User:Mglovesfun/list of English words of French origin/e-m

E

• eager, Old French aigre
• eagle, Old French egle, compare modern French aigle
• ease, Old French aise
• easement
• easy, Old French aisié, compare modern French aisé
• eau de toilette
• ebriety
• ecarte
• eccentric
• ecclesiastic
• echelon, French échelon
• eclair or éclair
• eclat
• eclectic
• eclipse
• economic
• economist
• ecru
• ecstasy, Old French estaise, compare modern French extase, extasier
• écu
• edict
• edification
• edifice
• edify
• edition
• education
• efface
• effect
• effectual
• effervescence
• efficacy
• efficient
• effigy
• effleurage
• efflorescence
• effort
• effrontery
• effuse
• effusion
• egalitarian
• eglantine
• egoism
• egoist
• egret
• Egypt
• ejaculation
• ejection
• elan
• elapse
• elastic
• elation
• election
• elegance
• elegant
• elegiac
• elegy
• element
• elementary
• elephant, Old French oliphant, compare modern French éléphant
• elevation
• eligible
• elite or élite
• ellipse
• eloign
• elope
• elopement
• eloquence
• eloquent
• elucidate
• email
• emancipation
• embalm
• embark
• embarkation
• embarras
• embarrass
• embarrassment
• embassy
• embattle
• embellish
• embezzle
• emblem
• emblematic
• embolism
• embonpoint
• emboss
• embouchure
• embrace
• embrasure
• embroider
• embroidery
• embroil
• emerald
• emerge
• emergence
• emery
• emetic
• emigre or émigré
• eminence
• eminent
• emir, French émir, colloquial pronunciation of Arabic amir "commander"
• emissary
• emission
• emollient
• emolument
• emotion
• empanel
• emperor (Old French empereor)
• empire
• emplacement
• employ (Middle French employer)
• empress
• emprise
• emulation
• emulsion
• enamel
• enamour
• en bloc
• enceinte
• enchant
• enchanter
• enchantment
• enclave
• enclose
• encore
• encounter
• encourage, from Old French encoragier, compare modern French encourager
• encouragement
• encroach
• encrust
• encumber
• encumbrance
• endeavour or endeavor
• endive
• endorphin
• endorse
• endothermic
• endow
• endue
• endurance
• endure (Old French endurer)
• enemy, Old French enemi, compare modern French ennemi
• energy (French énergie)
• enervation
• enfant terrible
• enfeeble
• enfilade
• enforce
• enforcement
• enfranchise
• engage
• engagement
• engender
• engine
• engineer
• engorge
• engrain
• engross
• enhance
• enjambment
• enjoin
• enjoy (Old French enjoir)
• enlace
• enlarge
• en masse
• enmity, from Old French enemistié, compare modern French inimitié
• ennoble
• ennui
• enormity
• en passant
• enrage
• enrich, Old French enrichir
• enroll
• enrollment
• en route
• ensample
• ensemble
• ensign
• ensue
• en suite or ensuite
• ensure
• entente
• enter, Old French entrer
• enterprise
• entertain
• enthrone, Middle English enthronizen, from Old French introniser
• enthusiasm
• entice
• enticement
• entire
• entitle
• entomb, Old French entomber
• entomology
• entourage
• entrails
• entrain
• entrant
• entrap
• entreat
• entrée
• entrepot
• entrepreneur
• entry
• enumeration
• envelop
• envelope, French enveloppe
• envenom
• enviable
• envious
• environ, Old French environer
• environs
• envisage, French envisager
• envoy, French envoyé
• envy, Old French envie
• epaulet or epaulette, French épaulette
• epee or épée
• epic, French épique
• epicurean, Old French Epicurien
• epidemic, French épidémique
• epidemy, Old French ypidime, compare modern French épidémie
• epigram
• epilepsy
• epileptic
• epilogue
• epiphany
• episcopal
• episode
• epistle
• epitaph
• epithet
• epitome
• epizootic
• equality, from Old French equalité, compare modern French égalité
• equanimity
• equation
• equerry
• equidistant
• equilibrate
• equinox
• equip
• equipage, French équipage
• equipment, French équipement
• equitable
• equity, Old French équité
• equivalence
• erectile
• ergot
• ermine, Old French ermine, compare Modern French hermine
• erode, French éroder
• erosion, French érosion
• erotic, French érotique
• errant
• erratic
• erroneous
• eruption
• escadrille
• escalade
• escallop
• escapade
• escape
• escargots
• escarole
• escarp
• escarpment
• escheat
• eschew
• esclavage
• escort
• escritoire
• escrow
• escutcheon
• espadrille
• espalier
• especial
• espionage
• esplanade
• espousal
• espouse
• esprit
• espy
• esquire
• essay
• essence
• establish, Old French establiss- present participle stem of establir
• estaminet
• estate (Old French estat)
• esteem
• estimable
• estimation
• estop
• estoppel
• estrange
• etagere
• eternal
• eternity
• ether
• ethic
• etiquette
• etude
• etui
• etymology
• eucalyptus
• Eucharist (Old French eucariste)
• Eugene
• eunuch
• euphony
• European, French Européen
• europium
• Eustace
• evacuation
• evacuee
• evade
• evagation
• evaluate
• evaluation
• evanescent
• evangel
• evangelical
• evangelist, Old French evangeliste
• evangelize
• evaporation, Old French evaporation
• evasion, French évasion
• evasive
• event
• eventual
• eviction
• evidence
• evident
• evince
• ewer
• exaction
• exactitude
• exalt
• exaltation
• examination
• examine
• example
• Excalibur, Old French Escalibor
• exceed
• excellence
• excellent
• except
• exception
• excess
• excessive
• exchange
• exchequer
• excise
• excision
• excitation
• excite
• exclaim
• exclamation
• excretion
• excusable
• excuse
• execrable
• execute
• execution
• executive
• executor
• exemplar
• exemplary
• exemplification
• exempt
• exemption
• exercise
• exhale
• exhibition (Old French exhibicion)
• exhort
• exhortation
• exhumation
• exhume
• exigence
• exile
• exist
• existence
• existentialist
• exorcise
• exothermic
• exotic
• expand
• expatriate
• expatriation
• expectant
• expectation
• expedience
• expedient
• expedition
• expense
• experience
• experiment
• expert
• expertise
• expiation
• expiration
• expire, Middle French expirer
• explication
• explicit
• exploit, Old French esploit, compare modern French exploiter
• exploitation
• exploration
• explore
• explosion
• expose, Middle French exposer
• exposé or expose
• exposition
• expound
• express
• expression
• expressive
• expugn
• expulsion
• extend
• extension
• extent
• extermination
• extern
• external
• extraction, Old French estraction, compare modern French extraction
• extradition
• extraordinaire
• extravagance
• extreme
• extremity
• extrinsic
• exuberance
• exuberant
• exult
• exultation

