English Lexicology Quiz: Etymological and cultural background of the English vocabulary

🔰 Topic: Etymology (cont.);
🌐 Level: Advanced;
❗️Instructions: Identify the source-language of the following boldface words as...
A. Hindi;
B. Old Norse (Scandinavian);
C. Greek
D. Latin.

📝 For notes: Source of the word, the language from which the word was taken into English. E.g., tea in the 17th c. from Dutch thee: Dutch is the source-language.

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🔰 THE ANSWERS:

20. [thugs] — A. Hindi;
21. [taken] — B. Old Norse (Scandinavian); ✔️
22. [hype] — C. Greek; ✔️
23. [agency] — D. Latin; ✔️
24. [fact] — D. Latin. ✔️

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