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Early Greek Loanwords in English - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 41 times
- The average score is 28 of 55
Answer Stats
| Group | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Religious | From "antiphōnos": a song. Every country has its own national ... | anthem | 95%
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| Religious | Not Jesus' last name, but a word that means 'anointed'. | Christ | 84%
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| Religious | From "kyriakos", meaning '[house] of the Lord'. | church | 84%
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| Religious | From "diabolos", which meant 'slanderer'. | devil | 76%
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| Religious | From "pappas", meaning father. The leader of the Catholic Church. | pope | 76%
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| Religious | Literally, 'someone sent forth'. Used for one of Jesus' twelve disciples or other missionaries. | apostle | 74%
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| Misc. | Ironically, the Greek word meant 'free time'. Now it is a place where children go to learn. | school | 74%
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| Religious | Originally, 'witness'. Now used for people tortured and killed for their faith. | martyr | 71%
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| Religious | From "monos", 'alone'. A man who leaves society to devote his life to God. | monk | 71%
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| Religious | A song of praise or worship. | hymn | 68%
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| Plants and animals | A large feline: a symbol of strength and courage.*† | lion | 68%
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| Misc. | From "sērikos": a soft fabric made by a certain type of worm.* | silk | 68%
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| Religious | Originally, the Greek word meant 'revelation': the name of the last book of the Bible. Now it means the end of the world (as predicted in that book). | apocalypse | 66%
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| Misc. | Soft white type of limestone used on blackboards. | chalk | 66%
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| Containers | From "kistē". Pirates (a Greek loanword) kept treasure (another Greek loanword) in this. Also used for the part of the body enclosed by the ribs. | chest | 66%
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| Misc. | Something very large. From a large statue on Rhodes.† | colossus | 66%
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| Plants and animals | A tasty shell which sometimes contains a pearl. | oyster | 66%
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| Misc. | From "patanē", a cooking vessel. | pan | 66%
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| Plants and animals | A flower, often red, which is a symbol for love.* | rose | 66%
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| Containers | From "sycchos". What you wear on your feet.* | sock | 63%
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| Plants and animals | A porous marine animal used for cleaning.* | sponge | 63%
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| Religious | A supernatural being. Could either be good, neutral or evil in Greek, but always malevolent in English. | demon | 61%
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| Misc. | From "plateia", which means 'broad [way]'. Originally, an open space or square, but now a location in general.† | place | 61%
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| Religious | Originally, the Greek word meant 'messenger'. These beings relay messages from God to humans. | angel | 58%
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| Religious | From "diakonos": a person who performs certain tasks of a church, which vary greatly between denominations. | deacon | 55%
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| Religious | The male leader of a family or tribe. | patriarch | 55%
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| Plants and animals | A large bird that has a bill with a pouch. | pelican | 55%
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| Religious | From 'before' + 'say': a divinely inspired person who predicts the future. | prophet | 55%
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| Misc. | An instrument with pipes, or a body part. | organ | 53%
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| Plants and animals | From "pison": small green legumes.* | pea | 53%
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| Misc. | From "porphyra", a shell which yielded an expensive dye of this color. | purple | 53%
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| Misc. | In Greek, the word literally means 'cow's cheese'. In English it's the result of churning milk. | butter | 50%
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| Religious | One of the songs of praise found in the Bible book. Many are said to be written by David. | psalm | 50%
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| Religious | From "episkopos", which meant 'overseer': a senior church man in charge of a diocese. | bishop | 47%
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| Religious | From "presbyteros", meaning 'elder'. A person ordained to perform sacraments among other things. | priest | 45%
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| Religious | From "eleēmosynē": money or goods given to the needy. | alms | 39%
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| Containers | From "pyxis". A container, but also a plant often used as hedge. Perhaps the word originally referred to containers made from the wood of this plant. Nowadays more often made of cardboard. | box | 39%
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| Misc. | From "emphytos", originally a young plant. Later its meaning shifted to a small mischievous spirit or child. | imp | 39%
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| Plants and animals | From "proumnon", a certain stone fruit, often with dark blue skins.* | plum | 39%
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| Misc. | The Greek word meant 'lathe'. Now a verb meaning 'rotate' or 'change direction'. | turn | 39%
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| Plants and animals | From "petroselinon" meaning 'rock celery'. A fresh herb often used as a garnish.† | parsley | 37%
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| Misc. | Originally, a unit for weight, or that weight in silver, which was a very large sum of money. Because of a biblical parable, its meaning changed to 'natural skill'. | talent | 37%
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| Misc. | Literally, 'hairy': a star with hair, or a fuzzy tail.† | comet | 34%
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| Plants and animals | From "leirion", a white flower.* | lily | 34%
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| Plants and animals | A tasty spring vegetable with a long shape. Can be white or green.† | asparagus | 32%
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| Religious | This means the 'fiftieth [day]': the holiday which is on the fiftieth day, counting from Easter. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus' disciples in the form of tongues of fire, according to the book of Acts. | Pentecost | 32%
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| Religious | A vessel for the wine during Mass. | chalice | 29%
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| Religious | An office worker who does a lot of writing. | clerk | 29%
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| Religious | A letter, specifically the ones in the New Testament. | epistle | 26%
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| Plants and animals | Derived from "Paean", the physician of the Greek gods. This large flower has a sweet scent. It was a favorite of Chinese painters. | peony | 26%
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| Containers | From "byrsa", which meant 'wineskin'. | purse | 24%
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| Religious | Literally, a 'follower'. Assists during Mass by carrying liturgical objects. Or more generally, someone who assists. | acolyte | 21%
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| Plants and animals | A conifer tree with aromatic wood.* | cedar | 21%
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| Plants and animals | From Greek "pinē" meaning 'mussel' + Old English "wincel" meaning 'corner'. An edible sea snail. It seems to have been conflated with the word for a pale blue flower, which is etymologically unrelated. | periwinkle | 18%
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| Plants and animals | From "chaerephyllon": a delicate herb used in France. One of the fines herbes. | chervil | 3%
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