Language Origins Quiz
Instructions: Match words to the languages they originated from
- 1.
The English word 'kindergarten' originated from which language?
ASwedishBDutchCGermanDDanish - 2.
The word 'tsunami' comes from which language?
AChineseBHawaiianCJapaneseDKorean - 3.
The word 'ballet' originated from which language?
AItalianBSpanishCRussianDFrench - 4.
The word 'algebra' comes from which language?
AArabicBPersianCGreekDLatin - 5.
The word 'piano' originated from which language?
AItalianBSpanishCFrenchDPortuguese - 6.
The word 'chocolate' is believed to have originated from which language?
APortugueseBNahuatl (Aztec)CSpanishDQuechua - 7.
The word 'democracy' comes from which ancient language?
ASanskritBGreekCHebrewDLatin - 8.
The word 'safari' originated from which language?
ASwahiliBYorubaCZuluDAmharic - 9.
The word 'shampoo' comes from which language?
APersianBHindiCTurkishDArabic - 10.
The word 'ketchup' is believed to have originated from which language?
AMalayBChinese (Hokkien)CThaiDJapanese - 11.
The word 'yoga' originated from which language?
APaliBTamilCSanskritDHindi - 12.
The word 'karate' comes from which language?
AKoreanBThaiCJapaneseDChinese - 13.
The word 'anonymous' originated from which language?
ALatinBGreekCFrenchDOld English - 14.
The word 'boomerang' comes from which language?
AHawaiianBAboriginal Australian (Dharuk)CSamoanDMaori - 15.
The word 'lemon' is believed to have originated from which language?
ATurkishBGreekCPersianDArabic