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1. 1Language › Word OriginsMedium"Boycott" comes from the surname of a 19th-century what?Wrong4.3s0
2. 2Language › Word OriginsExpertThe abbreviation "lb" for pound comes from which Latin word?Right0.6s+100
3. 3Language › Word OriginsHardFolk etymology describes what happening to a word?Right5.8s+94
4. 4Language › Word OriginsMediumThe Latin phrase "caveat emptor" means what?Right1.4s+100
5. 5Language › Word OriginsMediumIn Italy, "confetti" originally referred to what?Right1.1s+100
6. 6Language › Word OriginsHardThe English word "brainwashing" is a loan translation from which language?Wrong1.3s0
7. 7Language › Word OriginsHard"Checkmate" goes back to a Persian phrase referring to what?Right2.6s+99
8. 8Language › Word OriginsVery hardThe word "pundit" comes from an Indian word for what?Wrong2.2s0
9. 9Language › Word OriginsEasyWhat does "ETA" stand for in travel?Right0.1s+100
10. 10Language › Word OriginsEasyWhat does "VIP" stand for?Right0.5s+100