Vocabulary Enrichment through Etymology Quiz

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Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word 'logos' meaning 'word' or 'reason'?

Biology

Geography

Psychology

Sociology

Which language does the word 'ketchup' originate from?

Mandarin

Spanish

Malay

Arabic

Which of the following words is derived from the Latin word 'luminare'?

Illuminate

Luminous

Lunatic

Lunar

Which language contributed the term 'coffee' to English?

French

Italian

Turkish

Arabic

Which language contributed the term 'safari' to English?

Swahili

Arabic

Spanish

Portuguese

What is the origin of the word 'piano' in relation to the musical instrument?

Italian, from 'pianoforte' meaning soft-loud

French, from 'piano' meaning gentle

German, from 'pianoforte' meaning soft-strong

Latin, from 'pianissimo' meaning very soft

The word 'quarantine' has its roots in which language?

French

Italian

Spanish

Arabic

What is the etymological origin of the word 'decimate'?

Greek: deka, meaning 'ten'

Latin: decimus, meaning 'tenth'

Latin: decem, meaning 'destroy'

Greek: demos, meaning 'people'

What is the origin of the word 'etymology'?

Greek: etymos, meaning 'true'

Latin: etymologia, meaning 'study of roots'

French: étymologie, meaning 'word origin'

Arabic: itimad, meaning 'foundation'

#10

Which language does the word 'robot' come from?

English

Russian

Czech

Japanese

#11

What is the etymology of the word 'decimate'?

From Latin 'decem', meaning ten

From Latin 'decimus', meaning one-tenth

From Greek 'dekatos', meaning divided by ten

From Latin 'deca', meaning to destroy

#12

The word 'quarantine' originated during which epidemic?

Bubonic Plague

Spanish Flu

Black Death

Cholera Outbreak

#13

What is the origin of the word 'disaster'?

Latin: disastare, meaning 'bad star'

Greek: dysastēs, meaning 'unfortunate'

French: désastre, meaning 'failure'

English: dis, meaning 'apart' and aster, meaning 'star'

#14

What is the etymology of the word 'vaccine'?

Latin: vacca, meaning 'cow'

French: vacciner, meaning 'to inoculate'

Greek: vakē, meaning 'disease'

Arabic: vākil, meaning 'protector'

#15

What is the etymological origin of the word 'pandemonium'?

Latin: pandemus, meaning 'all people'

Greek: pan, meaning 'all' and daimon, meaning 'demon'

Arabic: pand, meaning 'chaos'

English: pan, meaning 'every' and demon, meaning 'spirit'

Vocabulary Enrichment through Etymology Quiz

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word 'logos' meaning 'word' or 'reason'?

Which language does the word 'ketchup' originate from?

Which of the following words is derived from the Latin word 'luminare'?

Which language contributed the term 'coffee' to English?

Which language contributed the term 'safari' to English?

What is the origin of the word 'piano' in relation to the musical instrument?

The word 'quarantine' has its roots in which language?

What is the etymological origin of the word 'decimate'?

What is the origin of the word 'etymology'?

Which language does the word 'robot' come from?

What is the etymology of the word 'decimate'?

The word 'quarantine' originated during which epidemic?

What is the origin of the word 'disaster'?

What is the etymology of the word 'vaccine'?

What is the etymological origin of the word 'pandemonium'?

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