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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
    Russian
    Greek
    Iroquois
    Turkish


4. Robot
    Italian
    German
    Czech
    Greek


5. Candy
    Sioux
    Chinese
    Gaelic
    Arabic


6. Cider
    Hebrew
    Welsh
    Gaelic
    German


7. Kayak
    Turkish
    Inuit
    Afrikaans
    Welsh


8. Fetish
    Turkish
    Portuguese
    Hawaiian
    Italian


9. Slogan
    Russian
    Welsh
    Scots Gaelic
    Portuguese


10. Admiral
    Arabic
    Russian
    Chinese
    Welsh


11. Yacht
    Scots Gaelic
    Romanian
    Dutch
    Portuguese


12. Algebra
    Italian
    Arabic
    Spanish
    Sanskrit


13. Whisky
    Welsh
    Scots Gaelic
    Dutch
    German


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


15. Sauna
    Lithuanian
    Irish Gaelic
    Finnish
    Choctaw


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