Had enough anglicisms? | Macmillan

To give you an idea of how heterogeneous the English lexicon is, take a look at these facts:
Did you know that: there are more than 120 languages that make up the English lexicon? This means that English is one of the least pure languages you’ll find on Earth.
What if I told you that: the percentage of English words that comes from the French is estimated at around 40? This helps explain why English may have more words than any other language, and why there are so many cognates between English and Spanish.
There’s more! According to Bill Bryson, thanks to early Spanish settlers in the United States, 500 words entered English from Spanish. And, according to the Oxford English Dictionary,1,650 words have entered English directly from the Spanish. Interestingly, many foreign words in Spanish have also reached the English language.