Thread: Fun with words

Here's an etymology quiz (english) I came upon by chance. Good fun, and a good way of learning something in the process :

http://www.etymologic.com/index.cgi


..... for the language history fans....

Originally Posted by BabaYaga

..... for the language history fans....

Indeed.

I don't know how you did, but I don't see how missing three out of three (before I gave up in exasperation) teaches me anything about language!!

Originally Posted by chaika

I don't know how you did, but I don't see how missing three out of three (before I gave up in exasperation) teaches me anything about language!!

It stirs your curiosity. Then you find this:
http://www.etymonline.com/

Originally Posted by chaika

I don't know how you did, but I don't see how missing three out of three (before I gave up in exasperation) teaches me anything about language!!

LOL - funnily enough, I did pretty well (probably because I have six years of Latin on my back ), but I also had the aaaargh-thoughts when I first played it, and got the answers wrong.... until I realized you get the right answer at the top of the next page when you give the wrong answer.

And that's where the learning comes in.....

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Originally Posted by BabaYaga

..... for the language history fans....

Indeed.

See, Mum does think of you.

Thankee.

Gonna see if I could run through the Russian version.