The West Germanic tribes and the Northern Dutch I agree with. The Romans - no way. English is NOT based on Latin. And the Normans added their French (despite the fact that they were Vikings) later on. Which is why we have so many words essentially meaning the same thing beef and cow, begin and commence, etc. Yes, of course. There is absolutely no correlation or roots between Latin and English. None whatsoever. One little-bitty question though: Are you high?