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______ helps us understand and translate words better. It looks at the origin of words and, in doing so, helps us to understand the deeper meanings of the words we use.
Etymology
Etymology is derived from the Greek word_______
Etumos
the Greek word etumos,which means _______.
True.
_____________was the study of words’ true meanings
Etumologia
_______ remove sexually offensive words or passages from a written work before publishing it.
bowdlerize
chauvinism is derived from ____
Nicholas Chauvin, a soldier in Napoleon’s Army who
caesarean or caesarean section is derived from _____
Julius Caesar
jeremiad is derived from _______
Jeremiah (7th -6 th century BCE), an Old Testament prophet who
__________ the unintended misuse of a word by confusing it with another which sounds similar
malapropism
volt is derived form _____
Count Alessandro Volta
_________a unit of electric current
ampere
____ a unit of electrical quantity
coulomb
watt is derived from _______
James Watt
_____ a unit of force
newton
newton is derived form _____
Sir Isaac Newton
_______ this word is derived from Albert Einstein (1879-155), physicist
einsteinium
______ this word is derived from Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), British chemist and physicist
rutherfordium
______ this word is derived from Nicolaus Copernicus (1473- 1543), Polish astronomer
copernicium
______ a close-fitting woolen hood or hat which covers the ears and neck and was originally worn by soldiers in the Crimean War
balaclava
______ a sparkling white wine which takes its name from the region of France in which it is produced
champagne
_____ the name of several types of smooth, hard, pale yellow cheese
cheddar
______ a knitted pullover or garment covering the upper part of the body
jersey
_____ a race on foot over a distance of 26 miles and 385 yards
marathon
_____ word is derived from Scandia, the Latin name for Scandinavia, where the element was found.
scandium
_____ is a word derived from Poland, the native country of Marie Curie (1867-1934), who first isolated the element
polonium