Advanced Word Origin Quiz: Test Your Lexical Roots
A rigorous ten‑question assessment probing obscure etymologies and ancient language links.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
Which language contributed the suffix meaning ‘pertaining to’ in the word ‘aquatic’?
- 2
The English term ‘camaraderie’ traces back to a word meaning what in French?
- 3
The word ‘bicycle’ combines Greek roots for which two concepts?
- 4
‘Denigrate’ originates from a Latin verb meaning what?
- 5
Which ancient language is the source of the prefix ‘hyper‑’ as used in ‘hyperbole’?
- 6
The term ‘safari’ entered English via Swahili from which language family?
- 7
In the word ‘salary’, the original meaning referred to payment in what?
- 8
The adjective ‘nihilistic’ is derived from a Latin root meaning what?
- 9
‘Algorithm’ comes from the name of which Persian mathematician?
- 10
The suffix ‘‑phobia’ stems from a Greek word meaning what?
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