Fr.
énergie )
*
Wiktionary:engage , compare
engager *
Wiktionary:enmity , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
inimitié *
Wiktionary:ennui *
Wiktionary:enrage , compare
enrager *
Wiktionary:enrich , compare
enrichir *
Wiktionary:ensemble *
Wiktionary:en suite *
Wiktionary:ensure , from 'assurer
Wiktionary:entente Wiktionary:enter , compare entrer
Wiktionary:entomb , from Old French, compare modern Fr. entomber
Wiktionary:entrant Wiktionary:entrée (but is first part of the meal in French)Wiktionary:entrepreneur (Fr. from entreprendre
undertake)Wiktionary:envelope , compare enveloppe
Wiktionary:environ , from Old French, compare modern Fr. environs
Wiktionary:environment or Wiktionary:environmental Wiktionary:envisage , compare envisager
Wiktionary:envoy , compare envoyé
Wiktionary:envy , compare envier
Wiktionary:epaulet or Wiktionary:epaulette , compare épaulette
Wiktionary:épée Wiktionary:ephebe , from éphèbe
Wiktionary:ephemeral , from "éphémère
Wiktionary:epic , from épique
Wiktionary:epicurean , from épicurien
Wiktionary:epidemic , from épidémie
Wiktionary:epilogue Wiktionary:episcopal Wiktionary:episode Wiktionary:epithet , from épithète
Wiktionary:épris Wiktionary:equal , from égal
Wiktionary:equality , from Old French, compare modern Fr. égalité
Wiktionary:equation Wiktionary:equilibrate , from équilibrer
Wiktionary:equipage , compare équipage
Wiktionary:équipe Wiktionary:equipment , from équipement
Wiktionary:equitable Wiktionary:equity , from équité
Wiktionary:eradicate , compare éradiquer
Wiktionary:erase , from araser
Wiktionary:erect , from ériger
(to build)Wiktionary:ermine Wiktionary:erode , compare éroder
Wiktionary:escapade Wiktionary:escargots Wiktionary:escarpment Wiktionary:essence Wiktionary:establish (Old Fr. establisse
)Wiktionary:estate (Old Fr. estat
)Wiktionary:ether Wiktionary:etiquette , étiquette
Wiktionary:Eucharist (Old Fr. eucariste
)Wiktionary:European , compare européen
Wiktionary:evangelist , compare évangéliste
Wiktionary:evaporation , compare évaporation
Wiktionary:evasion , compare évasion
Wiktionary:example Wiktionary:exclamation Wiktionary:exhibition , from Old French exhibicion
Wiktionary:expire , compare expirer
Wiktionary:exploit , compare exploiter
Wiktionary:exposé or Wiktionary:expose Wiktionary:extraction (Fr. extraction'')
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Wiktionary:extraordinaire *
Wiktionary:extravagance *
Wiktionary:fabric , compare
fabrique *
Wiktionary:fabulous *
Wiktionary:face *
Wiktionary:facile *
Wiktionary:factor *
Wiktionary:faience , compare
faïence *
Wiktionary:failure *
Wiktionary:fanfare *
Wiktionary:fantastic *
Wiktionary:fantasy , compare
fantaisie *
Wiktionary:farce *
Wiktionary:farm *
Wiktionary:fashion , from Old French
façon *
Wiktionary:fatigue *
Wiktionary:fault , from
faute *
Wiktionary:faux pas *
Wiktionary:feast *
Wiktionary:feint , compare
feinte *
Wiktionary:felicity , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
félicité *
Wiktionary:felon , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
félon *
Wiktionary:feminine , compare
féminin * Femme, femme dominante (femdom) maîtresse (mistress), femme fatale, belle femme, petite femme..
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Wiktionary:fertility , compare
fertilité *
Wiktionary:fête festif
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Wiktionary:figure *
Wiktionary:fiancé *
Wiktionary:fillet , compare
filet *
Wiktionary:film noir *
Wiktionary:finance *
Wiktionary:fine , compare
fin *
Wiktionary:flageolet *
Wiktionary:flambé tarte flambée
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Wiktionary:flan *
Wiktionary:flèche *
Wiktionary:fleur-de-lis *
Wiktionary:flexible *
Wiktionary:flirt , from
fleuretter ,
conter fleurette *
Wiktionary:floret , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
fleurette *
Wiktionary:florin *
Wiktionary:floss *
Wiktionary:flourish *
Wiktionary:flower (Old Fr.
