•
abaisse •
abandon •
abandonment •
abase (Old Fr. ) •
abash (Old Fr. ) •
abate (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
abatement (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
abatis •
abattoir •
abbreviation, (Fr. ) •
abdication •
abet (Old Fr. ) •
abeyance (Anglo Fr. , from Old Fr. ) •
abhor (Fr. ) •
ability (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. with restoration of initial
h of Latin ) •
abject •
abjection •
abjuration •
abjure (Fr. ) •
ablation (Fr. ) •
ablative •
able, from Old French, compare modern Fr. or •
ablution •
abnormal compare •
aboard (Middle Fr. ) •
abolish, compare •
abolition •
abominable •
abomination •
abound •
abrasion •
abrasive, Fr. , (fem.) •
abridge, Fr. •
abrogation •
abrupt •
absence •
absent •
absolute, from Middle French, compare modern Fr. •
absolution •
absorb (Fr. ) •
abstain (Old Fr. ) •
abstention •
abstinence •
abstinent •
absurd •
absurdity (Fr. ) •
abundance (Old Fr. , modern Fr. ) •
abundant •
abuse (Fr. ) •
abusive (Fr. (fem.) ) •
abut (Old Fr. ) •
acceleration (Fr. ) •
accent (Fr. ) •
accept (Fr. ) •
acceptable •
acceptance •
access (Fr. ) •
accessible •
accession •
accident •
acclamation •
acclimate (Fr. ) •
accolade •
accommodation •
accompaniment (Fr. ) •
accompany (Old Fr. , modern Fr. ) •
accomplice (Old Fr. ) •
accomplish (Old Fr. , modern Fr. ) •
accord •
accordance (Old Fr. ) •
accost •
accoucheur •
account (Old Fr. ) •
accountant (Old Fr. ) •
accoutre or
accouter •
accoutrements •
accredit •
accreditation •
accrue •
accumulation •
accusation •
accusative (Old Fr. ) •
accuse •
accustom (Old Fr. , modern Fr. ) •
ace, (Old Fr. ) •
acerbity, (Middle Fr. ) •
acetic, (Fr. ) •
achieve, (Old Fr. ) •
achievement, (Fr. ) •
acid, (Fr. ) •
aconite, (Fr. ) •
acquaint, (Old Fr. ) •
acquaintance, (Old Fr. ) •
acquiesce, (Middle Fr. ) •
acquiescence, (Middle Fr. ) •
acquire, (Old Fr. ) •
acquisition •
acquit (Old Fr. ) •
across (Anglo Fr. ) •
act (Old Fr. ) •
action •
activity, (Middle French ) •
actual, (Old French ) •
acuity, (Middle French ) •
adage •
adapt, (Middle French ) •
adaptation •
addition •
address •
adhere •
adherence •
adhesion •
adhesive, compare or feminine form •
adieu, which literally means "to God" (), farewell •
adjective, compare •
adjoin •
adjourn (Old French ) •
adjudge (Old French , compare modern French ) •
adjust (Old French , compare modern French ) •
administer (Old French , compare modern French ) •
administration •
admirable •
admiral (Old French ) •
admiration •
admire •
admissible •
admission •
admonish (Old French , compare modern French ) •
admonition •
adolescence •
adolescent •
adopt •
adoption •
adorable •
adoration •
adore •
adorn (Old French ) •
adornment (Old French ) •
adroit •
adulation •
adultery (Old French or , compare modern Fr. ) •
advance (Old French ) •
advancement (Old French ) •
advantage (Old French ) •
advantageous •
adventure, (Old French , compare modern Fr. ) •
adventurous, (Old French , compare modern Fr. ) •
adversary, (Anglo French , from Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
adverse (Old French , compare modern Fr. ) •
adversity (Anglo French , from Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
advertisement, (French [warning]) •
advice, (Old French [opinion]) •
advise, (Old French [give one's opinion]) •
advocacy, (Old French ) •
advocate (Old French [attorney or lawyer]) •
aeroplane (French ) •
affability (French ) •
affable •
affair, (Anglo-Norman , from Old Fr. or , compare modern Fr. ) •
affection •
affiance (Old French ) •
affiliation •
affinity, (Old French , compare modern Fr. ) •
affirm, (Old French , compare modern Fr. ) •
affirmation •
affirmative •
affix (Middle French , from Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
afflict •
affliction •
affluence •
affluent •
affront •
afraid p.p. of afray (Anglo French , from Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
agate •
age •
agent provocateur •
aggrandisement Fr. •
aggravation •
aggression, compare •
aggrieve, (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
agile •
agility •
à gogo, or in abundance •
agrarian •
agree (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ["to accept" or "to please"]) •
agreeable, compare modern Fr. •
agreeance (Old Fr. ) •
agreement (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. [authorization or amenity]) •
ague •
aid (Old Fr. ) •
aileron •
aim (Old Fr. ) •
air •
aisle •
à la, in the style of... •
à la carte •
à la mode •
alamode •
alarm •
alas, from Old French phrase , compare modern Fr. •
alcove •
alert •
alien (Old Fr. ) •
alienation (Middle Fr. ) •
align, (Middle Fr. ) •
alignment, (French ) •