F

• fable
• fabric, Middle French fabrique
• fabrication
• fabulist
• fabulous
• facade
• face
• facet
• facetious
• facial
• facile
• facilitate
• facility
• faction
• factor
• factory
• faculty
• fade
• faggot
• faience, French faïence
• fail, Old French faillir, compare modern French faillir
• failure
• faineant
• faint
• fair, Anglo-Norman feire, from Old French foire, compare modern French foire
• fairy, Old French faerie, compare modern French féerie
• fait accompli
• faith
• falchion
• falcon
• falconer
• falconry
• false
• falsify
• falsity
• fame
• familial
• familiar
• familiarity
• famine
• famish
• famous
• fanfare
• fantastic
• fantasy, Old French fantaisie
• farce
• fardel
• farm
• farmer
• farrier
• farthingale
• fascinate
• fashion, Old French façon
• fatal
• fatality
• fatigue
• fatuity
• faubourg
• faucet
• fault (Old French faute)
• Fauvist
• faux
• faux ami
• faux pas
• favour or favor
• favourable or favorable
• favourite or favorite
• fawn, Old French faon
• fay
• feal
• fealty
• feasance
• feasible
• feast (Old French feste)
• feat
• feature
• febrifuge
• feculent
• fecund
• federal
• federalism
• federation
• fee
• feeble
• feign
• feint, Old French feint
• felicity, Old French felicité, compare modern French félicité
• felon, Old French felon, compare modern French félon
• felony, Old French felonie, compare modern French félonie
• female (Old French femele, femelle)
• feme covert
• feme sole
• feminine, Old French femenin, compare modern French féminin
• feminism
• feminist
• femme fatale
• fennel
• fer de lance
• feral
• ferial
• ferment
• ferocity
• ferret
• ferrule
• fertile
• fertilisation
• fertilise
• fertility
• fervent
• fervour
• festal
• fester
• festival
• festive
• festivity
• festoon
• fete
• feu de joie
• feud
• feudal
• feuilleton
• fiance
• fiancee
• fibre
• fiche
• fichu
• fiction
• fictive
• fidelity
• fief
• fierce
• fig
• figuration
• figurative
• figure
• figurine
• filbert
• file
• filet
• filial
• filiation
• filigree
• fillet, compare filet
• film noir
• filter
• filtration
• final
• finality
• finance
• financier
• fin de siecle
• fine (Old French fin)
• finesse
• finish
• finitude
• firm, Old French ferm, compare modern French ferme
• fiscal
• fissure
• fix
• flagellation
• flageolet
• flagitious
• flagon
• flagrant
• flair
• flambé
• flambeau
• flamboyant
• flame
• flan
• flaneur
• flange
• flank
• flatter
• flattery
• flatulence
• flatulent
• flavour or flavor
• flèche
• fleur-de-lis
• fleuret
• flexibility
• flexible
• floral
• floret, Old French florette, compare modern French fleurette
• florid
• florin
• florist
• floss
• flotsam
• flounder
• flour
• flourish, Old French floriss-
• flower, Old French flor, compare modern French fleur
• fluidity
• flume
• flush
• flute
• flutist
• flux
• foible
• foie gras
• foil
• foliage (French feuillage)
• foliation
• follies
• folly (Old French folie)
• foment
• fondant
• fondue
• font, French fonte
• fontanelle
• fool, Old French fol
• forage
• foray
• force
• force majeure
• forcible
• forecastle
• foreclose
• foreign (Old French forain)
• forest (Old French forest)
• forester
• forestry
• forfeit
• forge
• form
• formality
• formation
• formative
• formidable
• formulary
• fornication
• fort
• forte
• fortification
• fortify
• fortitude
• fortress
• fortune
• fosse
• fossil
• found (Old French fonder)
• founder
• foundry
• fountain, Old French fontaine
• Fourierism
• foyer
• fracas
• fractal
• fraction, from Old French, compare modern French fraction
• fracture
• fragile
• fragility
• fragrance
• frail
• frailly
• framboise
• franc
• France
• franchise
• Francophone, a speaker of French (French francophone)
• frangible
• frangipane
• Franglais
• frank, Old French franc
• frankincense
• frap
• frappé
• fraternisation or fraternization
• fraternise or fraternize
• fraternity
• fraud
• fraudulent
• fray
• frenetic
• frenzy
• fret
• friar
• fricassee
• frieze, Middle French frise
• frigate, Middle French frégate
• frigidity
• fringe, Old French frenge
• frippery
• frisk
• frisson
• fritter, Old French friture
• frivol
• frivolity
• frivolous
• frizz
• frock
• fromage
• front
• frontier
• frontispiece
• frottage
• frou-frou
• frown, Old French froignier, compare modern French renfrogner
• fructify
• frugal
• frugality
• fruit
• fry
• fuel
• fugitive
• fugue
• full
• fulminant
• fulmination
• fume
• fumigation
• function, Old French function, compare modern French fonction
• functionary
• fund
• funeral
• funereal
• funest
• funk, Old French fungier
• funnel
• fur
• furbelow
• furbish
• furious
• furnace
• furnish
• furniture
• furor
• furrier
• furtive
• fury, Old French furie
• fuselage
• fusible
• fusilier
• fusillade
• fusion
• fusty
• futile
• future (Old French futur)

