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And the original word means...
Do you know the meaning of the words these English words are derived from?
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Last updated: February 16, 2023
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| First submitted | January 13, 2023 |
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1. Malaria, from the Italian for...
red apple
bad air
poorly blood
two-for-one on chocolate digestives
2. Palatial, from the Latin word referring to...
The Palatine Hill was the site of Roman emperors' palaces, and before that was a wealthy, exclusive area of the city
one of the seven hills of Rome
the palace of the last Roman king Tarquinius Superbus
the headwear worn by high priests
mosaic flooring
3. Grotesque, from the French for...
cave
large
redcurrant
vampire
4. Assist, from the French assister, meaning...
be helpful
be industrious
be noisy
be present
5. Nightmare, from the German Nacht + Marōn, meaning...
night goblin
night vision
night lake
not my car
6. Climax, from the Ancient Greek klimax, meaning...
width
ladder
full
emotion
7. Bizarre, probably from the Italian bizzarro, originally meaning...
shocked
flummoxed
angry
asleep
8. Clue, from the English clew, meaning...
logical reasoning
ball of string
candle
thought
9. Groggy, ultimately from the English word grogram, meaning...
This is an absolutely tortuous etymology. Look it up!
mixing bowl
stable-hand
puffin
a type of fabric
10. And finally... where does the word "dog" come from?
It certainly is. "Dog" came into use some time before the Norman Conquest, but no-one knows where from or why.
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Level 67
Apr 29, 2023
Great quiz! Surprised I got only one wrong. By the way, do you speak Portuguese? I saw your comment on a Portuguese quiz lol
JonOfKent
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Level 58
Apr 30, 2023
Very impressive! Yes, I speak a little bit of Portuguese, not enough to carry on an intelligent conversation in though. I might manage a brainless conversation with a bit of gesturing and a lot of stopping to say "um... er..."
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Level 67
May 4, 2023
Thanks! That's cool, I also know a bit of Portuguese. There's actually a Portuguese Discord server for JetPunk, if you have Discord I can invite you to it. There is also a channel to speak English there.
JonOfKent
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Level 58
May 5, 2023
Hmm... I don't even really know what that means! So I suspect I don't. Thank you for the suggestion though :-)
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