flour )
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Wiktionary:fluid , compare
fluide *
Wiktionary:folly , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
folie *
Wiktionary:fondant *
Wiktionary:font (Fr.
fonte )
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Wiktionary:fool (Old Fr.
fol )
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Wiktionary:force majeure *
Wiktionary:fork , from
fourche and diminutive
fourchette *
Wiktionary:foreign *
Wiktionary:forest , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
forêt *
Wiktionary:foyer *
Wiktionary:fracas *
Wiktionary:fraction , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
fraction *
Wiktionary:francophone , a speaker of French (Fr.
francophone )
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Wiktionary:frappé *
Wiktionary:frigate , compare
frégate *
Wiktionary:frisson *
Wiktionary:fritter , compare
friture *
Wiktionary:frontier *
Wiktionary:fuselage *
Wiktionary:fusible *
Wiktionary:fusion *
Wiktionary:futile *
Wiktionary:future , from
futur *
Wiktionary:gabardine *
Wiktionary:gaffe *
Wiktionary:gallant , compare
galant *
Wiktionary:gallop , from
galop *
Wiktionary:galvanize *
Wiktionary:ganache *
Wiktionary:gangrene *
Wiktionary:gangue *
Wiktionary:garage *
Wiktionary:garter , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
jarretière *
Wiktionary:gasket *
Wiktionary:gateau or
Wiktionary:gateau *
Wiktionary:gauche *
Wiktionary:gay , from
gai (merry, with no sexual meaning)
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Wiktionary:gel *
Wiktionary:gelatin or
Wiktionary:gelatine , from
gélatine *
Wiktionary:gem , from
gemme *
Wiktionary:general *
Wiktionary:generic *
Wiktionary:generozity *
Wiktionary:generous *
Wiktionary:gender , from
genre *
Wiktionary:genial *
Wiktionary:genius , from
génie *
Wiktionary:gent *
Wiktionary:gentle , from Old Fr.
gentil (both noble and sweet)
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Wiktionary:genteel *
Wiktionary:gently , from
gentiment *
Wiktionary:gesticulation *
Wiktionary:gesture , from
geste (movement)
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Wiktionary:giant *
Wiktionary:gigantism *
Wiktionary:gigolo *
Wiktionary:gleet (Old Fr.
glette )
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Wiktionary:glissade *
Wiktionary:globe (Fr.
globe )
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Wiktionary:global *
Wiktionary:goblet , from Old Fr.
gobelet (a deep cup)
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Wiktionary:gondolier *
Wiktionary:gorge *
Wiktionary:gorgeous *
Wiktionary:gouache *
Wiktionary:gourmet *
Wiktionary:govern ,
Wiktionary:governance ,
Wiktionary:government ,
Wiktionary:governor *
Wiktionary:grace *
Wiktionary:gracious , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
gracieux *
Wiktionary:grammar , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
grammaire *
Wiktionary:grand *
Wiktionary:grant *
Wiktionary:gratin *
Wiktionary:grief *
Wiktionary:group *
Wiktionary:gruel , from
gruau *
Wiktionary:guard , from
garde *
Wiktionary:guide *
Wiktionary:guild , from
guilde *
Wiktionary:guillotine *
Wiktionary:gulf , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
golfe *
Wiktionary:harlequin , from
Arlequin , a character from the Italian comedy
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Wiktionary:haste , from OF. (Compare contemporary French
hâte )
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Wiktionary:haute couture high sewing
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Wiktionary:hazard (Old Fr.
hasard )
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Wiktionary:Hollandaise *
Wiktionary:honour or
Wiktionary:honor , Old French, compare modern Fr.
honneur *
Wiktionary:hors d'Å"uvre *
Wiktionary:host , compare with "hôte", or, in the meaning of an army, with Old Fr. "ost"
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Wiktionary:hotel , compare
hôtel *
Wiktionary:huge (Old Fr.
ahuge )
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Wiktionary:humanity (Old Fr.
humanité )
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Wiktionary:illustration *
Wiktionary:ignore *
Wiktionary:ignorance *
Wiktionary:ignorant *
Wiktionary:imagine *
Wiktionary:imaginative *
Wiktionary:immediate *
Wiktionary:imbecile , compare
imbécile *
Wiktionary:indictment *
Wiktionary:infant *
Wiktionary:influence *
Wiktionary:influx *
Wiktionary:inform *
Wiktionary:information (Old Fr.
