Crossword puzzle : Linguistic borrowings in French

French may be celebrated for its elegance and purity, yet its lexicon is far richer — and far more cosmopolitan — than purists might admit. From Arabic souks to English boardrooms, French has borrowed freely across centuries and continents. Test your command of mots d’emprunt with this advanced crossword, and discover just how gloriously hybrid the French language truly is.

Horizontalement

1. 3. word borrowed from Latin
2. 6. To pass or spend time
3. 10. mixing elements from different languages
4. 13. Organ
5. 14. To call
6. 15. To enter
7. 16. the French language

Verticalement

1. 1. list of specialized terms with meanings
2. 2. word borrowed from Spanish
3. 4. influence of one language on another
4. 5. To believe
5. 7. integration of foreign word into language
6. 8. study of word origins
7. 9. modification of a foreign word
8. 11. To sleep
9. 12. To cut