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graemep 10 hours ago

They are not. Quite a few have Latin roots and the like that corresponding French words share.

pessimizer 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Approximately 0.0% of those came into English through Latin, while around 100% came through Norman French.

grey-area 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Latin was commonly spoken amongst the educated at one time (served as a lingua franca across Europe) and used for religion and scientific discourse for even longer.