User:Mglovesfun/list of English words of French origin/e-m
E
edit- eager, Old French aigre
- eagle, Old French egle, compare modern French aigle
- ease, Old French aise
- easement
- easy, Old French aisié, compare modern French aisé
- eau de toilette
- ebriety
- ecarte
- eccentric
- ecclesiastic
- echelon, French échelon
- eclair or éclair
- eclat
- eclectic
- eclipse
- economic
- economist
- ecru
- ecstasy, Old French estaise, compare modern French extase, extasier
- écu
- edict
- edification
- edifice
- edify
- edition
- education
- efface
- effect
- effectual
- effervescence
- efficacy
- efficient
- effigy
- effleurage
- efflorescence
- effort
- effrontery
- effuse
- effusion
- egalitarian
- eglantine
- egoism
- egoist
- egret
- Egypt
- ejaculation
- ejection
- elan
- elapse
- elastic
- elation
- election
- elegance
- elegant
- elegiac
- elegy
- element
- elementary
- elephant, Old French oliphant, compare modern French éléphant
- elevation
- eligible
- elite or élite
- ellipse
- eloign
- elope
- elopement
- eloquence
- eloquent
- elucidate
- emancipation
- embalm
- embark
- embarkation
- embarras
- embarrass
- embarrassment
- embassy
- embattle
- embellish
- embezzle
- emblem
- emblematic
- embolism
- embonpoint
- emboss
- embouchure
- embrace
- embrasure
- embroider
- embroidery
- embroil
- emerald
- emerge
- emergence
- emery
- emetic
- emigre or émigré
- eminence
- eminent
- emir, French émir, colloquial pronunciation of Arabic amir "commander"
- emissary
- emission
- emollient
- emolument
- emotion
- empanel
- emperor (Old French empereor)
- empire
- emplacement
- employ (Middle French employer)
- empress
- emprise
- emulation
- emulsion
- enamel
- enamour
- en bloc
- enceinte
- enchant
- enchanter
- enchantment
- enclave
- enclose
- encore
- encounter
- encourage, from Old French encoragier, compare modern French encourager
- encouragement
- encroach
- encrust
- encumber
- encumbrance
- endeavour or endeavor
- endive
- endorphin
- endorse
- endothermic
- endow
- endue
- endurance
- endure (Old French endurer)
- enemy, Old French enemi, compare modern French ennemi
- energy (French énergie)
- enervation
- enfant terrible
- enfeeble
- enfilade
- enforce
- enforcement
- enfranchise
- engage
- engagement
- engender
- engine
- engineer
- engorge
- engrain
- engross
- enhance
- enjambment
- enjoin
- enjoy (Old French enjoir)
- enlace
- enlarge
- en masse
- enmity, from Old French enemistié, compare modern French inimitié
- ennoble
- ennui
- enormity
- en passant
- enrage
- enrich, Old French enrichir
- enroll
- enrollment
- en route
- ensample
- ensemble
- ensign
- ensue
- en suite or ensuite
- ensure
- entente
- enter, Old French entrer
- enterprise
- entertain
- enthrone, Middle English enthronizen, from Old French introniser
- enthusiasm
- entice
- enticement
- entire
- entitle
- entomb, Old French entomber
- entomology
- entourage
- entrails
- entrain
- entrant
- entrap
- entreat
- entrée
- entrepot
- entrepreneur
- entry
- enumeration
- envelop
- envelope, French enveloppe
- envenom
- enviable
- envious
- environ, Old French environer
- environs
- envisage, French envisager
- envoy, French envoyé
- envy, Old French envie
- epaulet or epaulette, French épaulette
- epee or épée
- epic, French épique
- epicurean, Old French Epicurien
- epidemic, French épidémique
- epidemy, Old French ypidime, compare modern French épidémie
- epigram
- epilepsy
- epileptic
- epilogue
- epiphany
- episcopal
- episode
- epistle
- epitaph
- epithet
- epitome
- epizootic
- equality, from Old French equalité, compare modern French égalité
- equanimity
- equation
- equerry
- equidistant
- equilibrate
- equinox
- equip
- equipage, French équipage
- equipment, French équipement
- equitable
- equity, Old French équité
- equivalence
- erectile
- ergot
- ermine, Old French ermine, compare Modern French hermine
- erode, French éroder
- erosion, French érosion
- erotic, French érotique
- errant
- erratic
- erroneous
- eruption
- escadrille
- escalade
- escallop
- escapade
- escape
- escargots
- escarole
- escarp
- escarpment
- escheat
- eschew
- esclavage
- escort
- escritoire
- escrow
- escutcheon
- espadrille
- espalier
- especial
- espionage
- esplanade
- espousal
- espouse
- esprit
- espy
- esquire
- essay
- essence
- establish, Old French establiss- present participle stem of establir
- estaminet
- estate (Old French estat)
- esteem
- estimable
- estimation
- estop
- estoppel
- estrange
- etagere
- eternal
- eternity
- ether
- ethic
- etiquette
- etude
- etui
- etymology
- eucalyptus
- Eucharist (Old French eucariste)
