English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a world language, For example:
petite – French
kindergarten – German
capital – Latin
democracy – Greek
bazaar – Hindi
Find out the origins of the following words.
tycoon barbecue zero
tulip veranda ski
logo robot trek
bandicoot
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Tycoon – It originated from the Japanese word “taikun”, which means great lord.
Barbecue – It originated from the Caribbean word “barbacoa”, which refers to a wooden structure used to cook.
Meat – It has Germanic origins.
Zero – The word zero has French origins but it originated from Arabic ‘cipher’.
Tulip – It originated from French but has its origins in Persian dulband means flower shaped turban.
Veranda – It originated from Hindi ‘baranda’ which means railing.
Ski – Norwegian ‘snowshoe’
Logo – It has its origins in Greek logos means ‘imprint’
Robot – It originated from Czech word ‘forced labour’
Trek – South African word means to travel in Dutch
Bandicoot – Telugu word pandikokku, means pig-rat