English History and its influence over English language 

Timeline of British History 英国历史时间表

3000 B.C. -- Iberians ( from what is now Spain )

2000 B.C. -- The Beaker Folks ( from what is now Holland )

500 B.C. -- Celtic Tribes ( Brythons, Gaelic, Belgae )

55 B.C. -- Invasion of the Romans ( led by Julius Caesar )

5th century -- Anglo-Saxons & Jutes ( from what is now Germany )

8th-9th century -- Invasion of the Danes & Vikings

1066 -- Norman Conquest ( William I )

1476 -- William Caxton ( Printing & The change of English language )

1649 -- Oliver Cromwell

18th -19th century -- Modern English

Second World War -- ( Modern Loanwords from Russian & the Far East )

 

French Loanwords 法语外来语

buffet     ballet     saute      resume     deja vu      bureau      garment      implement      garage      massage

souvenir      memoir      salon      soup      cafe      coupon      limousine      liaison      picnic      debut

 

Latin Loanwords  拉丁语外来语

 stadium      medium      maximum      minimum      bacteria      insomnia      auditorium      arena      formula

autograph      education      nomination      invitation      focus      impetus      edit      strict      meter      urge

 

German,Italian & Spanish Loanwords  德意法外来语

excise      student      kindergarten      semester      umlaut      hamburger      seminar      iceberg      noodle

studio      mafia      paparazzi      pizza      pasta      spaghetti      diva      casino      replica      broccoli

tomato      chocolate      guitar      opera      villa      fresco      barbecue      plaza      banana      tortilla

 

Hindi, Urdu & Arabic Loanwords 印乌阿外来语

Abracadabra      Alchohol      lemon      candy      jihad      mosque     sofa     zero     algebra     magazine   

voodoo     bamboo      tattoo      taboo      loo      shampoo      hoodoo      woo      bungalow      tuk-tuk

pundit      pyjamas      jungle      loot      kebab     

Japanese & Chinese Loanwords 日中外来语

 kimono      geisha      samurai      ninja      sumo      sushi      sashimi      teriyaki      karate      judo

tycoon      shogun      kamikaze      harahiri      tatami

kungfu      yin/yang      shaolin      fengshui      tofu      lychee      dim sum      chow mein      ketchup

bangle      mandarin     long time no see      Tibet      Everest      Yangtze river      Canton