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Everyday words have family trees with some very odd branches. Can you trace a few back? @bethp scored 575 in Word Origins on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Language › TypographyVery hardJock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert designed lettering for what?Wrong10.1s0
  2. 2Language › Word OriginsMedium"Sideburns" comes from the name of which American Civil War general?Right3.0s+99
  3. 3Language › Word OriginsMediumThe guillotine is named after a Frenchman of which profession?Right1.9s+100
  4. 4Language › Word OriginsMedium"Vodka" literally means what in Russian?Wrong5.4s0
  5. 5Language › Word OriginsEasyWhat does the phrase "bona fide" mean?Right3.7s+97
  6. 6Language › Word OriginsHardThe wine name "sherry" comes from which Spanish town's name?Wrong4.8s0
  7. 7Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "currant" comes from the name of which Greek city?Wrong6.3s0
  8. 8Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "tangerine" comes from the name of which port city?Right5.2s+95
  9. 9Language › LinguisticsExpertShown a spiky shape and a rounded one, which do most people call 'kiki'?Right5.6s+95
  10. 10Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasy'Crocodile tears' come from an old belief that crocodiles do what?Right9.1s+89
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