- Eugene
- eunuch
- euphony
- European, French Européen
- europium
- Eustace
- evacuation
- evacuee
- evade
- evagation
- evaluate
- evaluation
- evanescent
- evangel
- evangelical
- evangelist, Old French evangeliste
- evangelize
- evaporation, Old French evaporation
- evasion, French évasion
- evasive
- event
- eventual
- eviction
- evidence
- evident
- evince
- ewer
- exaction
- exactitude
- exalt
- exaltation
- examination
- examine
- example
- Excalibur, Old French Escalibor
- exceed
- excellence
- excellent
- except
- exception
- excess
- excessive
- exchange
- exchequer
- excise
- excision
- excitation
- excite
- exclaim
- exclamation
- excretion
- excusable
- excuse
- execrable
- execute
- execution
- executive
- executor
- exemplar
- exemplary
- exemplification
- exempt
- exemption
- exercise
- exhale
- exhibition (Old French exhibicion)
- exhort
- exhortation
- exhumation
- exhume
- exigence
- exile
- exist
- existence
- existentialist
- exorcise
- exothermic
- exotic
- expand
- expatriate
- expatriation
- expectant
- expectation
- expedience
- expedient
- expedition
- expense
- experience
- experiment
- expert
- expertise
- expiation
- expiration
- expire, Middle French expirer
- explication
- explicit
- exploit, Old French esploit, compare modern French exploiter
- exploitation
- exploration
- explore
- explosion
- expose, Middle French exposer
- exposé or expose
- exposition
- expound
- express
- expression
- expressive
- expugn
- expulsion
- extend
- extension
- extent
- extermination
- extern
- external
- extraction, Old French estraction, compare modern French extraction
- extradition
- extraordinaire
- extravagance
- extreme
- extremity
- extrinsic
- exuberance
- exuberant
- exult
- exultation
F
edit- fable
- fabric, Middle French fabrique
- fabrication
- fabulist
- fabulous
- facade
- face
- facet
- facetious
- facial
- facile
- facilitate
- facility
- faction
- factor
- factory
- faculty
- fade
- faggot
- faience, French faïence
- fail, Old French faillir, compare modern French faillir
- failure
- faineant
- faint
- fair, Anglo-Norman feire, from Old French foire, compare modern French foire
- fairy, Old French faerie, compare modern French féerie
- fait accompli
- faith
- falchion
- falcon
- falconer
- falconry
- false
- falsify
- falsity
- fame
- familial
- familiar
- familiarity
- famine
- famish
- famous
- fanfare
- fantastic
- fantasy, Old French fantaisie
- farce
- fardel
- farm
- farmer
- farrier
- farthingale
- fascinate
- fashion, Old French façon
- fatal
- fatality
- fatigue
- fatuity
- faubourg
- faucet
- fault (Old French faute)
- Fauvist
- faux
- faux ami
- faux pas
- favour or favor
- favourable or favorable
- favourite or favorite
- fawn, Old French faon
- fay
- feal
- fealty
- feasance
- feasible
- feast (Old French feste)
- feat
- feature
- febrifuge
- feculent
- fecund
- federal
- federalism
- federation
- fee
- feeble
- feign
- feint, Old French feint
- felicity, Old French felicité, compare modern French félicité
- felon, Old French felon, compare modern French félon
- felony, Old French felonie, compare modern French félonie
- female (Old French femele, femelle)
- feme covert
- feme sole
- feminine, Old French femenin, compare modern French féminin
- feminism
- feminist
- femme fatale
- fennel
- fer de lance
- feral
- ferial
- ferment
- ferocity
- ferret
- ferrule
- fertile
- fertilisation
- fertilise
- fertility
- fervent
- fervour
- festal
- fester
- festival
- festive
- festivity
- festoon
- fete
- feu de joie
- feud
- feudal
- feuilleton
- fiance
- fiancee
- fibre
- fiche
- fichu
- fiction
- fictive
- fidelity
- fief
- fierce
- fig
- figuration
- figurative
- figure
- figurine
- filbert
- file
- filet
- filial
- filiation
- filigree
- fillet, compare filet
- film noir
- filter
- filtration
- final
- finality
- finance
- financier
- fin de siecle
- fine (Old French fin)
- finesse
- finish
- finitude
- firm, Old French ferm, compare modern French ferme
- fiscal
- fissure
- fix
- flagellation
- flageolet
- flagitious
- flagon
- flagrant
- flair
- flambé
- flambeau
- flamboyant
- flame
- flan
- flaneur
- flange
- flank
- flatter
- flattery
- flatulence
- flatulent
- flavour or flavor
- flèche
- fleur-de-lis
- fleuret
- flexibility
- flexible
- floral
- floret, Old French florette, compare modern French fleurette
- florid
- florin
- florist
- floss
- flotsam
- flounder
- flour
- flourish, Old French floriss-
- flower, Old French flor, compare modern French fleur
- fluidity
- flume
- flush
- flute
- flutist
- flux
- foible
- foie gras
- foil
