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Word Links
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We often are blind to the historic links there are between words. This quiz points out some such 'unexpected' relations between words.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 28 02
1050 plays
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Origins of English words and phrases
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Interesting origins to common words and phrases.
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Tough
10 Q
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vendome
May 22 00
1905 plays
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Insults and their Origins
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Most insults, taken literally, mean the same thing (a part of the body not suitable for mention in a quiz). However, some have more obscure derivations.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Islingtonian
Feb 17 05
2100 plays
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Word origins
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Find the modern English words from the description of their origins.
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Average
10 Q
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meshkenet
Feb 17 07
501 plays
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Etymology - Words and Myths
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Each question relates to an English word we use often in speech and writing - but all have a story behind them. What is the provenance or origin of each of the following words, concepts and phrases...?
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Average
15 Q
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alkmene
Dec 08 03
783 plays
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Greek and Latin in English
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Greek and Latin have influenced the whole Western civilisation, especially in the fields of science and learning. See how well versed you are in that type of vocabulary.
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Sep 06 03
696 plays
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Words With A Story
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There are so many words we use frequently without noticing there is some kind of story linked to them. See if you can link these with their supposed origin, meaning etc.
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Nov 23 01
948 plays
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Surprising Words and Word-Origins
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If you take a second look at a word you often are in for a surprising link with another one. See if you can find the 'hidden origins' of some common and less common English words.
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Nov 22 01
768 plays
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Word Families
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When learning a language, it matters that one recognizes related words. Sometimes appearances are deceptive. See which of the 4 words is "the unrelated outsider".
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Sep 20 02
750 plays
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Words Too Have Family
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Many modern words describe a former function or are derivatives of words enclosing that function. E.g., a 'Colonel' was a leader of a 'COLONNA ' (Italian for column). In this quiz, identify the modern words that evolved from their various roots.
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Average
10 Q
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chrissie_26
Apr 20 01
1242 plays
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Word Histories
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Words keep changing. In strange ways they may get new forms and/or new meanings.See if you can identify the correct "links".
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Sep 18 03
726 plays
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Pardon Me, Your Greek Roots Are Showing--Part 2
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More Greek quizzing--this time we are looking at roots--are you ready to test your roots knowledge?
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Average
10 Q
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57wordsmith
Jul 15 05
399 plays
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Month Origins
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This quiz is on where the names of months came from.
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Easy
10 Q
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napierslogs
Apr 18 02
1626 plays
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Interesting Word Origins
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See if you cannot decipher the origins of these fascinating words of the English language...good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Oct 26 01
654 plays
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Hidden Meanings
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Words often hide meanings they no longer have. Just see how good a linguistic sleuth you are.
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Tough
10 Q
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flem-ish
Aug 26 03
855 plays
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X-raying Words
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In a word there often is more than meets the eye. The better we see what is "under the skin" of words, the more efficiently we can handle them. So here is another quiz on "word-archeology".
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Sep 24 03
591 plays
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Origins of Days and Months
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Answer is the day or month named after the figure described. Most are multiple choice. All names used are the English version.
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Average
10 Q
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steffybee3
Mar 23 04
858 plays
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Origins of Some English Words
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Here are questions on the origins of some English words.
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Tough
20 Q
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chessart
Oct 05 00
858 plays
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Word Origins From History
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Here are some questions about word origins that derive from History.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Sep 25 00
3474 plays
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Words ... words ... words
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The origins of words are often hotly debated. In this quiz most of the word-origins are generally accepted by the current etymologists. Try an educated guess?
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Difficult
10 Q
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flem-ish
Apr 15 02
1158 plays
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Word Origins From Mythology
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Some mythical characters have worked their way into everyday language
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Feb 26 01
2394 plays
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The English Language Sources: Hebrew
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English is one of the newest languages spoken today. Hebrew is the oldest still spoken tongue. But there are still some connections. Care to find a few?
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Tough
10 Q
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Arpeggionist
Jan 14 04
522 plays
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Word and Phrase Origins
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Etymology is the study of word and phrase origins. Popular misconceptions about the origin of words and phrases abound. This quiz tries to clear up some of these errors. I hope you either do well, or enjoy learning something about our rich language.
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Tough
15 Q
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Pookiepay
Feb 10 04
552 plays
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Words Tell Stories
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Turkeys were thought to come from Turkey ,copper was orginally found on Cyprus, and denim was first imported from Nimes in France.('de Nimes'= from Nimes). We are daily using words we don't know the origins of anymore. May be this quiz might help?
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Tough
10 Q
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chrissie_26
Apr 20 01
879 plays
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Hand me a Kleenex
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Many words we use everyday are actually proper nouns that have become part of the vernacular. These are called eponyms. This quiz features "proprietary eponyms" meaning they all came from trademarked products. Some of these trademarks are now obsolete
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Average
10 Q
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hitachi
Aug 29 02
1008 plays
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Fun with Etymology
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Where do these words come from?
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Tough
10 Q
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maggie99
May 11 00
1218 plays
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Latin Origins
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In my Latin class, we spend a lot of time on what English words come from specific Latin words. I love this. So this is a quiz for all other etymology lovers out there. Enjoy!
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Tough
10 Q
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rgdsmile
Apr 27 05
486 plays
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From Latin to English
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All of these English words came from Latin. How many do you know? For most questions, I'll give you an English word derived from Latin, and you give me the meaning, plus the Latin root and its meaning.
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Average
10 Q
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broadwaygal
Feb 08 06
576 plays
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Hand Me a Kleenex II
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Many words we use everyday are actually proper nouns that have become part of the vernacular. These are called eponyms. This quiz features "proprietary eponyms" meaning they all came from trademarked products. The trademarks of this quiz are current.
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Tough
10 Q
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hitachi
Aug 30 02
714 plays
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Guess The Related Word
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Words become more transparent when you see them in their etymological 'context' :usually other words with which they have similarities of meaning and sound. - Hints will appear as :lst letter of the answer + number of missing letters +last letter.
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Average
10 Q
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chrissie_26
May 21 01
1038 plays
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