G

• gabardine
• gabble
• gaffe
• gage
• gaiety
• gain
• gaiter
• gallant, compare galant
• gallantry
• galleon, Old French galion
• gallery
• galley
• gallimaufry
• gallon
• gallop, Old French galop
• galoshes
• galvanise or galvanize
• galvanism
• gambit
• gambol
• gambrel
• gamin
• gamine
• gammon
• ganache
• gangrene
• gangue
• gantry
• garage
• garb
• garbage
• garble
• garçon
• garden
• gardener
• garderobe
• gargantuan
• gargle
• gargoyle
• garland
• garment
• garner
• garnet
• garnish
• garret
• garrison
• garter, Old Northern French gartier, compare modern French jarretière
• Gascon
• gasconade
• gash
• gasket
• gastronome
• gastronomic
• gastronomy
• gateau
• gauche
• gaucherie
• gaudy
• gauge
• Gaul
• gaunt
• gauntlet
• gauze
• gavage
• gavotte
• gay (Old French gai)
• Gaylord (Old French Gaillard)
• gazelle
• gazette
• gel
• gelatin or gelatine, French gélatine
• gelatinous
• gem, Old French gemme
• gendarme
• gender, from genre
• genealogical
• genealogy
• general
• generic
• generosity
• generous
• Genevieve
• genial
• genie, French génie
• genre
• genteel
• gentility
• gentle, Old French gentil
• gentry
• geode
• Geoffrey
• geography
• geometry
• Gerald
• Gerard
• gerbil
• germ
• german
• germane
• Gertrude
• gest
• gesticulation
• gesture, from geste (movement)
• giant
• gibbet
• gibbon
• giblets
• giclée
• gigantism
• gigolo
• Gilbert
• Giles
• gillyflower
• gimbal
• gimlet
• gin
• gingerbread
• giraffe
• gizzard
• glace
• glacial
• glaciation
• glacier
• glacis
• glaive
• glance
• glean
• glebe
• gleek
• gleet (Old French glette)
• glissade
• global
• globe (Old French globe)
• globular
• globule
• glorify
• glorious
• glory
• glucose
• glue
• glut, Old French gloter
• glutin
• glutton
• gluttonous
• gluttony
• glycerin
• glycogen
• glyph
• gnome
• gnomic
• gob
• gobbet
• goblet, Old French gobelet
• goblin
• Godfrey
• goitre
• gondolier
• gorge
• gorgeous
• gouache
• gouge
• gourd
• gourmand
• gourmet
• gout
• govern
• governance
• governess
• government
• governor
• gown
• grace
• gracious
• grade
• grail
• grain
• gram
• grammar
• grammarian
• grammatical
• grampus
• grand
• grandeur
• grandiose
• grand mal
• Grand Marnier
• Grand Prix
• grange
• granite
• grant
• grantor
• grape
• graphology
• grapnel
• grapple
• grate
• grater
• gratification
• gratin
• grave
• gravel
• gravy
• grease
• greave
• grebe
• grenade
• grenadier
• grenadine
• griddle
• grief
• grievance
• grieve
• grievous
• griffin or griffon
• grill
• grille
• grimace
• grimoire
• griot
• grippe
• grisaille
• grizzle
• grizzled
• grogram
• grommet
• gross
• grotesque
• group
• groyne
• grudge
• gruel, Old French gruel, compare modern French gruau
• guarantee
• guaranty
• guard, Middle French garde
• guardian, Anglo-Norman gardein, from Old French gardien
• gudgeon
• guerdon
• guide
• guidon
• guile
• guillotine
• guise
• gules
• gulf, Old French golfe
• gullet
• gum
• gusset
• gutter
• guttural
• guzzle
• gynecology
• gyrfalcon
• gyroscope