- foliage (French feuillage)
- foliation
- follies
- folly (Old French folie)
- foment
- fondant
- fondue
- font, French fonte
- fontanelle
- fool, Old French fol
- forage
- foray
- force
- force majeure
- forcible
- forecastle
- foreclose
- foreign (Old French forain)
- forest (Old French forest)
- forester
- forestry
- forfeit
- forge
- form
- formality
- formation
- formative
- formidable
- formulary
- fornication
- fort
- forte
- fortification
- fortify
- fortitude
- fortress
- fortune
- fosse
- fossil
- found (Old French fonder)
- founder
- foundry
- fountain, Old French fontaine
- Fourierism
- foyer
- fracas
- fractal
- fraction, from Old French, compare modern French fraction
- fracture
- fragile
- fragility
- fragrance
- frail
- frailly
- framboise
- franc
- France
- franchise
- Francophone, a speaker of French (French francophone)
- frangible
- frangipane
- Franglais
- frank, Old French franc
- frankincense
- frap
- frappé
- fraternisation or fraternization
- fraternise or fraternize
- fraternity
- fraud
- fraudulent
- fray
- frenetic
- frenzy
- fret
- friar
- fricassee
- frieze, Middle French frise
- frigate, Middle French frégate
- frigidity
- fringe, Old French frenge
- frippery
- frisk
- frisson
- fritter, Old French friture
- frivol
- frivolity
- frivolous
- frizz
- frock
- fromage
- front
- frontier
- frontispiece
- frottage
- frou-frou
- frown, Old French froignier, compare modern French renfrogner
- fructify
- frugal
- frugality
- fruit
- fry
- fuel
- fugitive
- fugue
- full
- fulminant
- fulmination
- fume
- fumigation
- function, Old French function, compare modern French fonction
- functionary
- fund
- funeral
- funereal
- funest
- funk, Old French fungier
- funnel
- fur
- furbelow
- furbish
- furious
- furnace
- furnish
- furniture
- furor
- furrier
- furtive
- fury, Old French furie
- fuselage
- fusible
- fusilier
- fusillade
- fusion
- fusty
- futile
- future (Old French futur)
G
edit- gabardine
- gabble
- gaffe
- gage
- gaiety
- gain
- gaiter
- gallant, compare galant
- gallantry
- galleon, Old French galion
- gallery
- galley
- gallimaufry
- gallon
- gallop, Old French galop
- galoshes
- galvanise or galvanize
- galvanism
- gambit
- gambol
- gambrel
- gamin
- gamine
- gammon
- ganache
- gangrene
- gangue
- gantry
- garage
- garb
- garbage
- garble
- garçon
- garden
- gardener
- garderobe
- gargantuan
- gargle
- gargoyle
- garland
- garment
- garner
- garnet
- garnish
- garret
- garrison
- garter, Old Northern French gartier, compare modern French jarretière
- Gascon
- gasconade
- gash
- gasket
- gastronome
- gastronomic
- gastronomy
- gateau
- gauche
- gaucherie
- gaudy
- gauge
- Gaul
- gaunt
- gauntlet
- gauze
- gavage
- gavotte
- gay (Old French gai)
- Gaylord (Old French Gaillard)
- gazelle
- gazette
- gel
- gelatin or gelatine, French gélatine
- gelatinous
- gem, Old French gemme
- gendarme
- gender, from genre
- genealogical
- genealogy
- general
- generic
- generosity
- generous
- Genevieve
- genial
- genie, French génie
- genre
- genteel
- gentility
- gentle, Old French gentil
- gentry
- geode
- Geoffrey
- geography
- geometry
- Gerald
- Gerard
- gerbil
- germ
- german
- germane
- Gertrude
- gest
- gesticulation
- gesture, from geste (movement)
- giant
- gibbet
- gibbon
- giblets
- giclée
- gigantism
- gigolo
- Gilbert
- Giles
- gillyflower
- gimbal
- gimlet
- gin
- gingerbread
- giraffe
- gizzard
- glace
- glacial
- glaciation
- glacier
- glacis
- glaive
- glance
- glean
- glebe
- gleek
- gleet (Old French glette)
- glissade
- global
- globe (Old French globe)
- globular
- globule
- glorify
- glorious
- glory
- glucose
- glue
- glut, Old French gloter
- glutin
- glutton
- gluttonous
- gluttony
- glycerin
- glycogen
- glyph
- gnome
- gnomic
- gob
- gobbet
- goblet, Old French gobelet
- goblin
- Godfrey
- goitre
- gondolier
- gorge
- gorgeous
- gouache
- gouge
- gourd
- gourmand
- gourmet
- gout
- govern
- governance
- governess
- government
- governor
- gown
- grace
- gracious
- grade
- grail
- grain
- gram
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- grampus
- grand
- grandeur
- grandiose
- grand mal
- Grand Marnier
- Grand Prix
- grange
- granite
- grant
- grantor
- grape
- graphology
- grapnel
- grapple
- grate
- grater
- gratification
- gratin
- grave
- gravel
- gravy
- grease
- greave
- grebe
- grenade
- grenadier
- grenadine
- griddle
- grief
- grievance
- grieve
- grievous
- griffin or griffon
- grill
- grille
- grimace
- grimoire
- griot
- grippe
- grisaille
- grizzle
- grizzled
- grogram
- grommet
- gross
- grotesque
- group
- groyne
