Siamese

Siam, the old name of Thailand, reached English via Portuguese; Siamese then labelled the country's people, its cats, and, after Chang and Eng Bunker toured from 1829, conjoined twins.

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The road to English

From Portuguese to French

From Portuguese to Spanish

From Portuguese to Italian

From Portuguese to Dutch

From Portuguese to Japanese

From English to German

From English to Russian

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