Contacts of languages and cultures: etymological aspect (based on the English lexical and semantic group “Food”

This article is devoted to the study of contacts between languages and cultures. The aim is to analyze the influence that other languages had on English in an etymological aspect using the example of the lexical and semantic group “Food”. By examining the vocabulary related to the lexical and semantic group “Food”, one can confidently draw conclusions about the contacts of languages and cultures, since the result of their interaction is evident. As a result of our research, we came to the conclusion that the lexical and semantic group “Food” is represented by borrowings from Greek, Latin, Scandinavian, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian, Turkish and other languages.