- grudge
- gruel, Old French gruel, compare modern French gruau
- guarantee
- guaranty
- guard, Middle French garde
- guardian, Anglo-Norman gardein, from Old French gardien
- gudgeon
- guerdon
- guide
- guidon
- guile
- guillotine
- guise
- gules
- gulf, Old French golfe
- gullet
- gum
- gusset
- gutter
- guttural
- guzzle
- gynecology
- gyrfalcon
- gyroscope
H
edit- haberdasher
- habiliment
- habit
- habitable
- habitant
- habitat
- habitation
- habitual, Old French habitual, compare modern French habituel
- haggard
- halberd
- hale
- halt
- hamlet
- hamper
- hangar
- harangue
- harass
- harassment
- harbinger
- hardy
- harlequin, Middle French Harlequin, from Old French Herlequin or Hellequin
- harlot, Old French herlot or arlot
- harmonious
- harmonisation
- harmonise
- harmonium
- harmony
- harness
- harpoon
- harpsichord, French harpechorde
- harridan
- hash
- haste, Old French haste, compare modern French hâte
- hasty
- hatch
- hatchet
- hauberk
- haught
- haunch
- haunt
- hautboy
- haute couture
- haute cuisine
- hauteur
- haversack
- havoc
- hawser
- hazard, Old French hasart
- hazardous
- hearse
- Hebrew
- hectare
- hectic
- hectolitre
- heinous
- heir
- Helen, French Hélène, from Greek Helene|lang=fr
- helicopter
- heliotrope
- hellebore
- helmet
- hematite
- hemistich
- hemorrhoid
- Henry, Old French Henry, from Germanic Heinrich
- hepatic
- herald
- heraldic
- heraldry
- herb, Old French erbe, compare modern French herbe
- herbage
- herbal
- Herbert
- herbivore
- heredity
- heresy
- heretic
- heritability
- heritable, French héritable
- heritage, Old French eritage, compare modern French héritage
- hermit
- hermitage
- hero, Old French heros, compare modern French héros
- heroism
- heron
- herpetology
- hideous, Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus, compare modern French hideux
- hierarchy, Old French ierarchie, compare modern French hiérarchie
- hippodrome
- hippogriff
- historian
- historic
- history, Old French historie, compare modern French histoire
- hod
- hodgepodge, Old French hochepot
- hoe
- hollandaise
- homage
- homicide
- homily
- honest
- honesty
- honour or honor, Anglo-Norman honour, from Old French onor or eneur, compare modern French honneur
- honourable or honorable, Old French honorable, compare modern French honorable
- honorary
- hoopla, French houp là
- horde
- horizon
- horizontal
- horoscope
- horrible
- horror
- hors de combat
- hors d'œuvre
- hospice
- hospitable
- hospital, Old French hospital, compare modern French hôpital
- hospitality, Old French hospitalité
- host, Old French hoste, compare modern French hôte
- hostage
- hostel, Old French hostel, compare modern French hôtel
- hostelry
- hostile
- hostility
- hostler
- hotel, Old French hostel, compare modern French hôtel
- hotelier
- hour, Anglo-Norman houre, compare modern French heure
- Hubert
- hue, Old French hue
- huge, Old French ahuge
- Hugh
- Huguenot
- human
- humane
- humanist
- humanists
- humanity, Old French humanité
- humble
- humid
- humidity
- humiliation, Old French humiliation
- humility
- humorous
- humour or humor
- hurt, Old French hurter, compare modern French heurter
- hut, French hutte, from Germanic hütte
- hutch, Old French huche
- hydrate
- hydrogen
- hyena, Old French hiene, compare modern French hyène
- hygiene, French hygiène
- hygienic
- hygrometre
- hygroscopic
- hymen, French hymen, from Greek hymen
- hymn
- hyoid
- hypnagogic
- hypnotic
- hypochondriac, French hypocondriaque
- hypocrisy
- hypocrite
- hypothesis
I
edit- iamb
- ibogaine
- iconoclast
- idée fixe
- identifiable
- identification
- identify
- identity
- ideologue
- ideology
- ides
- idiocy
- idiom
- idiosyncrasy
- idiot
- idol
- idolater
- idolatry
- ignition
- ignoble
- ignominious
- ignominy
- ignorance
- ignorant
- ignore
- iliac
- illegal
- illegality
- illiberal
- illicit
- Illinois
- illumination
- illumine
- illusion
- illusory
- illustration
- image
- imagery
- imaginary
- imagination
- imaginative
- imagine
- imbecile
- imbibe
- imbrication
- imbrue
- imbue
- imitable
- imitation
- immanence
- immanent
- immature
- immediate
- immemorial
- immense
- immensity
- immobile
- immobilisation
- immobilise
- immobility
- immolation
- immoral
- immorality
- immortal
- immortality
- immunisation
- immunise
- immunity
- immunology
- immutability
- immutable
- impair
- impalpable
- impart
- impartial
- impartiality
- impasse
- impassible
- impatience
- impatient
- impeach
- impeachment
- impeccable
- impenetrable
- imperceptible
- imperfect
- imperfection
- imperial
- imperious
- imperishable
