Language
Of Origin
The English
language has
a multitude of words that come from other languages.
Ten languages have influenced English vocabulary :
Latin, Arabic, French, Slavic, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Greek,
Spanish.
Question :Can
you find the language of origin of each of the following
English words?
Hint
:
Each language has contributed 5
words
| alligator |
apathy |
angst |
amenable |
azure |
ambivalent |
| artichoke |
access |
amicable |
adobe
|
arsenal |
admiral
|
| aquatic |
animosity |
boudoir |
balcony |
bongo |
burrito |
| ballot |
chagrin |
chronic |
finale |
fatigue |
futon |
| gondola |
gulag |
hamster |
harpoon |
irony |
ninja |
| manicure |
mammoth |
pistachio |
pretzel |
noodle |
panic
|
|
origami |
robot
|
tundra |
ticket |
tofu |
tornado |
| tycoon |
vanilla |
vampire |
waffle |
walrus |
waltz |
| yacht |
zephyr |
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