H

• haberdasher
• habiliment
• habit
• habitable
• habitant
• habitat
• habitation
• habitual, Old French habitual, compare modern French habituel
• haggard
• halberd
• hale
• halt
• hamlet
• hamper
• hangar
• harangue
• harass
• harassment
• harbinger
• hardy
• harlequin, Middle French Harlequin, from Old French Herlequin or Hellequin
• harlot, Old French herlot or arlot
• harmonious
• harmonisation
• harmonise
• harmonium
• harmony
• harness
• harpoon
• harpsichord, French harpechorde
• harridan
• hash
• haste, Old French haste, compare modern French hâte
• hasty
• hatch
• hatchet
• hauberk
• haught
• haunch
• haunt
• hautboy
• haute couture
• haute cuisine
• hauteur
• haversack
• havoc
• hawser
• hazard, Old French hasart
• hazardous
• hearse
• Hebrew
• hectare
• hectic
• hectolitre
• heinous
• heir
• Helen, French Hélène, from Greek Helene|lang=fr
• helicopter
• heliotrope
• hellebore
• helmet
• hematite
• hemistich
• hemorrhoid
• Henry, Old French Henry, from Germanic Heinrich
• hepatic
• herald
• heraldic
• heraldry
• herb, Old French erbe, compare modern French herbe
• herbage
• herbal
• Herbert
• herbivore
• heredity
• heresy
• heretic
• heritability
• heritable, French héritable
• heritage, Old French eritage, compare modern French héritage
• hermit
• hermitage
• hero, Old French heros, compare modern French héros
• heroism
• heron
• herpetology
• hideous, Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, compare modern French hideux
• hierarchy, Old French ierarchie, compare modern French hiérarchie
• hippodrome
• hippogriff
• historian
• historic
• history, Old French historie, compare modern French histoire
• hod
• hodgepodge, Old French hochepot
• hoe
• hollandaise
• homage
• homicide
• homily
• honest
• honesty
• honour or honor, Anglo-Norman honour, from Old French onor or eneur, compare modern French honneur
• honourable or honorable, Old French honorable, compare modern French honorable
• honorary
• hoopla, French houp là
• horde
• horizon
• horizontal
• horoscope
• horrible
• horror
• hors de combat
• hors d'œuvre
• hospice
• hospitable
• hospital, Old French hospital, compare modern French hôpital
• hospitality, Old French hospitalité
• host, Old French hoste, compare modern French hôte
• hostage
• hostel, Old French hostel, compare modern French hôtel
• hostelry
• hostile
• hostility
• hostler
• hotel, Old French hostel, compare modern French hôtel
• hotelier
• hour, Anglo-Norman houre, compare modern French heure
• Hubert
• hue, Old French hue
• huge, Old French ahuge
• Hugh
• Huguenot
• human
• humane
• humanist
• humanists
• humanity, Old French humanité
• humble
• humid
• humidity
• humiliation, Old French humiliation
• humility
• humorous
• humour or humor
• hurt, Old French hurter, compare modern French heurter
• hut, French hutte, from Germanic hütte
• hutch, Old French huche
• hydrate
• hydrogen
• hyena, Old French hiene, compare modern French hyène
• hygiene, French hygiène
• hygienic
• hygrometre
• hygroscopic
• hymen, French hymen, from Greek hymen
• hymn
• hyoid
• hypnagogic
• hypnotic
• hypochondriac, French hypocondriaque
• hypocrisy
• hypocrite
• hypothesis

