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Where Did That Word Come From?

Created by Baloo55th

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Etymology
Where Did That Word Come From game quiz
"Most English words come from Latin or 'Old English'. Here are some that don't. But where DID they come from?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Cockroach
    Afrikaans
    Italian
    Spanish
    Turkish


2. Shampoo
    Hindi
    Spanish
    Egyptian
    Lithuanian


3. Idiot
    Greek
    Iroquois
    Russian
    Turkish


4. Robot
    German
    Czech
    Greek
    Italian


5. Candy
    Arabic
    Gaelic
    Sioux
    Chinese


6. Cider
    Gaelic
    German
    Welsh
    Hebrew


7. Kayak
    Turkish
    Welsh
    Afrikaans
    Inuit


8. Fetish
    Italian
    Turkish
    Portuguese
    Hawaiian


9. Slogan
    Welsh
    Scots Gaelic
    Portuguese
    Russian


10. Admiral
    Arabic
    Russian
    Chinese
    Welsh


11. Yacht
    Scots Gaelic
    Romanian
    Dutch
    Portuguese


12. Algebra
    Italian
    Arabic
    Spanish
    Sanskrit


13. Whisky
    German
    Welsh
    Scots Gaelic
    Dutch


14. Slag (the stuff from furnaces)
    Arabic
    Turkish
    German
    Latvian


15. Sauna
    Irish Gaelic
    Finnish
    Choctaw
    Lithuanian


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