English Word Origins
The English language has always grown by taking words from other languages. Can you match some common words with their original source in this language quiz?
Scoreboard
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Points
Your Percentage
80%
Average Percentage
80%
You scored higher than
80%
Answers
| # | Words | Correct Answer | You Answered | % Right |
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| 1 | Berserk | Norse |
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| 2 | Husband | Norse |
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| 3 | Reindeer | Norse |
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| 4 | Dense | Latin |
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| 5 | Finish | Latin |
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| 6 | Letter | Latin |
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| 7 | Voice | Latin |
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| 8 | Acrobat | Greek |
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| 9 | Cemetery | Greek |
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| 10 | Music | Greek |
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| 11 | Planet | Greek |
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| 12 | Thespian | Greek |
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| 13 | Energy | French |
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| 14 | Jubilee | French |
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| 15 | Uniform | French |
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| 16 | Bonanza | Spanish |
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| 17 | Noodle | German |
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| 18 | Rucksack | German |
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Fact File
English is estimated to have around a million words but it is impossible to come up with a definitive number. Do you include words that have been borrowed? Do you include different spellings? To add to the problem around a thousand new words a year are added to dictionaries. Merriam Webster will keep you up to date with the new additions.
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