I

• iamb
• ibogaine
• iconoclast
• idée fixe
• identifiable
• identification
• identify
• identity
• ideologue
• ideology
• ides
• idiocy
• idiom
• idiosyncrasy
• idiot
• idol
• idolater
• idolatry
• ignition
• ignoble
• ignominious
• ignominy
• ignorance
• ignorant
• ignore
• iliac
• illegal
• illegality
• illiberal
• illicit
• Illinois
• illumination
• illumine
• illusion
• illusory
• illustration
• image
• imagery
• imaginary
• imagination
• imaginative
• imagine
• imbecile
• imbibe
• imbrication
• imbrue
• imbue
• imitable
• imitation
• immanence
• immanent
• immature
• immediate
• immemorial
• immense
• immensity
• immobile
• immobilisation
• immobilise
• immobility
• immolation
• immoral
• immorality
• immortal
• immortality
• immunisation
• immunise
• immunity
• immunology
• immutability
• immutable
• impair
• impalpable
• impart
• impartial
• impartiality
• impasse
• impassible
• impatience
• impatient
• impeach
• impeachment
• impeccable
• impenetrable
• imperceptible
• imperfect
• imperfection
• imperial
• imperious
• imperishable
• impermanence
• impermanent
• impermeability
• impermeable
• impermissible
• impertinence
• impertinent
• imperturbable
• impetuosity
• impetuous
• impi
• impiety
• impious
• implacable
• implant
• implantation
• implication
• implicit
• imply
• importance
• important
• importation
• importune
• importunity
• imposable
• impose
• imposition
• impossibility
• impossible
• imposter
• impostor
• imposture
• impotence
• impotent
• impoverish
• impoverishment
• imprecision
• impregnable
• impregnation
• impression
• impressionable
• impressionism
• impressionist
• imprint
• imprison
• imprisonment
• improbable
• impromptu
• improper
• impropriety
• improve
• improvement
• improvisation
• improvise
• imprudence
• imprudent
• impudence
• impudent
• impugn
• impugnable
• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsive
• impunity
• impure
• impurity
• imputation
• impute
• inability
• inaccessibility
• inaccessible
• inaction
• inactive
• inactivity
• inadmissible
• inadvertence
• inadvisable
• inalienable
• inane
• inanition
• inanity
• inapplicability
• inapplicable
• inapt
• inattention
• inattentive
• inaudibility
• inaudible
• inaugural
• inauguration
• inauthenticity
• incalculable
• incandescence
• incandescent
• incantation
• incantatory
• incapability
• incapable
• incapacity
• incarceration
• incarnadine
• incarnation
• incendiary
• incense
• inceptive
• incertitude
• incessant
• incidence
• incident
• incise
• incision
• incisive
• incite
• incitement
• incivility
• inclination
• incline
• inclusion
• inclusive
• incoherence
• incoherent
• incommensurable
• incommode
• incommunicable
• incomparable
• incompatibility
• incompatible
• incompetence
• incompetent
• incomplete
• incomprehensible
• incomprehension
• incompressible
• inconceivable
• inconclusive
• incongruity
• incongruous
• inconsequent
• inconsiderable
• inconsolable
• inconstant
• incontestable
• incontinence
• incontinent
• inconvenience
• inconvenient
• incorporable
• incorporation
• incorrect
• incorrigible
• incorrigibly
• incorruptible
• increase
• incredulity
• incur
• incurable
• incursion
• indebted
• indecision
• indecisive
• indeclinable
• indefatigable
• indefeasible
• indemnity
• indent
• indentures
• independence
• independent
• indeterminable
• indexation
• indication
• indicative
• indice
• indict
• indictment
• indifference
• indifferent
• indigence
• indigene
• indigestion
• indignation
• indignity
• indirect
• indiscipline
• indiscretion
• indispensable
• indispose
• indisposition
• indisputable
• indissoluble
• indistinct
• indistinguishable
• indite
• individualism
• indivisibility
• indivisible
• indolence
• indolent
• induction
• indulgence
• induration
• industrial
• industrialisation
• industrialise
• industrious
• industry
• ineffable
• ineffective
• inelegance
• inelegant
• ineligibility
• ineligible
• ineluctable
• inept
• inequality
• inequitable
• inequity
• inert
• inescapable
• inestimable
• inevitability
• inevitable
• inexact
• inexactitude
• inexcusable
• inexorability
• inexorable
• inexpedient
• inexperience
• inexplicable
• inextricable
• infamous
• infamy
• infantry, French infanterie
• infatigable
• infeasible
• infect
• infection
• infectious
• infernal
• infertile
• infertility
• infest
• infestation
• infidel
• infidelity
• infinitive
• infinity
• inflammable
• inflammation
• inflation
• inflexibility
• inflexible
• inflexion
• influence
• inform
• information (Old French information)
• infraction
• infrastructure
• infusion
• ingenious
• ingénue
• ingratitude
• ingredient
• inhabit
• inhabitable
• inhabitant
• inherit
• inheritable
• inheritance
• inhibition
• inhospitable
• inhuman
• inhumane
• inhumanity
• inimitable
• iniquity
• initial
• initiation
• initiative
• inject
• injure
• injurious
• injury
• injustice, Old French injustice
• ink, Old French enque, compare modern French encre
• innocence
• innocent
• innovation, Old French innovacion, compare modern French innovation
• inoffensive
• inquest
• inquire
• inquiry
• inquisition
• inquisitive
• inquisitor
• insatiable
• inscription
• insect
• insecticide
• insectivore
• insemination
• insense
• insensibility
• insensible
• inseparable
• insidious
• insinuation
• insipid
• insist
• insistence
• insolence
• insolent
• insoluble
• insouciance
• insouciant
• inspect
• inspection
• inspiration
• inspire
• instability
• install
• installation
• instalment
• instance
• instant
• instigation
• instillation
• instinct
• institute
• institution
• institutional
• institutionalisation
• institutionalise
• instruction
• instrument
• insubordination
• insufficient
• insult
• insupportable
• insurance, from assurance
• insurgent, from insurgé
• insurmountable, from insurmontable
• insurrection
• intact
• intangible
• integrable
• integral
• integrant
• integration
• integrity
• intellectual
• intelligence
• intelligent
• intelligible
• intemperance
• intend
• intendant
• intense
• intensive
• intent
• intention
• intentive
• inter
• intercede
• intercept
• interception
• intercession
• interchange
• intercourse
• interdict
• interest
• interfere
• interjection
• interlace
• interlard
• intermarriage
• intermediary
• interminable
• intermittent
• intern
• interpellation
• interpolation
• interpose
• interposition
• interpret
• interpretation
• interrogation
• interruption
• intersection
• interstice
• interval
• intervention
• interventionism
• interventionist
• interview
• intimation
• intimidation
• intolerable
• intolerance
• intolerant
• intonation
• intone
• intransigence
• intransigent
• intrepid
• intrigue
• intrinsic, Old French intrinseque
• introduction
• introit
• intrusion
• intuition
• inundation, Old French inundacion, compare modern French inondation
• inure
• inutile
• invalid
• invasion
• invasive
• invective
• inveigle
• invent
• invention
• inventive
• inventory
• invert
• invest
• investigation
• investiture
• invincibility
• invincible
• inviolability
• inviolable
• invisibility
• invisible
• invitation
• invite
• invocation
• invoice
• invokable
• invoke
• invulnerability
• invulnerable
• iodine
• irascible
• ire
• Irene
• ironic
• irony
• Iroquois
• irradiation
• irreconcilable
• irregular
• irregularity
• irreparable
• irreproachable
• irresolution
• irreverence, Old French irreverence
• irrevocable
• irrigation
• irritability
• irritable
• irritant
• irritation
• irruption
• isle
• islet
• isolation
• issue
• ivory, Anglo-Norman ivorie, from Old Northern French ivurie, compare modern French ivoire

