Proto-Indo-European doublets in Modern English adjectives - Statistics

General Stats

Answer Stats

Latin-derived doublet	Linking clue	Germanic-derived word	% Correct
paternal	like a dad	fatherly	69%
juvenile	a child, for example	young	54%
adult	grown-up	old	52%
similar	they're almost alike	same	40%
edible	can be consumed	eatable	37%
crude	unprocessed	raw	21%
ulcerous	infected	ill	19%
robust	like mahogany	red	19%
gentle	in his own special way	kind	13%
municipal	common, vulgar, harsh	mean	13%
advisable	the best thing to do	wise	13%
cordial	e.g. a helping	hearty	12%
lipid	dearly clings on	alive	8%
satiated	fed up	sad	8%
acerbic	cutting	sharp	8%
pedestrian	ankles and toes	footly	6%
mordant	with a cutting wit	smart	6%
durable	sticks around	true	4%
funereal	regards passing away	deadly	2%
brief	time flies when you're having fun	merry	2%
proper	not belonging to another	free	0%