{"id":4053,"date":"2020-06-26T12:54:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2024-04-20T17:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T17:05:21","slug":"fun-facts-59-spanish-alligator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/06\/26\/fun-facts-59-spanish-alligator\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts About English #59 &#8211; Words of Spanish Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinneybrothers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"702\" width=\"702\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/059.jpg?resize=702%2C702&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fun Facts About English 59 Kinney Brothers Publishing\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the highlighted words in the story below came into the English language via Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Spanish-1.jpg?w=702&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The English language is an amazing amalgamation of many European and other languages.  Check out these posts about the linguistic influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/02\/21\/fun-facts-45-native-american-lanugage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Native American languages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/03\/06\/fun-facts-47-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/08\/21\/fun-facts-67-gods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">classical languages<\/a> like Greek and Latin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">See the <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/06\/19\/fun-facts-58-dumbbells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/07\/03\/fun-facts-60-rebracketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">next<\/a> <strong>Fun Facts About English<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Donalds-English-Classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/HEADER_GIF.gif?w=702&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Donald's English Classroom\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good set of flashcards is worth its weight in gold!  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