J

• jabot
• jacinth
• jack, Old French jaque or jacque, a garment, from Jacques, general nickname for peasants who used to wear this garment (see jacket)
• jacket, Old French jaquette, diminutive form of jaque
• jade
• j'adoube
• jail
• jalousie
• jamb
• jambalaya
• James, Old French James
• Jane, Old French Jehane
• jangle
• janizary
• January
• jape
• jar
• jardiniere
• jargon
• jasmine
• jasper
• jaundice
• jaunt
• jaunty
• javelin
• jaw
• jay, Old French gai, compare modern French geai
• je ne sais quoi
• jealous
• jealousy
• Jean
• jeans
• Jeffrey
• jelly (from gelée)
• jennet
• jeopardy
• jeremiad
• Jerome
• jersey
• jest
• jet
• jete
• jetsam
• jettison
• jetty
• Jew, Old French giu
• jewel, Old French jouel, compare modern French joyau
• jeweller
• jewelry
• Jocelin
• jocund
• joie de vivre
• join, from joindre
• joinder
• joiner
• joint
• jointure
• joist
• jollity
• jolly
• jongleur
• jonquil
• jouissance
• journal
• journalism
• journalist
• journey (Old French jornee)
• joust
• jovial
• joviality
• joy
• joyous
• jubilation
• jubilee
• judge, from juge
• judgement
• judgment
• judicious
• juggle, from jongler
• juggler
• juice
• julep
• julienne
• July
• jupe
• Jurassic
• juridic
• jurist
• jury
• just, from Old French juste
• justice, from Old French, compare modern French justice
• justiciable
• justifiable
• justification
• justify
• juxtapose
• juxtaposition

K

• kaolin, French kaolin, from Mandarin gāolíng
• kennel
• kepi, French képi, from Swiss German käppi
• kerchief
• kermess or kirmess (French kermesse)
• kern
• kestrel
• khedive
• kilo, French kilo
• kilogram, French kilogramme
• kilometre or kilometer, French kilomètre
• kinematic
• kiosk, French kiosque, from Turkish koshk
• kir

L

• label
• laborious
• labour or labor, Old French labour, compare modern French labeur
• lace
• lackey, Middle French laquais
• lacquer
• lacrosse
• lactose
• lagoon, French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna
• laic
• laissez-faire
• laissez-passer
• laity
• lake
• Lambert
• lamé
• lamentable
• lamp
• lampoon
• lamprey
• lance
• Lancelot
• lancer
• lancet
• language (Old French langage)
• languish
• languor
• languorous
• L'Anse aux Meadows (French L'anse aux méduses : Jellyfish Cove)
• lantern
• lanyard
• lapidary
• lapse
• larceny
• lard
• large
• largess
• larynx
• las
• lash
• lassitude
• lateen
• latent
• latitude
• latrine
• lattice
• laud
• launch
• launder
• laundry
• laurel
• Laurence or Lawrence
• lavage
• lavalier
• lavender
• laver (French laveoir)
• lavish
• lawn
• laxative
• laxity
• lay (adj. and n.)
• layette
• league
• lease
• leash
• leaven
• lecher
• lecherous
• lechery
• lecithin
• lectern
• lees
• legacy
• legend
• legerdemain
• legion
• legionnaire
• legume
• leguminous
• leisure, Anglo-Norman leisir, compare modern French loisir
• lemon
• lemonade
• lenity
• lenient
• lentil
• Leonard
• leopard
• Leopold
• leotard
• leprous
• lese-majesty
• lesion
• lessee
• lesson
• lessor
• letter
• lettuce
• Levant
• levee
• level
• lever
• levy
• Lewis
• lexicographer
• liable
• liaise
• liaison
• lias
• libel, Old French libelle
• liberal
• liberalism
• liberality
• liberation
• libertine
• liberty, Old French liberté
• library
• libre
• license
• licorice
• liege
• lien
• lieu
• lieutenant
• ligature
• lignite
• lilac
• limbic
• limit
• limousine
• limpid
• line
• lineage
• lineal
• lineament
• lingerie
• linnet
• lintel
• lion
• Lionel
• lipase
• lipid
• liquefaction
• liquefy
• liqueur
• liquid
• liquor, Old French licour
• liquorice
• list
• litany
• liter
• literal
• literary
• literature, Old French litterature
• litigant
• litigious, Old French litigieux
• litotes
• litre
• litter
• litterateur
• liturgy
• livery
• livid
• lizard
• loach, Old French loche
• local
• locale
• localisation
• localise
• locality
• locket
• locomotive
• locust
• lodge
• lodgement
• logic
• logician
• logistics
• loin
• Lombard
• longitude
• lorgnette
• loris
• lotion
• louche
• Louis
• Louisiana, French Louisiane, named for Louis XIV of France
• Louisville
• lounge
• loupe
• louver
• loyal
• loyalty
• lozenge, Old French losenge, compare modern French losange
• Lucy
• ludic
• luff
• luge
• lumen
• luminaire
• luminary, Middle French luminarie
• lunar
• lunatic
• lune
• lunette
• lunge
• lupin, Old French lupin
• lure
• lush
• lustre or luster
• lute
• luthier
• luxe
• luxurious
• luxury
• lymph
• lyre
• lyric