- impermanence
- impermanent
- impermeability
- impermeable
- impermissible
- impertinence
- impertinent
- imperturbable
- impetuosity
- impetuous
- impi
- impiety
- impious
- implacable
- implant
- implantation
- implication
- implicit
- imply
- importance
- important
- importation
- importune
- importunity
- imposable
- impose
- imposition
- impossibility
- impossible
- imposter
- impostor
- imposture
- impotence
- impotent
- impoverish
- impoverishment
- imprecision
- impregnable
- impregnation
- impression
- impressionable
- impressionism
- impressionist
- imprint
- imprison
- imprisonment
- improbable
- impromptu
- improper
- impropriety
- improve
- improvement
- improvisation
- improvise
- imprudence
- imprudent
- impudence
- impudent
- impugn
- impugnable
- impulse
- impulsion
- impulsive
- impunity
- impure
- impurity
- imputation
- impute
- inability
- inaccessibility
- inaccessible
- inaction
- inactive
- inactivity
- inadmissible
- inadvertence
- inadvisable
- inalienable
- inane
- inanition
- inanity
- inapplicability
- inapplicable
- inapt
- inattention
- inattentive
- inaudibility
- inaudible
- inaugural
- inauguration
- inauthenticity
- incalculable
- incandescence
- incandescent
- incantation
- incantatory
- incapability
- incapable
- incapacity
- incarceration
- incarnadine
- incarnation
- incendiary
- incense
- inceptive
- incertitude
- incessant
- incidence
- incident
- incise
- incision
- incisive
- incite
- incitement
- incivility
- inclination
- incline
- inclusion
- inclusive
- incoherence
- incoherent
- incommensurable
- incommode
- incommunicable
- incomparable
- incompatibility
- incompatible
- incompetence
- incompetent
- incomplete
- incomprehensible
- incomprehension
- incompressible
- inconceivable
- inconclusive
- incongruity
- incongruous
- inconsequent
- inconsiderable
- inconsolable
- inconstant
- incontestable
- incontinence
- incontinent
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- incorporable
- incorporation
- incorrect
- incorrigible
- incorrigibly
- incorruptible
- increase
- incredulity
- incur
- incurable
- incursion
- indebted
- indecision
- indecisive
- indeclinable
- indefatigable
- indefeasible
- indemnity
- indent
- indentures
- independence
- independent
- indeterminable
- indexation
- indication
- indicative
- indice
- indict
- indictment
- indifference
- indifferent
- indigence
- indigene
- indigestion
- indignation
- indignity
- indirect
- indiscipline
- indiscretion
- indispensable
- indispose
- indisposition
- indisputable
- indissoluble
- indistinct
- indistinguishable
- indite
- individualism
- indivisibility
- indivisible
- indolence
- indolent
- induction
- indulgence
- induration
- industrial
- industrialisation
- industrialise
- industrious
- industry
- ineffable
- ineffective
- inelegance
- inelegant
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- ineluctable
- inept
- inequality
- inequitable
- inequity
- inert
- inescapable
- inestimable
- inevitability
- inevitable
- inexact
- inexactitude
- inexcusable
- inexorability
- inexorable
- inexpedient
- inexperience
- inexplicable
- inextricable
- infamous
- infamy
- infantry, French infanterie
- infatigable
- infeasible
- infect
- infection
- infectious
- infernal
- infertile
- infertility
- infest
- infestation
- infidel
- infidelity
- infinitive
- infinity
- inflammable
- inflammation
- inflation
- inflexibility
- inflexible
- inflexion
- influence
- inform
- information (Old French information)
- infraction
- infrastructure
- infusion
- ingenious
- ingénue
- ingratitude
- ingredient
- inhabit
- inhabitable
- inhabitant
- inherit
- inheritable
- inheritance
- inhibition
- inhospitable
- inhuman
- inhumane
- inhumanity
- inimitable
- iniquity
- initial
- initiation
- initiative
- inject
- injure
- injurious
- injury
- injustice, Old French injustice
- ink, Old French enque, compare modern French encre
- innocence
- innocent
- innovation, Old French innovacion, compare modern French innovation
- inoffensive
- inquest
- inquire
- inquiry
- inquisition
- inquisitive
- inquisitor
- insatiable
- inscription
- insect
- insecticide
- insectivore
- insemination
- insense
- insensibility
- insensible
- inseparable
- insidious
- insinuation
- insipid
- insist
- insistence
- insolence
- insolent
- insoluble
- insouciance
- insouciant
- inspect
- inspection
- inspiration
- inspire
- instability
- install
- installation
- instalment
- instance
- instant
- instigation
- instillation
- instinct
- institute
- institution
- institutional
- institutionalisation
- institutionalise
