4. Borrowing: This has to do with taking new words from other languages. English has borrowed from so many languages and this explains why it has a very wide vocabulary. These are some borrowed words in English:
1. kudos(Greek)
2. lilac(Persian)
3. tycoon(Japanese)
4. en masse(French)
5. agbada( Yoruba)
6. fufu( Yoruba)
7. knife( Scandinavian)
8. piano( Italian)
9. mullah(Arabic)
10. bishop(Latin)
11. ketchup(Chinese)
12. banana(Portuguese)
13. smuggler(Dutch)
14. kiosk(Turkish)
15. Pyjamas(Indian)
