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Everyday words have family trees with some very odd branches. Can you trace a few back? @almacca scored 299 in Word Origins on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Language › Languages of the WorldVery hardThe name 'Swahili' comes from an Arabic word meaning what?Wrong3.1s0
  2. 2Language › Word OriginsEasyWhat does the Latin phrase "status quo" mean?Right1.8s+100
  3. 3Language › Word OriginsMediumThe word "candidate" comes from the Latin word for which colour?Wrong2.1s0
  4. 4Language › Idioms & PhrasesExpertBeing 'on tenterhooks' refers to hooks once used to do what?Wrong1.4s0
  5. 5Language › GrammarEasyWhich of these words breaks the rule 'i before e, except after c'?Right2.4s+99
  6. 6Language › Word OriginsMediumThe word "tycoon" comes from which language?Wrong2.1s0
  7. 7Language › Word OriginsMediumThe word "ski" entered English from which language?Wrong1.2s0
  8. 8Language › Word OriginsHard"Goulash" comes from a Hungarian word for what?Wrong1.4s0
  9. 9Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "berserk" comes from which language?Right1.9s+100
  10. 10Language › Word OriginsHard"Sarcasm" comes from a Greek word meaning what?Wrong3.1s0
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