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And the original word means...
Do you know the meaning of the words these English words are derived from?
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Last updated: February 16, 2023
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| First submitted | January 13, 2023 |
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Malaria, from the Italian for...
red apple
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bad air
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poorly blood
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two-for-one on chocolate digestives
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Palatial, from the Latin word referring to...
one of the seven hills of Rome
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the palace of the last Roman king Tarquinius Superbus
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the headwear worn by high priests
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mosaic flooring
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The Palatine Hill was the site of Roman emperors' palaces, and before that was a wealthy, exclusive area of the city
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Grotesque, from the French for...
cave
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large
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redcurrant
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vampire
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Assist, from the French assister, meaning...
be helpful
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be industrious
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be noisy
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be present
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Nightmare, from the German Nacht + Marōn, meaning...
night goblin
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night vision
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night lake
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not my car
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Climax, from the Ancient Greek klimax, meaning...
width
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ladder
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full
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emotion
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Bizarre, probably from the Italian bizzarro, originally meaning...
shocked
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flummoxed
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angry
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asleep
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Clue, from the English clew, meaning...
logical reasoning
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ball of string
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candle
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thought
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Groggy, ultimately from the English word grogram, meaning...
mixing bowl
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stable-hand
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puffin
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a type of fabric
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This is an absolutely tortuous etymology. Look it up!
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And finally... where does the word "dog" come from?
Greek
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Latin
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Old Norse
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Your guess is as good as mine, mate
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It certainly is. "Dog" came into use some time before the Norman Conquest, but no-one knows where from or why.
TheNatureThread
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Level 65
Apr 29, 2023
Great quiz! Surprised I got only one wrong. By the way, do you speak Portuguese? I saw your comment on a Portuguese quiz lol
JonOfKent
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Level 56
Apr 30, 2023
Very impressive! Yes, I speak a little bit of Portuguese, not enough to carry on an intelligent conversation in though. I might manage a brainless conversation with a bit of gesturing and a lot of stopping to say "um... er..."
TheNatureThread
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Level 65
May 4, 2023
Thanks! That's cool, I also know a bit of Portuguese. There's actually a Portuguese Discord server for JetPunk, if you have Discord I can invite you to it. There is also a channel to speak English there.
JonOfKent
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Level 56
May 5, 2023
Hmm... I don't even really know what that means! So I suspect I don't. Thank you for the suggestion though :-)
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