- instruction
- instrument
- insubordination
- insufficient
- insult
- insupportable
- insurance, from assurance
- insurgent, from insurgé
- insurmountable, from insurmontable
- insurrection
- intact
- intangible
- integrable
- integral
- integrant
- integration
- integrity
- intellectual
- intelligence
- intelligent
- intelligible
- intemperance
- intend
- intendant
- intense
- intensive
- intent
- intention
- intentive
- inter
- intercede
- intercept
- interception
- intercession
- interchange
- intercourse
- interdict
- interest
- interfere
- interjection
- interlace
- interlard
- intermarriage
- intermediary
- interminable
- intermittent
- intern
- interpellation
- interpolation
- interpose
- interposition
- interpret
- interpretation
- interrogation
- interruption
- intersection
- interstice
- interval
- intervention
- interventionism
- interventionist
- interview
- intimation
- intimidation
- intolerable
- intolerance
- intolerant
- intonation
- intone
- intransigence
- intransigent
- intrepid
- intrigue
- intrinsic, Old French intrinseque
- introduction
- introit
- intrusion
- intuition
- inundation, Old French inundacion, compare modern French inondation
- inure
- inutile
- invalid
- invasion
- invasive
- invective
- inveigle
- invent
- invention
- inventive
- inventory
- invert
- invest
- investigation
- investiture
- invincibility
- invincible
- inviolability
- inviolable
- invisibility
- invisible
- invitation
- invite
- invocation
- invoice
- invokable
- invoke
- invulnerability
- invulnerable
- iodine
- irascible
- ire
- Irene
- ironic
- irony
- Iroquois
- irradiation
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- irregularity
- irreparable
- irreproachable
- irresolution
- irreverence, Old French irreverence
- irrevocable
- irrigation
- irritability
- irritable
- irritant
- irritation
- irruption
- isle
- islet
- isolation
- issue
- ivory, Anglo-Norman ivorie, from Old Northern French ivurie, compare modern French ivoire
J
edit- jabot
- jacinth
- jack, Old French jaque or jacque, a garment, from Jacques, general nickname for peasants who used to wear this garment (see jacket)
- jacket, Old French jaquette, diminutive form of jaque
- jade
- j'adoube
- jail
- jalousie
- jamb
- jambalaya
- James, Old French James
- Jane, Old French Jehane
- jangle
- janizary
- January
- jape
- jar
- jardiniere
- jargon
- jasmine
- jasper
- jaundice
- jaunt
- jaunty
- javelin
- jaw
- jay, Old French gai, compare modern French geai
- je ne sais quoi
- jealous
- jealousy
- Jean
- jeans
- Jeffrey
- jelly (from gelée)
- jennet
- jeopardy
- jeremiad
- Jerome
- jersey
- jest
- jet
- jete
- jetsam
- jettison
- jetty
- Jew, Old French giu
- jewel, Old French jouel, compare modern French joyau
- jeweller
- jewelry
- Jocelin
- jocund
- joie de vivre
- join, from joindre
- joinder
- joiner
- joint
- jointure
- joist
- jollity
- jolly
- jongleur
- jonquil
- jouissance
- journal
- journalism
- journalist
- journey (Old French jornee)
- joust
- jovial
- joviality
- joy
- joyous
- jubilation
- jubilee
- judge, from juge
- judgement
- judgment
- judicious
- juggle, from jongler
- juggler
- juice
- julep
- julienne
- July
- jupe
- Jurassic
- juridic
- jurist
- jury
- just, from Old French juste
- justice, from Old French, compare modern French justice
- justiciable
- justifiable
- justification
- justify
- juxtapose
- juxtaposition
K
edit- kaolin, French kaolin, from Mandarin gāolíng
- kennel
- kepi, French képi, from Swiss German käppi
- kerchief
- kermess or kirmess (French kermesse)
- kern
- kestrel
- khedive
- kilo, French kilo
- kilogram, French kilogramme
- kilometre or kilometer, French kilomètre
- kinematic
- kiosk, French kiosque, from Turkish koshk
- kir
L
edit- label
- laborious
- labour or labor, Old French labour, compare modern French labeur
- lace
- lackey, Middle French laquais
- lacquer
- lacrosse
- lactose
- lagoon, French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna
- laic
- laissez-faire
- laissez-passer
- laity
- lake
- Lambert
- lamé
- lamentable
- lamp
- lampoon
- lamprey
- lance
- Lancelot
- lancer
- lancet
- language (Old French langage)
- languish
- languor
- languorous
- L'Anse aux Meadows (French L'anse aux méduses : Jellyfish Cove)
- lantern
- lanyard
- lapidary
- lapse
- larceny
- lard
- large
- largess
- larynx
- las
- lash
- lassitude
- lateen
- latent
- latitude
- latrine
- lattice
- laud
- launch
- launder
- laundry
- laurel
- Laurence or Lawrence
- lavage
- lavalier
- lavender
- laver (French laveoir)
- lavish
- lawn
- laxative
- laxity
- lay (adj. and n.)
