English is a remarkable language. It's so easy to learn and understand that it's little wonder it's the most "international" language, taking the place of French. Part of why it's so comfortable is that it borrows so many of its words from other languages. Indeed English is a composite language, and many of the words we say today actually started in another language altogether, some ancient, some more recent. Having borrowed from so many different languages, it can be quite difficult sometimes to know what the true origins of the word are. In this quiz, we're going to ask you to choose the language you believe the English word originated from. Are you ready to put your etymological knowledge to the test?
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From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Latin word for Belly.
Latin
Hindi
Old French
Germanic
2 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Hindi word 'Chita' - Variegated (exhibiting different colors).
Greek
Finnish
Latin
Hindi
3 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Greek word 'Sarkazein' - to cut off flesh.
Old French
Germanic
Greek
Latin
4 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the French word for a workman's smock.
German
Latin
French
Italian
5 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From Latin 'Aequus' - even, level.
Greek
Old French
Germanic
Latin
6 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Sanskrit word 'Jangala' - uncultivated land.
Hebrew
Sanskrit
Germanic
Latin
7 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Greek words meaning Lizard and Terrible - a terrible lizard.
Germanic
Greek
Latin
Old French
8 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Latin word 'Angulus' - corner.
Germanic
Latin
Old French
Greek
9 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Hindi-Urdu word 'Thagi' - thief, con man.
French
Latin
Hebrew
Hindi
10 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Greek word for transfer.
Greek
Hebrew
Latin
Hindi
11 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Hebrew word 'Meshiach'.
Sanskrit
Hebrew
Italian
Hungarian
12 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Latin word 'Anima' - life.
Old French
Latin
Hindi
Swedish
13 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Gaelic word 'Krros' - a two wheeled war chariot.
Old French
Germanic
Sanskrit
Latin
14 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Hindistani word 'Champo' - rub.
French
Hindi
Latin
Germanic
15 of 15
From what language does this English word originate from?
From the Greek word for wandering.
Indian
Latin
Greek
Sanskrit
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Oops! Don't worry, nobody expects anyone to know the roots for all these English words. After all, it doesn't change... READ MOREOops! Don't worry, nobody expects anyone to know the roots for all these English words. After all, it doesn't change the way we use them. We hope you've learned a bit though and enjoyed the challenge! You can either try again or look at the results to see where you went wrong.
Not bad! You may not be a linguist but you sure as heck know some obscure etymology of English words. That is rare... READ MORENot bad! You may not be a linguist but you sure as heck know some obscure etymology of English words. That is rare knowledge to have these days and we're so impressed you still have it in your head!
My oh my. We thought we had you, we really did. We thought this was a hard quiz. But wow, did you prove us wrong! Or... READ MOREMy oh my. We thought we had you, we really did. We thought this was a hard quiz. But wow, did you prove us wrong! Or maybe it's just hard for everyone else and you are a linguist in disguise. Either way, you aced this quiz and proved you truly know your etymology. We're incredibly proud of you!
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