By Richard K Munro

97% of English words come from three language sources.

Essay #2 

Normally, Latin and French words are more educated or cultured than Anglo-Saxon words. However, sometimes the old English word has become archaic or literary itself as in the example of FOE or FOEMAN. Today ENEMY or ADVERSARY are probably more common words. NEMESIS or ANTAGONIST are definitely literary or academic words.

They are organized by SYNONYMS

40% ANGLO- SAXON (or  Germanic) Basic English. Includes Norse and some native Celtic words.	30%  LATIN Includes French and Romance languages   ACADEMIC WORDS		30% GREEK Or Hellenic words.     ACADEMIC WORDS
1) Foe*; foeman Expression: “Friend or foe?” “Who goes there?”	1) Enemy, adversary*   Qui vive? (French)	1) Nemesis*; antagonist
1)Madman, crazy man (“amadan” :Anglo-Irish); Mad-dog; “berserker”* (Viking warrior) 2) madness; craziness 3) crazy; mad; berserk*; daft* daffy	Lunatic lunacy Non compos mentis *(legal) “loco” (western slang) 3) insane; demented, rabid	1)Maniac *(person) 2)Mania * (many compound words) 3) maniacal *