- layette
- league
- lease
- leash
- leaven
- lecher
- lecherous
- lechery
- lecithin
- lectern
- lees
- legacy
- legend
- legerdemain
- legion
- legionnaire
- legume
- leguminous
- leisure, Anglo-Norman leisir, compare modern French loisir
- lemon
- lemonade
- lenity
- lenient
- lentil
- Leonard
- leopard
- Leopold
- leotard
- leprous
- lese-majesty
- lesion
- lessee
- lesson
- lessor
- letter
- lettuce
- Levant
- levee
- level
- lever
- levy
- Lewis
- lexicographer
- liable
- liaise
- liaison
- lias
- libel, Old French libelle
- liberal
- liberalism
- liberality
- liberation
- libertine
- liberty, Old French liberté
- library
- libre
- license
- licorice
- liege
- lien
- lieu
- lieutenant
- ligature
- lignite
- lilac
- limbic
- limit
- limousine
- limpid
- line
- lineage
- lineal
- lineament
- lingerie
- linnet
- lintel
- lion
- Lionel
- lipase
- lipid
- liquefaction
- liquefy
- liqueur
- liquid
- liquor, Old French licour
- liquorice
- list
- litany
- liter
- literal
- literary
- literature, Old French litterature
- litigant
- litigious, Old French litigieux
- litotes
- litre
- litter
- litterateur
- liturgy
- livery
- livid
- lizard
- loach, Old French loche
- local
- locale
- localisation
- localise
- locality
- locket
- locomotive
- locust
- lodge
- lodgement
- logic
- logician
- logistics
- loin
- Lombard
- longitude
- lorgnette
- loris
- lotion
- louche
- Louis
- Louisiana, French Louisiane, named for Louis XIV of France
- Louisville
- lounge
- loupe
- louver
- loyal
- loyalty
- lozenge, Old French losenge, compare modern French losange
- Lucy
- ludic
- luff
- luge
- lumen
- luminaire
- luminary, Middle French luminarie
- lunar
- lunatic
- lune
- lunette
- lunge
- lupin, Old French lupin
- lure
- lush
- lustre or luster
- lute
- luthier
- luxe
- luxurious
- luxury
- lymph
- lyre
- lyric
M
edit- macabre
- macaque
- macaroon
- mace
- macédoine
- macer
- mache
- machine
- mackerel
- mackle
- macle
- macramé
- macrocosm, Old French macrocosme
- macule
- madam (Old French ma dame)
- madame
- madeleine
- mademoiselle
- maderization
- madrilene
- magazine
- Magdalenian
- magic
- magician
- magistral
- magnanimity
- magnificence
- magnificent
- magnify
- magnolia
- maigre
- mail, (post, letters) Old French maille (“metal ring armour”)
- maillot
- maim
- Maine (name of the former French province of Maine)
- maintain (Old French maintenir)
- maintenance
- maisonette, French maisonnette
- maître d'hôtel
- majesty (French majesté)
- major
- majority (French majorité)
- majuscule
- malachite
- maladroit
- malady
- malaise
- malapert
- malapropos
- malcontent
- mal de mer
- mal du siècle
- male, Old French masle, compare modern French mâle
- malediction
- malevolence
- malevolent
- malfeasance
- malic
- malice
- malicious
- malign
- malignity
- malinger (French malingre)
- malison
- mallard
- mallet
- malversation
- mammary
- manacle
- manage
- mandolin
- maneuver, manoeuvre, French manœuvre
- manganese
- mange
- manger
- mangetout
- mangle
- mangonel
- maniac
- manicure
- manipulation
- mannequin
- manner
- manometer
- manor
- manque
- mansard
- mansion
- mantle, Old French mantel, compare modern French manteau
- mantua, French manteuil
- manual
- manufacture
- manure
- map
- maquette
- maquis
- maraud
- marble
- march
- March
- mardi gras
- Margaret
- margarine
- marinade
- marinate
- marine, Middle French marin
- mariner
- marionette, French marionette
- marital
- maritime
- marjoram
- market
- marl
- marmalade, Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada
- marmoset
- marmot
- maroon
- marque
- marquee
- marquess
- marquetry
- marquis
- marriage, Old French mariage
- marry, Old French marier
- marshal, Old French mareschal, compare modern French maréchal
- marten, Old French martrine, compare modern French martre
- martin
- martinet
- martingale
- marvel, Old French merveille
- marvelous, Old French merveillos, compare modern French merveilleux
- Marxist, French marxiste
- mascle
- mascot
- masculine
- masculinity
- mask, Middle French masque
- mason, Old French maçon, compare modern French maçon
- masonry, French maçonnerie
- masque
- masquerade, French mascarade, from Italian mascarata
- mass, Old French masse
- massacre, Middle French massacre
- massage
- masseur
- masseuse
- massicot
- massif
- massive
- master, Old French maistre
- mastery, Old French maistrie
- mastic
- mastiff
- mastitis
- mastodon
- match (stick for striking fire), Old French meiche, compare modern French mèche
- matelot
- matelote
- materialism
- materiel
- maternal
- maternity
- mathematician
- mathematics
- Matilda
- matinal
- matinee
- matins
- matricide
- matrimonial
- matrimony
- matrix, Old French matrice
- matron
- matte
- matter, Anglo-Norman matere, compare modern French matière
- Matthew, Old French Mathieu, ultimately from Hebrew Mattathyah
- mattress, Old French materas, compare modern French matelas
- maturation
- Maud, Old French Mahaut, from Frankish
- maudlin
- maul
- mauve
- mavis
- maxim
- May, Old French mai
- mayday, French m'aider, shortening of venez m'aider
- mayhem, Anglo-Norman maihem, from Old French mahaigne
- mayonnaise
- mayor, Old French maire
