Foriegn Words+Etymology

Question 0

Define carillons. Where did it come from?

Answer 0

A set of 4 bells in a tower. latin quadrinio.

Question 1

The messenger who walks in front of their army?

Answer 1

herald

Question 2

Hurrah originated where? What did it mean?

Answer 2

Cossacks in Russia. Attack!

Question 3

Define: Oneiromancy

Answer 3

the interpretation of dreams to forecast the future

Question 4

Chiromancy

Answer 4

the predicting of the future from reading someone’s hands

Question 5

Origin of migraine?

Answer 5

greek / hemicrania : half of the skull

Question 6

Explosive word related to pomegranate?

Answer 6

grenade, which in french is grenate which means both grenade and pomegranate. (Latin)

Question 7

Coffee. Origin?

Answer 7

Arabic

Question 8

Chimpanzee. Origin?

Answer 8

Kikongo from the Congo

Question 9

Giraffe. Origin?

Answer 9

Arabic

Question 10

Skunk. Origin?

Answer 10

Massachusett (Native American)

Question 11

Sugar. Origin?

Answer 11

Arabic

Question 12

Taboo. Origin?

Answer 12

Tongan, Spoken in Tonga near Fiji

Question 13

Cotton. Origin?

Answer 13

Arabic

Question 14

Broccoli. Origin?

Answer 14

Italian

Question 15

Alcohol. Origin?

Answer 15

Arabic

Question 16

Alarm. Origin?

Answer 16

Italian alarme Fr. > allarme Italian > all’ arme Italian “to arms”

Question 17

Karaoke. Origin?

Answer 17

Japanese literally “empty orchestra”

Question 18

Malaria. Origin?

Answer 18

Italian mala aria “bad air”

Question 19

Escape. Origin?

Answer 19

Medieval Latin excappa “out of cape”

Question 20

Quarantine. Origin?

Answer 20

Latin quaranta “forty”

Question 21

Checkmate. Origin?

Answer 21

Persisn šād manad “king is dead”

Question 22

Goodbye. Origin?

Answer 22

English (16th century) from God be with you.

Question 23

Biscuit. Origin?

Answer 23

Latin Bis coctus “twice cooked”

Question 24

Muscle. Origin?

Answer 24

latin musculus “little mouse”

Question 25

Bandanna. Origin?

Answer 25

Hindi

Question 26

Robot. Origin?

Answer 26

Czech robota “forced labor”

Question 27

Define and Origin. à la carte (a-la-cart)

Answer 27

separate prices for each item on a menu (French)

Question 28

Define and Origin. a la mode (a-la-mōd)

Answer 28

topped with ice cream; stylish (French)

Question 29

Define and Origin. ad hoc (ad-hok)

Answer 29

“for this”; created for a particular purpose, usually to designate a committee (Latin)

Question 30

Define and Origin. ad nauseam (ad-no-sē-um)

Answer 30

“to sickness”; to a disgusting or ridiculous degree (Latin)

Question 31

Define and Origin. al fresco ( al-fres-cō)

Answer 31

“in the fresh”; fresh, open air (Italian)

Question 32

Define and Origin. alma mater

Answer 32

nurturing mother; the place where someone was educated (latin)

Question 33

Define and Origin. alpha and omega

Answer 33

the beginning and the end (Greek)

Question 34

Define and Origin. ante bellum (antē-bel-um)

Answer 34

before the war; in USA, before the Civil War (Latin)

Question 35

Define and Origin. avert garde (avont-gard)

Answer 35

innovative; new technique (French)

Question 36

Define and Origin. bon apétit (bon-apātē)

Answer 36

“good appetite”; enjoy your meal (French)

Question 37

Define and Origin. bona fide (bōna fīd)

Answer 37

in good faith; genuine (Latin)

Question 38

Define and Origin. carpe diem (carpā dē-um)

Answer 38

seize the day; enjoy the day (Latin)

Question 39

Define and Origin. carte blanche (cart-blonk)

Answer 39

“blank document”; freedom to act (French)

Question 40

Define and Origin. caveat emptor (cavē-et- emp-tor)

Answer 40

let the buyer beware (Latin)

Question 41

Define and Origin. C’est la vie (sā-la-vē)

Answer 41

“that’s life”; a submission to fate (French)

Question 42

The distress signal “Mayday” is derived from?

Answer 42

French - French m’aidez, meaning ‘Help me’.

Question 43

What is an Old English word beginning with N that means deer entrails?

Answer 43

numbles

Question 44

What is the Japanese name for edible seaweed?

Answer 44

Nori