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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by njarboe on Saturday July 28, 2018 @01:26AM (#17631692)
"roman dominion over the channel"

Do you mean how the Normans conquered and ruled England after the invasion of 1066? Lots of foreign words come into a language when your rulers speak another language. Often the conquered populations are completely converted to the ruling people language.

Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by gcb0 on Saturday July 28, 2018 @02:20PM (#17634299)
yep. thats what I mean.