M

• macabre
• macaque
• macaroon
• mace
• macédoine
• macer
• mache
• machine
• mackerel
• mackle
• macle
• macramé
• macrocosm, Old French macrocosme
• macule
• madam (Old French ma dame)
• madame
• madeleine
• mademoiselle
• maderization
• madrilene
• magazine
• Magdalenian
• magic
• magician
• magistral
• magnanimity
• magnificence
• magnificent
• magnify
• magnolia
• maigre
• mail, (post, letters) Old French maille (“metal ring armour”)
• maillot
• maim
• Maine (name of the former French province of Maine)
• maintain (Old French maintenir)
• maintenance
• maisonette, French maisonnette
• maître d'hôtel
• majesty (French majesté)
• major
• majority (French majorité)
• majuscule
• malachite
• maladroit
• malady
• malaise
• malapert
• malapropos
• malcontent
• mal de mer
• mal du siècle
• male, Old French masle, compare modern French mâle
• malediction
• malevolence
• malevolent
• malfeasance
• malic
• malice
• malicious
• malign
• malignity
• malinger (French malingre)
• malison
• mallard
• mallet
• malversation
• mammary
• manacle
• manage
• mandolin
• maneuver, manoeuvre, French manœuvre
• manganese
• mange
• manger
• mangetout
• mangle
• mangonel
• maniac
• manicure
• manipulation
• mannequin
• manner
• manometer
• manor
• manque
• mansard
• mansion
• mantle, Old French mantel, compare modern French manteau
• mantua, French manteuil
• manual
• manufacture
• manure
• map
• maquette
• maquis
• maraud
• marble
• march
• March
• mardi gras
• Margaret
• margarine
• marinade
• marinate
• marine, Middle French marin
• mariner
• marionette, French marionette
• marital
• maritime
• marjoram
• market
• marl
• marmalade, Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada
• marmoset
• marmot
• maroon
• marque
• marquee
• marquess
• marquetry
• marquis
• marriage, Old French mariage
• marry, Old French marier
• marshal, Old French mareschal, compare modern French maréchal
• marten, Old French martrine, compare modern French martre
• martin
• martinet
• martingale
• marvel, Old French merveille
• marvelous, Old French merveillos, compare modern French merveilleux
• Marxist, French marxiste
• mascle
• mascot
• masculine
• masculinity
• mask, Middle French masque
• mason, Old French maçon, compare modern French maçon
• masonry, French maçonnerie
• masque
• masquerade, French mascarade, from Italian mascarata
• mass, Old French masse
• massacre, Middle French massacre
• massage
• masseur
• masseuse
• massicot
• massif
• massive
• master, Old French maistre
• mastery, Old French maistrie
• mastic
• mastiff
• mastitis
• mastodon
• match (stick for striking fire), Old French meiche, compare modern French mèche
• matelot
• matelote
• materialism
• materiel
• maternal
• maternity
• mathematician
• mathematics
• Matilda
• matinal
• matinee
• matins
• matricide
• matrimonial
• matrimony
• matrix, Old French matrice
• matron
• matte
• matter, Anglo-Norman matere, compare modern French matière
• Matthew, Old French Mathieu, ultimately from Hebrew Mattathyah
• mattress, Old French materas, compare modern French matelas
• maturation
• Maud, Old French Mahaut, from Frankish
• maudlin
• maul
• mauve
• mavis
• maxim
• May, Old French mai
• mayday, French m'aider, shortening of venez m'aider
• mayhem, Anglo-Norman maihem, from Old French mahaigne
• mayonnaise
• mayor, Old French maire
• mayoralty
• meagre
• mean (middle, intermediate), Old French moien, compare modern French moyen
• measurable
• measure
• mechanic
• medal, Middle French médaille
• medallion
• meddle, Old French medler, variant of mesler, compare modern French mêler
• median
• mediant
• medical
• medicament
• medication
• medicine
• mediocre, French médiocre
• mediocrity
• meditation
• meditative
• medlar
• medley, Old French medlee
• megalomania
• melancholy
• melange
• melee or mêlée
• melilot
• melodic
• melodious
• melodrama, French mélodrame
• melody
• melon
• member
• memoir
• memorable
• memory, Anglo-Norman memorie, compare modern French mémoire
• menace
• menage
• ménage à trois
• menagerie
• mend, Old French amender
• mendacious, Middle French mendacieux
• mendicity
• menhir, French menhir, from Breton men hir
• menial
• menopause
• menstruous
• mental
• mentality
• mention
• menu
• mercantile
• mercer
• merchandise
