Essays and Lists Language Families Languages are grouped together into families.
Languages belonging to the same family share common ancestors.
This essay looks at some of the more common and important language families. These are described in general terms with unusual or interesting grammars indicated for selected languages. There is also a listing of the 20 Most Spoken Languages in the world. The English Language A short history of the world's most important language including the origin of British place-name prefixes and suffixes as well as borrowed words. Borrowed Words in English A collection of words in the English language that were originally borrowed from other languages.