Question

Match the modern English word to the historical preceding form.

1 .
al-jabr (Arabic)

parasite
2 .
nei (Old Norse)

courteous
3 .
kharizesthai (Greek)

boss
4 .
corteis (Old French)

algebra
5 .
pompion (French)

evil
6 .
paritus (Latin)

pumpkin
7 .
yfele (Old English)

woodchuck
8 .
baas (Dutch)

charisma
9 .
wejack (Algonquian)

no vocab?

Answer 1

Al-jabir - algebra
Nei - No
Kharizesthai - Charisma
Corteis - Courteous
Pompion - Pumpkin
Paritus - Parasite
Yfele - Evil
Baas - Boss
Wejack - woodchuck

Answer 2

1. al-jabr (Arabic) - algebra: formal mathematics; the analysis of equations.

2. nei (Old Norse) - no vocab: negation; not

3. kharizesthai (Greek) - charisma: the ability to atract attention.

4. corteis (Old French) - courteous: polite and showing respect.

5. pompion (French) - pumpkin: a large, round vegetable.

6. paritus (Latin) - parasite: animal or plant tha live in or on another.

7. yfele (Old English) - evil: something that is very bad and harmful.

8. baas (Dutch) - boss: a person in charge of an organization.

9. wejack (Algonquian) - woodchuck: a groundhog.