information )
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Wiktionary:infrastructure *
Wiktionary:infusion *
Wiktionary:ingénue *
Wiktionary:injustice (from
injustice )
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Wiktionary:insurance , from
assurance *
Wiktionary:insurgent , from
insurgé *
Wiktionary:insurmountable , from
insurmontable *
Wiktionary:insurrection *
Wiktionary:intact *
Wiktionary:integer , from
entier ,intègre *
Wiktionary:integrate , from
intégrer *
Wiktionary:integrity *
Wiktionary:integrant *
Wiktionary:intellect or
Wiktionary:intellectual *
Wiktionary:intelligence *
Wiktionary:intention *
Wiktionary:intercession *
Wiktionary:interchange *
Wiktionary:intercourse *
Wiktionary:interdict *
Wiktionary:interest *
Wiktionary:interfere *
Wiktionary:interlace *
Wiktionary:intense *
Wiktionary:intrinsic , compare
intrinsèque *
Wiktionary:ivory , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
ivoire *
Wiktionary:jack , Old Fr.
jaque or
jacque , a garment, from
Jacques , general nickname for peasants who used to wear this garment (see jacket)
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Wiktionary:jacket , Old Fr.
jaquette , diminutive form of
jaque *
Wiktionary:jade *
Wiktionary:j'adoube *
Wiktionary:jargon *
Wiktionary:jelly *
Wiktionary:je ne sais quoi *
Wiktionary:jet *
Wiktionary:jetty *
Wiktionary:jew , from Old French
giu *
Wiktionary:jewel , from
joyau *
Wiktionary:joie de vivre *
Wiktionary:join , from
joindre *
Wiktionary:joint *
Wiktionary:journey , from la
journée (the day) (the distance you may walk or ride within one day), jour > journée, journal, journaliste, journalisme, journalier, ajourné .....
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Wiktionary:judge , from
juge , jugement,
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Wiktionary:juggle , from
jongler *
Wiktionary:juggler *
Wiktionary:justice , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
justice *
Wiktionary:kepi , compare
képi *
Wiktionary:kilo *
Wiktionary:kilogram (Fr.
kilogramme )
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Wiktionary:kilometre (Fr.
kilomètre )
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Wiktionary:label *
Wiktionary:labour or
Wiktionary:labor , compare
labourer *
Wiktionary:lace *
Wiktionary:lackey , compare
laquais *
Wiktionary:laissez-faire *
Wiktionary:lamé *
Wiktionary:lancer *
Wiktionary:lancet *
Wiktionary:language (Old Fr.
langage )
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Wiktionary:L'Anse aux Meadows (Fr.
L'anse aux méduses : Jellyfish Cove)
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Wiktionary:large *
Wiktionary:largess *
Wiktionary:latrine *
Wiktionary:launder *
Wiktionary:laundry *
Wiktionary:laurel *
Wiktionary:lave *
Wiktionary:laver (Fr.
laveoir )
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Wiktionary:lay , literary sense
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Wiktionary:leisure , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
loisir *
Wiktionary:liaison *
Wiktionary:lias *
Wiktionary:libel , from Old Fr.
un libelle (short memorandum)
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Wiktionary:liberal *
Wiktionary:liberty (from Old Fr .
liberté )
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Wiktionary:library *
Wiktionary:license *
Wiktionary:licorice *
Wiktionary:lieu *
Wiktionary:lieutenant *
Wiktionary:limousine *
Wiktionary:lingerie *
Wiktionary:liquor , from
liqueur *
Wiktionary:litre *
Wiktionary:lorgnette *
Wiktionary:Louisiana (Fr.
Louisiane land of Louis XIV)
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Wiktionary:Louisville ,
Louisville (named after Louis XVI)
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Wiktionary:loupe *
Wiktionary:love (as used in tennis)
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Wiktionary:lozenge , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
losange *
Wiktionary:luminary , compare
luminaire *
Wiktionary:lustre or
Wiktionary:luster *
Wiktionary:machine *
Wiktionary:madam , from Old French
ma dame , my lady, now "madame"
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Wiktionary:mail *
Wiktionary:Maine (name of a former French province)
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Wiktionary:maintain *
Wiktionary:maintenance *
Wiktionary:maisonette , compare
maisonnette *
Wiktionary:maître d'hôtel , also
Wiktionary:maitre d' or
Wiktionary:maitre de *
Wiktionary:majesty (Fr. majesté)
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Wiktionary:majority (Fr. majorité)
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Wiktionary:maladroit *
Wiktionary:malinger (Fr. malingre)
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Wiktionary:mange-tout *
Wiktionary:manger *
Wiktionary:mannequin *
Wiktionary:manÅ"uvre or
Wiktionary:manÅ"uver , compare
manÅ"uvre *
Wiktionary:mannequin *
Wiktionary:maquis *
Wiktionary:mardi gras *
Wiktionary:marine , compare
marin *
Wiktionary:marmalade , compare
marmelade *
Wiktionary:marriage , compare
mariage *
Wiktionary:marshal , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
maréchal *
Wiktionary:marvel *
Wiktionary:marvelous , from
merveilleux *
Wiktionary:mascot *
Wiktionary:masculine *
Wiktionary:mask , compare
masque *
Wiktionary:masque *
Wiktionary:mass (Old Fr.
