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Sources of English: Latin
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Already when still living on the Continent the Anglo-Saxon tribes had picked up many words from their Roman enemies. Then came Church Latin. The Norman Conquest added large portions of French. But then there was the Renaissance. See for yourself.
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flem-ish
Mar 26 02
7782 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Japanese
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You may not have realized it, but the Japanese language has helped play its part in shaping the English language vocabulary. Here are 10 examples of this phenomenon...enjoy and learn!
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 30 02
5322 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Arabic
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You may not be aware of it, but English has many borrowed words from languages throughout the world! Quite a number of English words come originally from Arabic. See if you can figure out which ones are from Arabic below...good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Dec 05 02
2931 plays
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What Language Did These Words Come From?
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This is a quiz on etymology- the origin of some common words. From what languages did these words originate?
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15 Q
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crisw
Apr 13 00
7404 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 5.
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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Soozy_woozy
May 19 07
3849 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases
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Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversation. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
15 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
Mar 15 07
3678 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 3.
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Many words and phrases from other languages are used in our everyday conversations and literature. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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10 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
May 01 07
3000 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 7
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good Luck!
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10 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
Jun 23 07
2364 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 4
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All these common, foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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Soozy_woozy
May 11 07
2109 plays
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Arabic Words In English
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The influence of Arabic civilisation on Europe can hardly be underestimated. It left traces in most West- European languages, and English is no exception
to this. See what you can identify.
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Sep 02 02
3972 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 9
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Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages, are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversations. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Jul 27 07
1695 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 10
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Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversation. How many of these do you know? Good Luck!
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Easy
10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Nov 11 07
1806 plays
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Words of Indian Origin
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"Jungle", "Bungalow" and "Thug" apart, there are approximately 700 words of Indian origin in the English language. Here are some of the less well known ones.
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10 Q
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almaster
Sep 29 04
1680 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 6
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good luck!
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10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Jun 14 07
1515 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Italian
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Of course Italian, being one of the Romance languages, has made a big impact on the English language. Find out, in part, just how significant this impact has been by attempting these ten questions...buona fortuna!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jun 29 03
1842 plays
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Foreign Words in English
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We know them; we use them; but are they English? English is the current language number one and many other languages borrow English words. Nevertheless, English also has adopted foreign words. What do you know about them? Have a fun!
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marvo1330
Aug 09 08
1431 plays
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Oy! Yiddish!
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Yiddish is now an inseparable part of our lexicon. See how much you know, oy gevalt!
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10 Q
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tjoebigham
Jan 10 01
3195 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 8
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Common foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of them do you know? Good Luck!
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10 Q
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soozy_woozy
Jul 04 07
1368 plays
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Common Foreign Words And Phrases 2.
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All these common, foreign words and phrases are borrowed from other languages. How many of these do you know? Bonne Chance!
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10 Q
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Soozy_Woozy
Apr 25 07
2313 plays
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Borrowed English Words from Chinese
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Not a lot of words in English have come via the Chinese language, but there are a few. In fact...at least 10, as we shall see below...enjoy!
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Difficult
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 28 02
1701 plays
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Greek and Latin in Disguise
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English vocabulary being already a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French, we sometimes forget there was actually added a lot of Greek and Latin to the melting pot as well. See how transparent these 'inkhorn' terms are to you.
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10 Q
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flem-ish
Jan 26 02
4818 plays
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German Words in English
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English has borrowed very few words from modern German, but there are some. In each case, pick the English word or phrase that provides the *best* definition or explanation. Have fun!
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10 Q
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bloomsby
May 02 01
4221 plays
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Foreigners in the English Language
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No language can do without the benefit of 'free import' of new words from its neighbours. Especially not a world-language like English. Just see if you can 'identify' these foreigners in disguise.
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10 Q
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chrissie_26
Sep 05 01
3897 plays
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World Words
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Many words in the English language are "borrowed" from other languages. In this quiz, we will find out which countries they come from.
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10 Q
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karyn-li
Aug 24 09
777 plays
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English Borrowings
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Few languages have so gluttonously borrowed words from others languages than English.This may have been because of the 'British Empire' , but did not end with its demise.But let's be fair:there was no bigger 'lender' than English itself.
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flem-ish
Mar 26 02
4434 plays
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Foreign Words That Have Crossed Over
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Many foreign words have been incorporated into the English language. Here are a few that come to us from the French and German.
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10 Q
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robert362
Feb 18 01
7095 plays
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More Words of Indian Origin
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Given the good reception that the first quiz on words of Indian origin had, here's another one on the contributions of Indian languages to English.
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10 Q
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almaster
Oct 15 04
843 plays
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Its All Greek To Me
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When scholars and scientists need new terminology they often draw on Latin and Greek, which may give outsiders the feeling they dont dare to call a spade a spade .E.g. a simple ear infection = 'otitis'. This quiz deals with such 'creations'.
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10 Q
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flem-ish
Oct 05 01
1524 plays
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Your (Latin) Roots Are Showing!
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You'd be surprised how many words we use in English today that haven't changed much in the last few thousand years!
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10 Q
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ilyahna
Jan 21 05
1431 plays
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Killer Words From Latin
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Anthrax kills people. -People using anthrax to kill people are HOMICIDES. -Stuff that kills anthrax is called ANTHRACOCIDE. -Want to test your knowledge on the other -cides?
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10 Q
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flem-ish
Oct 27 01
3012 plays
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