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What Language Did These Words Come From?

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What Language Did These Words Come From game quiz
"This is a quiz on etymology- the origin of some common words. From what languages did these words originate?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Eden, messiah, cabal
    Hebrew
    Arabic
    Yiddish
    Hindi


2. Pundit, Aryan, mantra
    Tamil
    Arabic
    Japanese
    Sanskrit


3. Segue, bizarre, opera
    Italian
    German
    French
    Portuguese


4. Skunk, raccoon, opossum
    French
    Dutch
    Polish
    American Indian languages


5. Galleon, barbecue, booby
    Dutch
    Spanish
    Italian
    Portuguese


6. Zero, coffee, lemon
    Sanskrit
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Dutch


7. Virus, salary, religion
    Old English
    German
    Latin
    Greek


8. Wisdom, woman, understand
    Dutch
    Old English
    German
    Norse


9. Hero, moron, psyche
    Greek
    Italian
    Latin
    Old English


10. Bum, noodle, wonder
    Hebrew
    Norse
    Yiddish
    German


11. Husband, window, answer
    Dutch
    Old English
    German
    Norse


12. Klutz, schtik, bagel
    German
    Yiddish
    Hebrew
    Norse


13. Denim, despair, turquoise
    American Indian languages
    Italian
    Dutch
    French


14. Ketchup, chow, tea
    Japanese
    Malay
    Chinese
    Tagalog


15. Skosh, tsunami, kamikaze
    Chinese
    Vietnamese
    Tagalog
    Japanese


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