What kind of loan words have entered English from Latin?

What kind of loan words have entered English from Latin?

The English language has borrowed extensively from the Latin language beginning during the Germanic period before English was English through the Old English period and up to the early Modern English period. The earliest Latin loanwords date from the period before the Germanic tribes invaded England under invite from the Britons. Latin borrowings continued throughout the Old English period. English again borrowed heavily from Latin during the Early Modern period during which many scholars imported many Latin loanwords. Although English is a Germanic language, many common and everyday words are of Latin origin.

In the old English we find much of the Latin words associated with agriculture and war. Words like camp (battle), segn (banner), pil (pointed stick), mil (mile) etc are early borrowing. Besides, words associated with trade enter into the domain. Because of the enormity of wine trade we find words like win (wine), must (new vine), flase (bottle), eced (vinegar) etc. in the domestic field hardly we have any cycene (kitchen) to cook food or cuppe (cup) to drink coffe or disc (disk) to have any dinner.

With the Christianize of Britain in 597 A.D begins another phase of Latin borrowing to define the new conceptions, new religion, new ideas, and new faith. In the massive inflow of Latin words are both learned and popular during this time. We have had ‘Church’, ‘bishop’, ‘alms’, ‘alter’, ‘angel’, ‘anthem’, ‘canon’, ‘hymn’, ‘pope’, ‘psalm’, relic etc. during this period. Later, by the tremendous influence of Church in domestic life we find Latin ‘silk’, ‘radish’, ‘pine’, ‘plant’, ‘school’, ‘master’. The Latin gradually reaches the literary, medical, botanical and intellectual fields. We have no ‘history’ without Latin. The disease of ‘cancer’, ‘paralyses might get their names otherwise. Whom do we call a ‘ceader’ tree? How can be a jungle without ‘tiger’ and a desert without “camel’?..............

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