Etymological Tidbits

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1. Which is the only word in this group that is not related to the Latin root for "city" or "citizen"? civic civet civil citadel

2. What is the literal meaning of 'saluting' a person? you wish him a pleasant stay in your home you wish him good health you wish him a nice trip you recognize his superiority

3. The word Amish is a derivation of the Latin "amici" which means "friends". True False

4. Which of these words literally means "root"? scorzonera kohlrabi radish carrot

5. Authorative etymologists have explained 'surly' (e.g. in 'surly behaviour') as deriving from "sir-ly" and originally meaning lordly, haughty. True False

6. Which of these words etymologically suggests " a second lover next to the official or first one"? an amaretto a paramour an amoretto an innamorato

7. The ending -gress in a number of words derives from "gredi" which means "to walk". Which of the following words should therefore refer to people who either come together (e.g. for talks) or who "walk together"? transgress regress digress congress

8. A horologia (compare French horloge) was an instrument that told you what time it was. People who look closely at the time or hour of your birth may be able to draw your ___________ Answer: (From hora + skopein. Nine letters)

9. All these words are related to the Latin word for star (astrum). Which of them means that the stars are out of order? asterisk disaster astrolabe asteroid

10. What 'little group of houses' is smaller than a village, but still can be seen as a place where people have their 'little home'? Answer: (Compare with diminutives as piglet; eyelet..)