Word Origins from Around the World

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1. What English word do we get from the Arabic word 'sharab'? syrup Sahara [as in the Sahara Desert] sheriff carafe

2. What word do we get from the Hindi 'bangla'? bungalow banshee bangle bank

3. Which word comes from the Persian 'taftah'? Persia is modern-day Iran. toffee tapioca taffeta caftan

4. What word derives from the Middle Italian 'rigattare'? guitar rigatoni regatta rigorous

5. The word is from China, and is 'si'. What English word comes from it? sick to see silk sea

6. What word comes from the Carib 'Galibi'? carioca jelly canine cannibal

7. What word do we get from the Germanic 'krappon'? grape grappa crap tarpon

8. What word descends from the Oscan 'hirpus'? herpes chirp iris hearse

9. What word does the English language owe to the Latin 'lacertus'? lizard milk laughter certain

10. Let's go back to the beginning, to the Indo-European roots of the English language. What word comes from the Indo-European root 'reudh'? true robust rude rue