• merchant
• mercy, Old French mercit or merci
• mere, Old French mier
• merengue
• meridian
• meridional
• meringue
• merit
• merle
• merlin, Anglo-Norman merilun, from Old French esmerillon
• Merlin, Old French Merlin, from Breton
• merlon
• mesalliance
• mesclun
• mesmerism
• mesne
• mess, (as in officers' mess) Old French mes
• message
• messenger
• messuage
• metabolism
• metal
• metallurgy, French métallurgie
• metamorphose
• metaphor
• meteor
• meteorology
• meter or metre
• method
• methylene
• meticulous
• metier
• metric
• metro, French métro
• mew (cage), Old French mue
• mezzanine, French mezzanine, from Italian mezzanino
• microbe
• microcephalic
• microcosm
• microgramme
• micron
• Midi
• migraine
• migrant
• migration
• milieu
• milfoil
• militant
• militarisation
• militarism
• military
• Mille Lacs (USA), means thousand lakes
• mille-feuille
• millet
• milliard
• milligram
• millilitre
• millimetre
• million
• millionaire, French millionnaire
• mime
• minaret, French minaret, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manarah
• minatory
• mince, Old French mincier
• mine (as in coal mine), Old French mine
• miner
• miniature
• minion
• minister, Old French ministre
• ministerial
• minority
• minstrel
• mint
• minuet
• minuscule
• minute
• mirabelle
• miracle
• miraculous
• mirage
• mirepoix
• mirliton
• mirror, Old French mireor, compare modern French miroir
• misadventure, Old French mesaventure
• miscellany
• mischance
• mischief
• mischievous
• miscreant, Old French mescreant, compare modern French mécréant
• mise en scène
• miserable, Old French miserable
• misery, Old French miserie, compare modern French misère
• misfeasance
• misnomer
• misprision
• misprize
• missal
• missile
• mistral
• mistress
• mitigation
• mitre
• mitten, Old French mitaine
• mix, Anglo-Norman mixte, compare modern French mixte
• mixture
• mizzen, Middle French misaine
• moat
• mobile
• mobilisation
• mobilise or mobilize
• mobility
• mock
• mockery
• modal
• modality
• mode
• model
• moderation
• modern
• modernisation
• modest
• modesty
• modifiable
• modification
• modify
• modist
• modulation
• module
• mohair, Middle French mocayart, from Arabic mukhayyar
• moiety
• moil
• moire
• moist, Old French moiste, compare modern French moîte
• moisture
• mold
• mole
• molecule
• molest
• molestation
• mollification
• mollify
• mollusc
• moment, Old French moment
• monarchy, Old French monarchie
• monastery
• monastic
• monetary
• money, Old French moneie, compare modern French monnaie
• monition
• monobloc
• monocle
• monogamy, French monogamie
• monogram
• monolith
• monolithic
• monologue, French monologue
• monopole
• monotony
• monsieur
• monster, Old French monstre
• monstrous
• montage
• mooch
• Moor
• moraine
• moral
• morale
• moralise
• morality
• mordant
• morel
• morganatic
• morgue
• moribund
• morpheme
• morphine
• morsel
• mort
• mortal
• mortality
• mortar
• mortgage
• mortise
• mortification
• mortify
• mortise
• mortmain
• mortuary
• mosaic, Old French mosaicq, compare modern French mosaïque
• mosque, Middle French mosquée
• mot juste
• motet
• motif
• motion
• motivation
• motive
• motley
• moue
• mount, Old French mont
• mountain, Old French montaigne, compare modern French montagne
• mountainous, French montagneux
• mousse
• moustache or mustache, compare moustache
• mouton enragé
• movable
• move, Old French moveir, compare modern French mouvoir
• movement
• mucilage
• muck
• muffle, Old French moufle
• mulct
• mule (footwear)
• mullein
• mullet
• mullion
• multiple
• multiplication
• multiply
• multitude
• mummification
• mummify
• mummy
• mundane
• municipal
• municipality
• munificence
• munition
• mural
• murmur
• murrain
• muscat
• muscatel
• muscle
• musculature
• muse
• mushroom
• music
• musical
• musicality
• musician
• musk
• musket, Middle French mousquet
• musketeer, Middle French mousquetaire
• muslin
• mustard, Old French moustarde, compare modern French moutarde
• muster, Old French mostrer, compare modern French montrer
• mute
• mutineer
• mutiny
• mutism
• mutton
• mutual
• mutualism
• muzzle
• myriad
• myrtle
• mysterious
• mystery, Old French mistere, compare modern French mystère
• mystic
• mystification
• mystify
• mystique
• mythology