來自荷蘭語 ijsberg — “ijs” 意思是冰,“berg” 意思是山丘。它可能從阿拉伯語傳到中世紀拉丁語再到古法語,然後才傳到英語。“pianoforte”的縮寫——義大利語,意思是“輕柔-響亮”。可能源自古諾斯語單詞 leggr。借自俄語 belukha — 很合適,因為這種鯨魚生活在北極水域。英語從法語借用它,法語從希臘語 akrobatos(“踮起腳尖走路”)借用。來自拉丁語 similis,意思是“相似”。可能來自法語 ballon(“大球”),儘管義大利語的影響是可能的。借自阿爾岡昆語系語言——非常合適,因為駝鹿是北美洲的原生物種。在德語中,這個詞是 Hamster ——直接借用到英語中。來自捷克語單詞 robota,意思是“強迫勞動”或“苦工”,在 1920 年卡雷爾·恰佩克的戲劇中引入。來自阿拉伯語 al-kuḥl,最初的意思是“粉末”或“精華”,後來延伸到蒸餾烈酒。字面意思是德語中的“兒童花園”——在那裡發展起來的早期教育概念。來自斯瓦希里語 safari,意思是“旅程”,最終來自阿拉伯語 safar (旅行)。來自納瓦特爾語 tomatl,通過西班牙探險家引入英語。來自納瓦特爾語 xocolatl,意思是“苦水”,通過西班牙語進入英語。來自西班牙語 huracán,借自土著泰諾語。來自福建話 kê-tsiap,一種發酵魚醬,由英國商人改編。源自梵語 yoga,意為“聯合”或“紀律”。源自印地語/烏爾都語 pae-jama(腿部服裝),在殖民印度時期被引入英語。源自西班牙語 cigarro,來自瑪雅語 sikar(吸煙捲起的煙葉)。源自法語 ballet,來自義大利語 balletto,是 ballo(舞蹈)的指小詞。源自古諾斯語 skyrta,意思是“襯衫”——與英語中的“shirt”一詞密切相關。源自波斯語 bāzār,意思是“市場”,通過阿拉伯語、土耳其語傳播,然後進入英語。源自古法語 kindler,意思是點燃。源自波斯語 shāh māt(“國王無助”),傳入阿拉伯語為 shāh māt,然後傳入中古拉丁語和古法語,最後進入英語的西洋棋術語。從希臘語 kithara,通過阿拉伯語 qītār 和西班牙語 guitarra 進入英語。源自日語 tsu(海港)和 nami(波浪)。源自梵語 avatāra,意為“下降”,指代神祇的化身。源自沃洛夫語 banana,由葡萄牙貿易商帶入歐洲語言。源自梵語 śarkarā,經由阿拉伯語 sukkar 和古法語 sucre。源自阿拉伯語 ṣifr(“空”),在中世紀拉丁語中變為 zephirum,最終在英語中變為“zero”。源自阿拉伯語 qahwa,透過土耳其語 kahve 和義大利語 caffè 進入英語。源自阿拉伯語 ṣuffa,意思是供坐的凸起長凳或平台。源自日語 ori(“摺疊”)和 kami(“紙”),指傳統的紙張摺疊藝術。源自希臘語 typhon(風暴)和漢語 tai fung(大風),透過貿易和航海融合而成。源自梵語 nāraṅga,經由波斯語、阿拉伯語和古法語進入英語。源自阿拉伯語 makhzan(“倉庫”),變為法語 magasin,然後是英語。源自泰諾語 tabako,透過殖民貿易帶入西班牙語,然後是英語。源自希臘語 horizōn kyklos(「界限圈」),傳入拉丁語,然後是英語。You scored 0 out of 40You scored 1 out of 40You scored 2 out of 40You scored 3 out of 40You scored 4 out of 40You scored 5 out of 40You scored 6 out of 40You scored 7 out of 40You scored 8 out of 40You scored 9 out of 40You scored 10 out of 40You scored 11 out of 40You scored 12 out of 40You scored 13 out of 40You scored 14 out of 40You scored 15 out of 40You scored 16 out of 40You scored 17 out of 40You scored 18 out of 40You scored 19 out of 40You scored 20 out of 40You scored 21 out of 40You scored 22 out of 40You scored 23 out of 40You scored 24 out of 40You scored 25 out of 40You scored 26 out of 40You scored 27 out of 40You scored 28 out of 40You scored 29 out of 40You scored 30 out of 40You scored 31 out of 40You scored 32 out of 40You scored 33 out of 40You scored 34 out of 40You scored 35 out of 40You scored 36 out of 40You scored 37 out of 40You scored 38 out of 40You scored 39 out of 40You scored 40 out of 40
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英語可能看起來像是由純粹的英語單詞組成……但它實際上是由數十種語言借用詞彙拼湊而成。從荷蘭的冰山到希臘的雜技演員,這個測驗將測試你是否能追溯一些非常熟悉的單詞到它們令人驚訝的根源。