[talos_]

> That seems unavoidable given almost all English words related to government/law/administration (including "state") derive from French!

Interesting. I always thought that Britain adopted parliamentary system earlier than France. I'm guessing this has to do with the period Normandie (i.e., the French king) ruled over England

[laurencerowe]

Norman French was the language of administration in England for about 300 years following the Norman conquest in 1066 and the term "parliament" emerged during this time.