That the destroyers of Anglicisms be reassured.
Some English words we use daily... are French!
Let us remember that exchanges between France and England date back to William the Conqueror, in the 11th century.
This is why many of our terms nourished the language of Shakespeare.
And vice versa.
” READ ALSO – If you do not confuse these words, you have a perfect command of the French language
Let's take
design
.
This Anglo-American name, which designates a
“particular artistic conception”
, has been attested in French since 1959. But its origin is much older!
Derived from the Middle French
desseign
or
desseign
, it then means
“goal, project”
.
It went to England in the 16th century, before coming back to us, and becoming widely used around 1965.
Le Figaro invites
you to (re)discover these words that the English have borrowed from us, according to
J'en perds mon latin
, by Françoise Nore (L'Opportun, 2022).
Will you get a 10/10?