masse )
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Wiktionary:massacre , compare
massacrer *
Wiktionary:massage *
Wiktionary:masseuse *
Wiktionary:mathematics *
Wiktionary:matron *
Wiktionary:mattress , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
matelas *
Wiktionary:May , compare
mai *
Wiktionary:Mayday , from
m'aider which means literally
to help me *
Wiktionary:medal , compare
médaille *
Wiktionary:mediocre , compare
médiocre *
Wiktionary:mêlée *
Wiktionary:memory *
Wiktionary:ménage à trois *
Wiktionary:mercy *
Wiktionary:meridian *
Wiktionary:merit *
Wiktionary:merle *
Wiktionary:merlin *
Wiktionary:merlon *
Wiktionary:meringue *
Wiktionary:mésalliance *
Wiktionary:mesclun *
Wiktionary:mess *
Wiktionary:message *
Wiktionary:messenger *
Wiktionary:Messiah (Fr.
Messie )
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Wiktionary:messianic (Fr.
messianique )
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Wiktionary:military *
Wiktionary:mille-feuille *
Wiktionary:Mille Lacs (USA), means thousand lakes
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Wiktionary:milliard (Fr.
milliard )
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Wiktionary:million *
Wiktionary:miniature *
Wiktionary:mine or
Wiktionary:mining , as in a coal mine
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Wiktionary:minister (Fr.
ministre )
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Wiktionary:minstrel *
Wiktionary:mitten , compare
mitaine *
Wiktionary:modern *
Wiktionary:modify *
Wiktionary:module *
Wiktionary:moi *
Wiktionary:moil *
Wiktionary:moist (Old Fr.
moiste , now "moîte")
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Wiktionary:moment (Old Fr.
moment )
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Wiktionary:monad *
Wiktionary:monarch *
Wiktionary:monarchism *
Wiktionary:monarchy (from
monarchie )
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Wiktionary:monetary *
Wiktionary:money (Old Fr
moneie )
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Wiktionary:monition *
Wiktionary:monobloc *
Wiktionary:monocle *
Wiktionary:monogamy (Fr.
monogamie )
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Wiktionary:monogram *
Wiktionary:monolith *
Wiktionary:monologue (Fr.
monologue )
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Wiktionary:montage *
Wiktionary:morgue *
Wiktionary:mortality *
Wiktionary:mosaic (Fr.
mosaïque )
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Wiktionary:motif *
Wiktionary:mot juste *
Wiktionary:mount *
Wiktionary:mousse *
Wiktionary:moustache or
Wiktionary:mustache , compare
moustache *
Wiktionary:move (Old Fr.
moveir )
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Wiktionary:movement *
Wiktionary:muffle *
Wiktionary:mule , as a type of footwear
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Wiktionary:murder (Old Fr.
murdre )
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Wiktionary:muscle *
Wiktionary:mustard , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
moutarde *
Wiktionary:mutton *
Wiktionary:mystery (Old Fr.
mistere )
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Wiktionary:mystic *
Wiktionary:mystique *
Wiktionary:nacelle *
Wiktionary:naïve *
Wiktionary:née or
Wiktionary:nee , feminine past participle of
naître to be born
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Wiktionary:Nez perce (Fr.
