Statistics for And the original word means...

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Malaria, from the Italian for...	bad air	70%
Nightmare, from the German Nacht + Marōn, meaning...	night goblin	60%
Grotesque, from the French for...	cave	50%
Climax, from the Ancient Greek klimax, meaning...	ladder	50%
Palatial, from the Latin word referring to...	one of the seven hills of Rome	50%
And finally... where does the word "dog" come from?	Your guess is as good as mine, mate	50%
Groggy, ultimately from the English word grogram, meaning...	a type of fabric	30%
Clue, from the English clew, meaning...	ball of string	30%
Assist, from the French assister, meaning...	be present	30%
Bizarre, probably from the Italian bizzarro, originally meaning...	angry	20%