Why is English not considered a Romance “language if ~60-80% of words come from latin?
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It’s because languages are grouped by origin, not by vocabulary. English is considered a Germanic language because we can trace a direct line through its ancestors back to Germanic. It’s true that there are now lots and lots English words that originated from Latin (some directly borrowed from Latin, others indirectly borrowed via Romance languages like French). Most of those entered English long after it was well on its way to becoming the language that we use now, though.
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