Questions
- What is etymology?
- What language did English borrow many words from after 1066?
- The word “algebra” comes from which language?
- What language is the origin of scientific names?
- What is a loanword?
- What is the root language of Romance languages?
- “Safari” comes from which language?
- What does the word “robot” originally mean in Czech?
- What does “tsunami” mean in Japanese?
- What does “Kilimanjaro” likely mean?
Answers
- Study of word origins
- French (Norman)
- Arabic
- Latin
- A word borrowed from another language
- Latin
- Swahili
- Forced labor
- Harbor wave
- “Shining mountain” or “White mountain”