It’s commonly said that French is a “latin language” and English an “anglo-saxon language.” OK, it’s true for the majority of French, along with Greek roots, plus a few other influences.
It’s true too that English has a lot more than Anglo-Saxon roots… especially a good deal of Latin and Greek too !!!
It reminds me of the time when we moved to Canada and my girls started school in Toronto, Ontario. Their teacher called me one day to express her surprise regarding the vocabulary range of our daughters. Being born from French parents and speaking French at home, they naturally tended to use the Latin based part of the English language… which was absolutely not the case of the other children in the school.
OK, now, that was to tell you that you probably know way more French than your think… if you can access this part of your own language that has the same roots as French !
Isn’t it good news ?