Every language is taking in or inventing new words all the time:
FRENCH:
From covidé (infected with coronavirus) to confinement (lockdown) and éco-anxiété (climate anxiety) to verdissement d’image (greenwashing), the pandemic and the climate crisis account for most new French words, Le Monde has concluded.
But if 28% of recent additions are essentially English, according to an analysis by the paper, nearly half are French coinages, demonstrating what it called the language’s “great suppleness, as well as the creativity and humour of its users”.
New words in French dictionaries show ‘great suppleness’ of language | France | The Guardian
JAPANESE:
The term “Temaedori” refers to buying food products close to their sell-by date for immediate consumption. It gained recognition through efforts starting in June 2021 to reduce food loss, helmed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with local governments and business associations.
Taipa, an abbreviation of “time performance,” was selected by dictionary publisher Sanseidō as its word of the year for 2022, reflecting young people’s desire not to waste a second.No Time to Waste: “Taipa” Chosen as One of Japan’s Words of 2022 | Nippon.com
GERMAN:
A jury from the German Language Society (GfdS) has named Zeitenwende as the German word of 2022. The term, which can be translated as “sea change”or “era change”, was used by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a speech following Vladimir Putin’s February invasion of Ukraine. In his speech Scholz called the invasion, “eine Zeitenwende in der Geschichte unseres Kontinents” (“A sea change in the history of our continent.")
This is the German word of 2022
SPANISH:
REVEALED: The best new Spanish words added to the dictionary in 2022
RUSSIAN:
Russia bans the use of foreign words in the Russian language - Euro Weekly News
CHINESE:
Chinese buzzwords for 2022 unveiled - People's Daily Online
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