New words often come into the English language through borrowing from other languages. Many common English words were originally borrowed from Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, and Norwegian, including landscape, tornado, liaison, tempo, and pioneer. New words can also be formed by combining or changing existing words.

1. Mummy, where do new words come from?

2. Borrowing

3. Many English words start off in other languages and are “borrowed”

4. LandscapeUproarKnapsackBrandyRosterEaselFrom which language?

5. Dutch

6. Tornado AlligatorMosquitoComradeGuitarEsplanadeFrom which language?

7. Spanish

9. Norwegian

10. PioneerLiaisonReservoirPoliceChefFrom which language?

11. French

12. TempoFortePastaCrescendoFrom which language?

13. Italian

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15. Derived words