- mayoralty
- meagre
- mean (middle, intermediate), Old French moien, compare modern French moyen
- measurable
- measure
- mechanic
- medal, Middle French médaille
- medallion
- meddle, Old French medler, variant of mesler, compare modern French mêler
- median
- mediant
- medical
- medicament
- medication
- medicine
- mediocre, French médiocre
- mediocrity
- meditation
- meditative
- medlar
- medley, Old French medlee
- megalomania
- melancholy
- melange
- melee or mêlée
- melilot
- melodic
- melodious
- melodrama, French mélodrame
- melody
- melon
- member
- memoir
- memorable
- memory, Anglo-Norman memorie, compare modern French mémoire
- menace
- menage
- ménage à trois
- menagerie
- mend, Old French amender
- mendacious, Middle French mendacieux
- mendicity
- menhir, French menhir, from Breton men hir
- menial
- menopause
- menstruous
- mental
- mentality
- mention
- menu
- mercantile
- mercer
- merchandise
- merchant
- mercy, Old French mercit or merci
- mere, Old French mier
- merengue
- meridian
- meridional
- meringue
- merit
- merle
- merlin, Anglo-Norman merilun, from Old French esmerillon
- Merlin, Old French Merlin, from Breton
- merlon
- mesalliance
- mesclun
- mesmerism
- mesne
- mess, (as in officers' mess) Old French mes
- message
- messenger
- messuage
- metabolism
- metal
- metallurgy, French métallurgie
- metamorphose
- metaphor
- meteor
- meteorology
- meter or metre
- method
- methylene
- meticulous
- metier
- metric
- metro, French métro
- mew (cage), Old French mue
- mezzanine, French mezzanine, from Italian mezzanino
- microbe
- microcephalic
- microcosm
- microgramme
- micron
- Midi
- migraine
- migrant
- migration
- milieu
- milfoil
- militant
- militarisation
- militarism
- military
- Mille Lacs (USA), means thousand lakes
- mille-feuille
- millet
- milliard
- milligram
- millilitre
- millimetre
- million
- millionaire, French millionnaire
- mime
- minaret, French minaret, from Turkish minare, from Arabic manarah
- minatory
- mince, Old French mincier
- mine (as in coal mine), Old French mine
- miner
- miniature
- minion
- minister, Old French ministre
- ministerial
- minority
- minstrel
- mint
- minuet
- minuscule
- minute
- mirabelle
- miracle
- miraculous
- mirage
- mirepoix
- mirliton
- mirror, Old French mireor, compare modern French miroir
- misadventure, Old French mesaventure
- miscellany
- mischance
- mischief
- mischievous
- miscreant, Old French mescreant, compare modern French mécréant
- mise en scène
- miserable, Old French miserable
- misery, Old French miserie, compare modern French misère
- misfeasance
- misnomer
- misprision
- misprize
- missal
- missile
- mistral
- mistress
- mitigation
- mitre
- mitten, Old French mitaine
- mix, Anglo-Norman mixte, compare modern French mixte
- mixture
- mizzen, Middle French misaine
- moat
- mobile
- mobilisation
- mobilise or mobilize
- mobility
- mock
- mockery
- modal
- modality
- mode
- model
- moderation
- modern
- modernisation
- modest
- modesty
- modifiable
- modification
- modify
- modist
- modulation
- module
- mohair, Middle French mocayart, from Arabic mukhayyar
- moiety
- moil
- moire
- moist, Old French moiste, compare modern French moîte
- moisture
- mold
- mole
- molecule
- molest
- molestation
- mollification
- mollify
- mollusc
- moment, Old French moment
- monarchy, Old French monarchie
- monastery
- monastic
- monetary
- money, Old French moneie, compare modern French monnaie
- monition
- monobloc
- monocle
- monogamy, French monogamie
- monogram
- monolith
- monolithic
- monologue, French monologue
- monopole
- monotony
- monsieur
- monster, Old French monstre
- monstrous
- montage
- mooch
- Moor
- moraine
- moral
- morale
- moralise
- morality
- mordant
- morel
- morganatic
- morgue
- moribund
- morpheme
- morphine
- morsel
- mort
- mortal
- mortality
- mortar
- mortgage
- mortise
- mortification
- mortify
- mortise
- mortmain
- mortuary
- mosaic, Old French mosaicq, compare modern French mosaïque
- mosque, Middle French mosquée
- mot juste
- motet
- motif
- motion
- motivation
- motive
- motley
- moue
- mount, Old French mont
- mountain, Old French montaigne, compare modern French montagne
- mountainous, French montagneux
- mousse
- moustache or mustache, compare moustache
- mouton enragé
- movable
- move, Old French moveir, compare modern French mouvoir
- movement
- mucilage
- muck
- muffle, Old French moufle
- mulct
- mule (footwear)
- mullein
- mullet
- mullion
- multiple
- multiplication
- multiply
- multitude
- mummification
- mummify
- mummy
- mundane
- municipal
- municipality
- munificence
- munition
- mural
- murmur
- murrain
- muscat
- muscatel
- muscle
- musculature
- muse
- mushroom
- music
- musical
- musicality
- musician
- musk
- musket, Middle French mousquet
- musketeer, Middle French mousquetaire
- muslin
- mustard, Old French moustarde, compare modern French moutarde
- muster, Old French mostrer, compare modern French montrer
- mute
- mutineer
- mutiny
- mutism
- mutton
- mutual
- mutualism
- muzzle
- myriad
- myrtle
- mysterious
- mystery, Old French mistere, compare modern French mystère
- mystic
- mystification
- mystify
- mystique
- mythology