Nez percés = Pierced noses)
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Wiktionary:niche *
Wiktionary:nicotine , from Jean Nicot
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Wiktionary:noble *
Wiktionary:noblesse oblige *
Wiktionary:nonpareil *
Wiktionary:nouveau *
Wiktionary:nouveau riche *
Wiktionary:nouveau roman *
Wiktionary:nouvelle cuisine *
Wiktionary:nouvelle vague *
Wiktionary:novel *
Wiktionary:novelty *
Wiktionary:november *
Wiktionary:novice (Old Fr.
novice )
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Wiktionary:nuance *
Wiktionary:nuisance *
Wiktionary:null *
Wiktionary:nullity (Fr.
nullité )
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Wiktionary:number (Old Fr.
nombre )
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Wiktionary:numerator *
Wiktionary:numismatic *
Wiktionary:nun (Old Fr.
nonne )
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Wiktionary:nurse *
Wiktionary:nurture *
Wiktionary:nutrition (Fr.
nutrition )
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Wiktionary:nutritive *
Wiktionary:nymph (Old Fr.
nimphe )
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Wiktionary:object , from
objet *
Wiktionary:oboe (via Italian), from French "haut bois"
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Wiktionary:Å"uvre *
Wiktionary:offend *
Wiktionary:offense (Fr.
offense )
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Wiktionary:office *
Wiktionary:officer (Old Fr.
officier )
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Wiktionary:official *
Wiktionary:ogive (Fr.
ogive )
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Wiktionary:ogre *
Wiktionary:oil *
Wiktionary:ointment (Old Fr.
oignement )
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Wiktionary:olive *
Wiktionary:omelette or
Wiktionary:omelette , compare
omelette *
Wiktionary:omission *
Wiktionary:omnibus *
Wiktionary:opacity *
Wiktionary:opal *
Wiktionary:operation *
Wiktionary:opinion *
Wiktionary:opportune *
Wiktionary:opportunism (Fr.
opportunisme )
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Wiktionary:opportunity *
Wiktionary:oppose *
Wiktionary:opposite *
Wiktionary:opposition (Old Fr.
opposition )
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Wiktionary:oppress *
Wiktionary:oppressive *
Wiktionary:optative (Fr.
optatif )
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Wiktionary:optician *
Wiktionary:optimism (Fr.
optimisme )
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Wiktionary:option *
Wiktionary:oracle (Old Fr.
oracle )
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Wiktionary:orange (Old Fr.
orenge )
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Wiktionary:ordain , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
ordonner *
Wiktionary:order *
Wiktionary:organic *
Wiktionary:organism *
Wiktionary:organize *
Wiktionary:orgy *
Wiktionary:origin *
Wiktionary:original *
Wiktionary:ormolu *
Wiktionary:ornament *
Wiktionary:ornithopter *
Wiktionary:orpine *
Wiktionary:orthography , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
orthographe *
Wiktionary:oubliette *
Wiktionary:pachyderm , compare
pachyderme *
Wiktionary:palace , from
palais *
Wiktionary:palm , from
paume *
Wiktionary:pansy (Fr.
pensée )
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Wiktionary:pant (Old Fr.
pantaisier )
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Wiktionary:pantaloon (Fr.
pantalon )
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Wiktionary:panther (Old Fr. pantère)
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Wiktionary:papier mâché *
Wiktionary:parade *
Wiktionary:paragon , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
parangon *
Wiktionary:parent *
Wiktionary:parentage *
Wiktionary:parfait *
Wiktionary:parley *
Wiktionary:parliament *
Wiktionary:part *
Wiktionary:partial , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
partial *
Wiktionary:partisan *
Wiktionary:passion *
Wiktionary:passé *
Wiktionary:passive *
Wiktionary:passport *
Wiktionary:paste *
Wiktionary:pastel *
Wiktionary:pastiche *
Wiktionary:pastille *
Wiktionary:pastor *
Wiktionary:pasture *
Wiktionary:pasturage *
Wiktionary:pasty *
Wiktionary:pastry *
Wiktionary:patch *
Wiktionary:pâté *
Wiktionary:patent *
Wiktionary:paternity *
Wiktionary:pathetic *
Wiktionary:pathology *
Wiktionary:patience *
Wiktionary:patient *
Wiktionary:patisserie *
Wiktionary:pause (Old Fr.
pause )
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Wiktionary:pawn *
Wiktionary:peace *
Wiktionary:pell-mell (Fr. pêle-mêle)
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Wiktionary:pelt *
Wiktionary:pen , from
penne (long feather)
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Wiktionary:penal *
Wiktionary:pencil *
Wiktionary:pension *
Wiktionary:pensive *
Wiktionary:penthouse (Old Fr.
apentis )
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Wiktionary:people (French "peuple")
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Wiktionary:perchance *
Wiktionary:perceiver *
Wiktionary:perch *
Wiktionary:perdition *
Wiktionary:perfect *
Wiktionary:perfection *
Wiktionary:person *
Wiktionary:petite *
Wiktionary:petulant , compare
pétulant *
Wiktionary:phial *
Wiktionary:philanthropic (Fr.
philanthropique )
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Wiktionary:philately (Fr.
