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Word	Origins
affidavit	-noun Spanish *declaracion* English *declaration*
affirmative	-adjective French *affirmative* English *affirmative*
affirmative	-noun French *affirmatif* English *affirmative*
affluence	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu *oopar* ‘higher’ euskara (Basque) *oparo*tasun ‘affluence’ Spanish *afluencia* English *affluence*
affront	-noun Spanish *afrenta* English *affront*
afraid (be afraid)	be afraid -verb Indian Tamil *bayam ‘fear’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is bay) Indian Sanskrit bhayah ‘fear’ (ah is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is bhay) Russian boy*tsya ‘be afraid’
afresh	-adverb Indian Sanskrit *nava* ‘new’ Russian snova ‘afresh’ Spanish denuevo
against	-preposition euskara (Basque) *kontra* Spanish *contra* French *contra* English *contra, contrary*
age (under age)	(under) age adjective Indian Tamil *kutti* ‘very young’ Hebrew *kateen* ‘under age’
age of the world	-noun Indian Sanskrit *yuga* Gaelic *aga* French *age* English *age*
agency	-noun Russian *agentstvo* euskara (Basque) *agentzia* Spanish *agencia* French *agence* English *agency*
agency (jewish)	(Jewish) agency noun Indian Hindi *Yahoodi* ‘Jew’ d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this Hebrew ha-sokhnoot ha-*yahoodeet* ‘Jewish Agency’
agenda	-noun Arabic *ajanda* ‘notebook’ Spanish *agenda* English *agenda*
agent	-noun Russian *agent* Spanish *agente* French *agent* English *agent*
agglomeration	-noun Spanish *aglomeracion* English *agglomeration*
aggravating	-adjective Indian Tamil *sinam ‘extreme anger’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is sin) euskara (Basque) sumingarri* ‘aggravating’
aggravation	-noun Spanish *agravacion* English *aggravation*
aggressive	-adjective Russian *agressivniyo* Spanish *agresivo* English *aggressive*
aggressor	-noun Russian *aggressor* English *aggressor*
aggresssion	-noun Russian *agressiya* Spanish *agresion* French *aggression* English *aggression*
agile	-adjective Indian Urdu *aajil* Spanish *agil* English *agile*
agility	-noun Indian Urdu *aajil* ‘agile’ Spanish *agil*idad ‘agility’ English *agil*ity
agitator	-noun Russian *agitator* English *agitator*
agnostic	-noun Indian Sanskrit *naasthik* Russian *agnostik* (ag added in front to *naasthik) euskara (Basque) agnostiko* (ag added in front to *naasthik) English agnostic* (ag added in front to *naasthik*
agog	-adverb Indian Tamil *bayam ‘fear’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is bay) Indian Sanskrit bhayah ‘fear’ (ah is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is bhay) Gaelic air bhiod* ‘agog’
agony	-noun Russian *agoniya* Spanish *agonia* French *agonie* English *agony*
agrarian	-noun Russian *agrarniy* English *agrarian*
agreeable	-adjective French *agreable* English *agreeable*
agreement	-noun euskara (Basque) *akordio* French *accord* English *accord*
agricultural	-adjective Georgian (Kartuli ena) *agronomi* ‘agronomist’ Spanish *agricola* French *agricole* English *agricultural*

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