Many words that are in the English dictionary are from the French. The French are the reason that we have two words. The word veal comes from the word veau in french. The word menu is french and...
My dictionary said it is a middle English word meaning was in use around 1500's. Coming from French, old French samoun. The French word probably came from Latin salmonem
The word 'sign' comes into the English language from the French word signe. The French word in turn traces back to the Latin signum. The Latin word carries the meaning of 'mark, sign, or...