What is the difference between Anglo-Saxon words and Latin words?
The Anglo-Saxon and Latin languages are both members of the Indo European language family. However, they are separated by many years and miles, causing the languages to develop differently. Anglo-Saxon was a Germanic language from northern western Europe and Latin was the language of the Roman Empire, to the south and east around the Mediterranean Sea. Anglo Saxon was the basis for Old English, and many of our basic words derive from it. Latin words have been borrowed into the English language as scientific and legal terms. Latin based words abound in our current language, since the Norman French invaded England in 1066.
