- About 80 percent of the entries in English dictionaries are borrowed, mainly from Latin.
- Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots to them.
- Science and technology wise, the figure rises to over 90 percent.
- About 10 percent of the Latin vocabulary has found its way directly into English without an intermediary (usually french)
Source: https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-origins/
