Editing Basque language (section)

== Vocabulary ==
Through contact with neighbouring peoples, Basque has adopted many words from [[Latin]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Gascon language|Gascon]], among other languages. There are a considerable number of Latin loans (sometimes obscured by being subject to Basque phonology and grammar for centuries), for example: {{lang|eu|lore}} ({{gloss|flower}}, from {{lang|la|florem}}), {{lang|eu|errota}} ({{gloss|mill}}, from {{lang|la|rotam}}, {{gloss|[mill] wheel}}), {{lang|eu|gela}} ({{gloss|room}}, from {{lang|eu|cellam}}), {{lang|eu|gauza}} ({{gloss|thing}}, from {{lang|la|causa}}).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hualde |first1=José Ignacio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5TdIAAAAQBAJ |title=Towards a History of the Basque Language |last2=Lakarra |first2=Joseba A. |last3=Trask |first3=R. L. |date=1996-01-01 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing |isbn=978-90-272-8567-6 |pages=76 |language=en}}</ref>