philatélie )
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Wiktionary:philharmonic *
Wiktionary:philosophize (Fr.
philosopher )
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Wiktionary:philosophy (Old Fr. filosofie)
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Wiktionary:philtre (Fr.
philtre )
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Wiktionary:phlebotomy *
Wiktionary:phlegm *
Wiktionary:pied à terre *
Wiktionary:piety from Old French, compare modern Fr.
piété *
Wiktionary:pipe *
Wiktionary:pipette *
Wiktionary:piquant *
Wiktionary:piqué *
Wiktionary:piss (Old Fr.
pisser , still used today in slang)
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Wiktionary:pistol *
Wiktionary:pistole *
Wiktionary:plantation (Old Fr.
plantation )
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Wiktionary:plaque *
Wiktionary:plash *
Wiktionary:plastic (Fr.
plastique )
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Wiktionary:plat du jour *
Wiktionary:plate *
Wiktionary:plateau *
Wiktionary:platform (Fr.
plateforme )
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Wiktionary:platoon (Fr.
peloton )
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Wiktionary:platter *
Wiktionary:plebiscite (Fr.
plébiscite )
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Wiktionary:plea (Old Fr.
plait )
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Wiktionary:please (Old Fr.
plaisir )
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Wiktionary:pleasant (Old Fr.
plaisant )
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Wiktionary:pleasantry (Old Fr.
plaisanterie )
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Wiktionary:pleasure (Old Fr.
plesir , modern French "plaisir")
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Wiktionary:plead *
Wiktionary:pledge (Old Fr.
plege )
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Wiktionary:plié *
Wiktionary:plumage *
Wiktionary:plumb *
Wiktionary:plumber (Old Fr.
plommier )
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Wiktionary:plume ,
Wiktionary:nom de plume *
Wiktionary:plural (Old Fr.
pluriel )
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Wiktionary:plurality *
Wiktionary:plus ça change *
Wiktionary:plush *
Wiktionary:pneumatic *
Wiktionary:poach , as in cookery, from Old French, compare modern Fr.
pocher *
Wiktionary:poem (Fr.
poème )
*
Wiktionary:poesy (Old Fr.
poesie )
*
Wiktionary:poetic (Fr.
poétique )
*
Wiktionary:policy , from
police (as a contract)
*
Wiktionary:populace (Fr.
populace )
*
Wiktionary:popular *
Wiktionary:pork *
Wiktionary:porous *
Wiktionary:porpoise *
Wiktionary:port (Old Fr.
port )
*
Wiktionary:portage *
Wiktionary:porter *
Wiktionary:portion *
Wiktionary:portmanteau *
Wiktionary:pose , compare
poser *
Wiktionary:position (Old Fr.
position )
*
Wiktionary:positive (Old Fr.
positif )
*
Wiktionary:posology *
Wiktionary:possess (Old Fr.
possesser , modern Fr. posséder)
*
Wiktionary:possibility *
Wiktionary:possible (Fr.
possible )
*
Wiktionary:post , compare
poste *
Wiktionary:poultry *
Wiktionary:poutine *
Wiktionary:power (Old Fr.
poeir )
*
Wiktionary:practical (Old Fr.
practique )
*
Wiktionary:practise *
Wiktionary:precious *
Wiktionary:pregnant *
Wiktionary:prejudice *
Wiktionary:premier (Fr. = first)
*
Wiktionary:premiere (Fr.
première )
*
Wiktionary:prepare *
Wiktionary:prerogative *
Wiktionary:presence *
Wiktionary:present *
Wiktionary:prêt-à -porter *
Wiktionary:pretend *
Wiktionary:pretense *
Wiktionary:prince *
Wiktionary:princess *
Wiktionary:princical *
Wiktionary:principality (Old Fr.
principalité )
*
Wiktionary:principle *
Wiktionary:print *
Wiktionary:prison *
Wiktionary:prize *
Wiktionary:proof (Old Fr.
proeve )
*
Wiktionary:pronoun (Fr.
pronom )
*
Wiktionary:pronounce *
Wiktionary:pronunciation *
Wiktionary:proper (Old Fr.
propre )
*
Wiktionary:property *
Wiktionary:prophecy (Old Fr.
profecie )
*
Wiktionary:prophesy *
Wiktionary:proportion (Old Fr.
proportion )
*
Wiktionary:propose , from
proposer *
Wiktionary:proposition (Old Fr.
proposition )
*
Wiktionary:prorogue *
Wiktionary:prosaic *
Wiktionary:prose (Old Fr.
