Voila, I learned the fact du jour. This makes my day, or my joie de vivre if I may say.
Do I do it right ?
Do I do it right ?
You could think of English as a contest between other languages, to see which one can get the biggest share of the etymology. French is one of the leaders. A lot of the core words come from Norman, but modern terms, particularly those drawn from cuisine and fashion, have made it in as well.