allegation •
allege •
allegiance (Anglo French , from Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
allemande •
alley compare •
alliance •
allocation •
allot (Old Fr. ) •
allotment Fr. •
allow (Old Fr. ) •
allowable (Old Fr. ) •
allowance (Old Fr. ) •
alloy (Anglo Fr. , from Old Fr. ) •
allude •
allure •
ally (Old Fr. ) •
almoner (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
alter •
alteration •
alum •
amass •
amateur •
ambassador •
amber •
ambergris •
ambiance •
ambience •
ambiguity •
ambiguous •
ambition •
amble (Old Fr. ) •
ambulance •
ambuscade •
ambush (Old Fr. ) •
amelioration •
amenable •
amend •
amendment •
amends •
amenity •
amerce •
ami •
amiable •
amity •
ammunition, from •
amorous, from Old French, compare modern Fr. •
amortise •
amount •
amour •
ampere •
ample •
amplify •
amplitude •
ampoule •
ampul •
amulet (Middle Fr. ) •
amuse •
amusement •
ancestor (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
ancestral •
ancestry •
ancien regime •
ancient •
andiron (Old Fr. ) •
andouille •
angle •
anguish (from Old French , now ) •
anime Fr. •
animosity •
anisette •
annals (Old Fr. ) •
annelid •
annex, (Old Fr. ) •
annihilation •
announce •
announcement •
annoy, from Old French , modern Fr. •
annoyance •
annual (Old Fr. ) •
annuity (Old Fr. ) •
annul (Old Fr. ) •
annunciation (Fr. ) •
anoint (Old Fr. , p.p. of , compare modern Fr. ) •
antecedent, compare •
antique •
antiquity (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
antler (Anglo-Fr. , from Old Fr. , modern Fr. ) •
anus (Old Fr. ) •
apart (Old Fr. ) •
apartment, Fr. •
apercu, Fr. •
aperitif, Fr. •
aplomb •
appall (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
appanage (Old Fr. ) •
apparel, (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
apparent •
apparition •
appeal •
appear •
appearance •
appease •
appeasement •
appellant •
appellation •
appellee •
apperception •
appertain •
appetence •
appetite •
application •
applique •
apply (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. [to implement]) •
appoint •
appointee •
appointment •
apportion •
appose •
appraise •
appreciable •
appreciation •
apprehend •
apprise •
approach •
approbation •
appropre •
approvance •
approve •
appurtenance •
appurtenant •
apricot (Fr. , from Port. , from Arabic ) •
apron (Old Fr. ) •
apropos (Fr. ) •
aquarelle •
aquatic •
aqueous •
arabesque •
arable •
arbalest •
arbitrage •
arbitration •
arbitrator •
arbiter •
arbor •
arbour •
arc •
arcade •
arch •
archer •
archery •
ardent •
ardour •
are •
arête •
argent (Fr. ) •
argot •
argue, (Old French ) •
argument •
argumentation •
aridity •
arm [weapon] (Old French ) •
armagnac •
armament •
armature •
armistice •
armoire •
armorer •
armour •
army •
arraign •
arraignment •
arrange •
arrangement •
arras •
array •
arrearage •
arrears •
arrest, from Old Fr. •
arrive •
arrogance •
arrogant •
arrondissement •
arsenal •
arsenic •
arson •
art •
art brut •
art deco •
art nouveau •
artesian •
article •
articulation •
artifice •
artificial •
artillery •
artisan •
ascendant •
ascertain •
ascribe (Old Fr. ) •
ashlar (Old Fr. ) •
asine •
askance (Old Fr. ) •
asp (Middle Fr. , modern Fr. ) •
asperity •
aspic •
aspirant •
aspire •
assail •
assailant •
assassin (Fr. , from Arabic [hashish users]) •
assault •
assay •
assemblage •
assemble •
assembly •
assent •
assertion •
assess (Anglo Fr. ) •
assessor (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
assets (Anglo Fr. , from Old Fr. ) •
assign •
assignation •
assignee •
assignment •
assist •
assistance •
assistant •
assize •
assonance •
assort •
assuage •
assume •
assurance •
assure •
astonish •
astray •
atelier •
attach •
attaché •
attachment •
attack •
attain •
attainder •
attainment •
attempt •
attend •
attendance •
attendant •
attentive •
attest •
attestation •
attire •
attitude •
attorn •
attorney (Old Fr. [appointed] p.p. of ) •
attraction •
attractive •
attribution •
aubade •
aubain •
aubergine •
auburn •
au courant •
audible •
audience •
audition •
auditor •
au fait •
augment •
augmentation •
augmentative •
au naturel •
au pair •
aunt (Anglo Fr. , from Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
aureole •
auspices •
auteur •
author (Old Fr. , compare modern Fr. ) •
authorise •
authority •
autumn •
avail •
avalanche •
avant •
avarice •
avaricious •
avaunt •
avenge •
avenue •
aver •
average •
averment •
avert •
aviation (Fr. ) •
aviator •
avid (Fr. ) •
avidity •
avocet •
avoid (Old Fr. ) •
avoirdupois •
avouch •
avow (Old Fr. ) •
await (Anglo Fr. , from Old Fr. ) •
award (Anglo Fr. , from Old Fr. ) •
azimuth (Old Fr. , from Arabic ) •
azure (Old Fr. , from Arabic , from Persian ) ==B==