Etruscan Loanwords in English - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A spring month. The Etruscan word may in turn be derived from Aphrodite.	April	100%
One of the seasons, usually called 'fall' in North America.	autumn	90%
Humans collectively, such as in the American constitution "We the ..."	people	85%
Used as a singular of the above. In Etruscan, a 'mask', later a character of a play.	person	85%
The name of a book, film, artwork etc.	title	85%
A venue for watching sports, especially fights. The word originally meant 'sand'. This was used to cover the floor and soaked up the gladiators' blood. No need to clean!	arena	80%
A place where goods and money are exchanged, such as a super..., a farmers' ... or a black ...	market	80%
The luxurious residence of a ruler. Named after one of Rome's seven hills, where Augustus lived.	palace	80%
In Latin, an attendant or bodyguard. Now mostly refers to manmade objects orbiting the Earth used for communication, GPS and weather forecasting.	satellite	80%
A certain coin in Latin. Nowadays the playing card with a single pip.	ace	75%
Day of the week named after a Roman god of agriculture.	Saturday	75%
The armed forces. Also an adjective.	military	65%
The courtyard of a Roman home. For us, a large hall with windows in the ceiling to let in plenty of daylight. Or a chamber of the heart.	atrium	55%
The ceiling of the mouth, or the sense of taste. Possibly related to the word above, from an Etruscan word meaning 'sky'.	palate	45%
From the Latin word for 'slave'. A verb meaning to assist or wait on someone.	serve	40%
Everyday spoken language in contrast to formal literary language or, in the Middle Ages, Latin.	vernacular	30%
False, inauthentic. Perhaps from Etruscan "spural".	spurious	25%
To make dirty, to dishonor or to destroy, especially something sacred. Related to 'fulling', i.e. making cloth firmer and denser by beating it.	defile	5%

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