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The Indian sub-continent and science continue to exert their linguistic influence over the English language:

boson (n.)

class of subatomic particles, named for Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974) + subatomic particle suffix -on.

(from http://www.etymonline.com)

The suffix -ón is very common in Spanish (montón, capuchón...)

And it is also very common to add '-ear' to something to make an otherwise non-existent verb in Spanish (postear, cloquear...). So a little less of the linguistic jingoism, please.

another slightly odd article by the reg

But this is a good thing. I look forward to more.

And they often provoke the more erudite and thoughtful responses too, this one excepted.

the slang known as Lunfardo was in use in Buenos Aires (Arg) and Uruguay a hundred years ago. Some words were incorporated into tango lyrics, affording them some immortality, even if they never entered common usage.

Not surprisingly, given its underworld origins, the Lunfardo vocbulary seems to have a disproportionately large number or words relating to criminal activity, (theft, knives, killing, prostitution) women, sex and sexual organs.

Why is this relevant? New words enter our languages all the time but it seems to reach a significant point when it acquires its own name. Perhaps, those looking back in a hundred years' time will have a new name to refer to the rapid influx of new words for our age.