A) Greek b) Norman c) Danish d) Roman

9. The history of English begins with the conquest of what is now England by the Angles, Saxon and the ________.

A) Scandinavians B) Danes C) Jutes D) Norsemen

10 Most Latin borrowings came into English through ________.

A) German b) Dutch c) French d) Celtic

5. Quiz

Where Ya From, Buckaroo? A Word-Origin Quiz

Even the most ordinary words often have extraordinary histories. Take this quiz and find out how much you know about the words we use every day.

1 What is the original literal meaning of halibut?

a) "Holy fish" b) "Protruding eyeballs" c) "Facing the sun"

2 The word assassin comes from:

a) Asininus, a Roman senator murdered in AD 43

b) An Arabic word for hashish users

c) Europe's historically tumultuous Alsace region

3 The word buckaroo comes from:

a) The Spanish word for cowboy

b) Billy Buck, an early rodeo star

c) A slang term for a payment to a farm laborer

4 The word cliché comes from:

a) A character satirized in Punch magazine

b) An Urdu word meaning parable

c) The sound made by a printing plate

5 What is the original meaning of guerilla?

a) "Freedom fighter" b) "Little war" c) "Gorilla"

6 Which object is most closely related to fascism's etymological origins?

a) A U.S. dime b) A fedora c) A hedgehog

7 Which creature's name means "river horse"?

a) The sturgeon b) The donkey c) The hippopotamus

8 What does orangutan mean?

a) "Orange ape" b) "Man of the jungle" c) "Grape ape"

9 The word parasite was originally closest in meaning to:

a) "Dinner guest" b) "Teenager" c) "Vampire"

10 The word sarcasm comes from:

a) A Greek word meaning "to tear flesh"

b) A Sanskrit word meaning "opposite"

c) A Latin word meaning "to open a gap"

11 The word paparazzi derives from:

a) A type of camera

b) The name of an Italian tabloid

c) A character in a film

12 What does tycoon mean?

a) "Great ruler" b) "Well driller" c) "Railroad tie"

Recommended Literaturе:

I.V. Arnold. The English Word. М., 1986, pp. 304–314.

R.S.Ginzburg. A course in Modern English Lexicology. М., 1979, pp. 209–231.

G.B.Antrushina English lexicology. М., 1999, pp. 34–58.