Are you a linguistic genius? Check you knowledge of English borrowings
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English has definitely taken a few pages out of other languages' books! How well do you know the sources of these common English words? If you can get 13/15 origins, you're a linguistics genius!
What are your thoughts on this subject?
215 Comments
vasilounisv
9/15, could have done a little better, but it was a good quiz--with answers! I'm surprised there was not even one question with the answer arriving from Greek or Latin...
Jean Fox
8/15, WORD NERD, maybe.
skclary
8/15 and passed! Thanks for answers!
Scott
7/15 Not bad. Probably should have done better.
Gary Ellis
Did ok. Good quiz. Really appreciate the answers being included.
David Roy
The irony! "Are you a linguistic genius? Check you knowledge..." 😂
Fred Hodge
13/15.I always thought typhoon was a Japanese word instead of Chinese.Live and learn.
theotishaynes
13/15. Not bad, not bad at all. Surprised myself.