prose )
*
Wiktionary:prosecution *
Wiktionary:protection (Old Fr.
protection )
*
Wiktionary:protein *
Wiktionary:protestation *
Wiktionary:protocol (Old Fr.
prothocole )
*
Wiktionary:proud (Old Fr.
prud )
*
Wiktionary:province (Old Fr.
province )
*
Wiktionary:provincial *
Wiktionary:purify *
Wiktionary:purification (Old Fr.
purification )
*
Wiktionary:purpose , form
propos *
Wiktionary:putty *
Wiktionary:qualify *
Wiktionary:quality *
Wiktionary:quantity *
Wiktionary:quarter *
Wiktionary:quartet *
Wiktionary:quartier *
Wiktionary:quatrain *
Wiktionary:quatrefoil *
Wiktionary:quay *
Wiktionary:queasy *
Wiktionary:Québécois *
Wiktionary:quest *
Wiktionary:question *
Wiktionary:questionnaire *
Wiktionary:queue *
Wiktionary:quiche *
Wiktionary:quiet *
Wiktionary:quilt *
Wiktionary:quintessence *
Wiktionary:quintuple *
Wiktionary:quit *
Wiktionary:quittance *
Wiktionary:quotidian *
Wiktionary:rabble (Fr. râble)
*
Wiktionary:raconteur *
Wiktionary:raison d'être *
Wiktionary:rare *
Wiktionary:rarefy *
Wiktionary:rarity *
Wiktionary:ratatouille *
Wiktionary:rat *
Wiktionary:rate *
Wiktionary:ration *
Wiktionary:rave *
Wiktionary:real , from
réel *
Wiktionary:realm *
Wiktionary:reason *
Wiktionary:reasonable *
Wiktionary:rebound *
Wiktionary:receipt , from
un reçu ,
un récépissé *
Wiktionary:receive (Old Fr.
receivre , modern Fr.
recevoir )
*
Wiktionary:reception *
Wiktionary:receptor *
Wiktionary:recitation *
Wiktionary:recite *
Wiktionary:reclaim *
Wiktionary:regognize *
Wiktionary:recognizance *
Wiktionary:recoil *
Wiktionary:recollection *
Wiktionary:Récollet *
Wiktionary:reconnoitre , compare
reconnaître *
Wiktionary:record *
Wiktionary:recorder (Old Fr.
recordeur )
*
Wiktionary:recover *
Wiktionary:recovery *
Wiktionary:recreation *
Wiktionary:recruit *
Wiktionary:rector *
Wiktionary:rectory *
Wiktionary:regret , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
regretter *
Wiktionary:reign , from
régnier *
Wiktionary:remain (Old. Fr.
remaindre )
*
Wiktionary:remark *
Wiktionary:remarkable *
Wiktionary:rendezvous *
Wiktionary:reservoir *
Wiktionary:rest *
Wiktionary:restaurant *
Wiktionary:restauranteur , compare
restaurateur *
Wiktionary:resume *
Wiktionary:résumé *
Wiktionary:rime *
Wiktionary:riposte *
Wiktionary:risqué *
Wiktionary:rock (Old Fr.
ro(c)que )
*
Wiktionary:role , compare
rôle *
Wiktionary:roll *
Wiktionary:Roman *
Wiktionary:romantic *
Wiktionary:rotisserie *
Wiktionary:rouge *
Wiktionary:roué *
Wiktionary:roulette *
Wiktionary:round *
Wiktionary:roundel *
Wiktionary:rouse *
Wiktionary:rout (Old Fr.
route )
*
Wiktionary:routine *
Wiktionary:roux *
Wiktionary:royal (Old Fr.
roial )
*
Wiktionary:royalty *
Wiktionary:rubble *
Wiktionary:rubric *
Wiktionary:rush (Old Fr.
ruser )
*
Wiktionary:ruse *
Wiktionary:russet *
Wiktionary:rut *
Wiktionary:sabot *
Wiktionary:sabotage *
Wiktionary:saboteur *
Wiktionary:sachet *
Wiktionary:sacrament , compare
sacrement *
Wiktionary:Saint Louis (named for Louis IX)
*
Wiktionary:salon *
Wiktionary:saloon , compare
salon *
Wiktionary:satin *
Wiktionary:sauce *
Wiktionary:sauté *
Wiktionary:savage *
Wiktionary:sauve-qui-peut *
Wiktionary:savant *
Wiktionary:savate *
Wiktionary:save (Anglo-fr. sa(u)ver, Old Fr. salver)
*
Wiktionary:savoir faire *
Wiktionary:scepter *
Wiktionary:scholar *
Wiktionary:science *
Wiktionary:screw (Old Fr.
