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Look up the etymology of each word in the dictionary. Select all those which came into English through French. summer provide create cold army courteous charity relgn prison moming
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The words that came into English through French are:<br /><br />1. Provide<br />2. Army<br />3. Courteous<br />4. Charity<br />5. Reign<br />6. Prison<br /><br />The etymology of each word is as follows:<br /><br />1. Provide: From the Latin "providere" meaning "to make available, supply."<br />2. Army: From the Latin "exercitus" meaning "trained soldiers."<br />3. Courteous: From the Old French "cortois" meaning "polite, refined."<br />4. Charity: From the Latin "caritas" meaning "love, kindness."<br />5. Reign: From the Latin "regnum" meaning "rule, kingdom."<br />6. Prison: From the Latin "carcer" meaning "a confined space, a cage."<br /><br />The words "summer," "cold," and "morning" did not come into English through French.
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