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English words derived from Greek
Quiz about English words which come from Greek words
- Richard Owen coined which word in 1841 from the Greek words for "terrible" and "lizard"?
- Which word derives from two Greek words meaning 'drawing with light'?
- Which English word derives from a Latinized form of the Ancient Greek meaning "circle of little animals"?
- Which element was named after the Greek word for green?
- The name of which flowering plants derives from the Greek word literally meaning "testicle"?
- In Greek mythology which woman's name means "all gifts"?
- Which celestial body has a name which literally means "long-haired star"?
- Which typographical symbol derives from the Greek for "little star"?
- Which common expression is derived from Greek mythology and describes an ability to succeed at anything one undertakes or touches?
- Which musical instrument's name comes from the Greek words for "wood" and "sound"?
- Which English word is made up of the two Greek words for "time" and "observer" but actually meaning "observing the hour"?
- The brand name of which well known drink comes from the word meaning digestion because its creator actually believed the drink helped with digestion?
Answers
- Dinosaur
- Photography
- Zodiac
- Chlorine
- Orchids
- Pandora
- Comet
- Asterisk
- Having the Midas touch
- Xylophone
- Horoscope
- Pepsi