escroue )
*
Wiktionary:seal *
Wiktionary:séance *
Wiktionary:search (Old Fr.
cerchier )
*
Wiktionary:season *
Wiktionary:second *
Wiktionary:sensitive *
Wiktionary:sentence (Old Fr.
sentence )
*
Wiktionary:sentiment , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
sentiment *
Wiktionary:sentinel *
Wiktionary:sepal *
Wiktionary:separable *
Wiktionary:separation *
Wiktionary:septilion (from
sept seven)
*
Wiktionary:sepulchre *
Wiktionary:sepulchral *
Wiktionary:sequester *
Wiktionary:serf (Old Fr.
serf )
*
Wiktionary:sergeant or
Wiktionary:serjeant , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
sergent *
Wiktionary:servant *
Wiktionary:sex *
Wiktionary:shop (Old Fr.
ashoppe )
*
Wiktionary:similitude (Old Fr.
similitude )
*
Wiktionary:simple (Old Fr.
simple )
*
Wiktionary:skate *
Wiktionary:slice *
Wiktionary:slot (Old Fr.
esclot )
*
Wiktionary:snye *
Wiktionary:sober *
Wiktionary:sobriety *
Wiktionary:sobriquet *
Wiktionary:sociable (Fr.
sociable )
*
Wiktionary:social (Fr.
social )
*
Wiktionary:socialism (Fr.
socialisme )
*
Wiktionary:society (Fr.
société )
*
Wiktionary:socket *
Wiktionary:soil *
Wiktionary:soiree (Fr.
soirée )
*
Wiktionary:sojourn (Old Fr.
sojorn )
*
Wiktionary:solder *
Wiktionary:sole *
Wiktionary:solemnize *
Wiktionary:solicit (Old Fr.
solliciter )
*
Wiktionary:solicitor (Old Fr.
solliciteur )
*
Wiktionary:solid *
Wiktionary:solidarity (Fr.
solidarité )
*
Wiktionary:soldier *
Wiktionary:sombre (Fr.
sombre )
*
Wiktionary:sort *
Wiktionary:soufflé *
Wiktionary:sound *
Wiktionary:soupçon *
Wiktionary:sovereign *
Wiktionary:sovereignist (Fr.
souverainiste )
*
Wiktionary:spirit (Old Fr.
esprit )
*
Wiktionary:spiritual *
Wiktionary:stage , from Old French, compare modern Fr.
stage *
Wiktionary:state *
Wiktionary:stereotype , compare
stéréotype *
Wiktionary:story *
Wiktionary:stray *
Wiktionary:stress (Old Fr.
estresse )
*
Wiktionary:structure (Old Fr.
structure )
*
Wiktionary:study *
Wiktionary:stuff (Old Fr.
estoffe , modern Fr.
étoffe )
*
Wiktionary:stupid *
Wiktionary:sturgeon , from
esturgeon *
Wiktionary:subject , from
sujet *
Wiktionary:subtle *
Wiktionary:subtlety *
Wiktionary:succession *
Wiktionary:successor *
Wiktionary:succumb *
Wiktionary:succour *
Wiktionary:suffer *
Wiktionary:sufficient *
Wiktionary:suit , from Old Fr.
seoir *
Wiktionary:suitor *
Wiktionary:superior *
Wiktionary:superlative *
Wiktionary:support *
Wiktionary:suppose *
Wiktionary:sure *
Wiktionary:surety *
Wiktionary:surface *
Wiktionary:surgeon *
Wiktionary:surgery *
Wiktionary:surgical *
Wiktionary:surmise *
Wiktionary:surmount *
Wiktionary:surname *
Wiktionary:surpass *
Wiktionary:surplus *
Wiktionary:surprise *
Wiktionary:surrender *
Wiktionary:surrealism (Fr.
surréalisme )
*
Wiktionary:suspend *
Wiktionary:suspense (Fr.
suspens )
*
Wiktionary:suspension *
Wiktionary:sustain *
Wiktionary:system *
Wiktionary:tablature *
Wiktionary:table *
Wiktionary:tableau *
Wiktionary:tablet *
Wiktionary:tailor , from
tailleur *
Wiktionary:talc *
Wiktionary:tally *
Wiktionary:talon *
Wiktionary:tambour *
Wiktionary:tamp *
Wiktionary:tampon *
Wiktionary:tapes
