Some Etymologycal Categories

The word "surf" is a ________________.

• Conundrum because its origin cannot be discovered.

• Eponym because it come from the Arthur Surf.

• Acronym that stands for "Sea Under Raves Fish"

• Toponym since it comes from a beach called "Surf".

The word "googol" is a/an ____________.

• Conundrum because its root is unknown.

• Eponym because it come from the mathematician Edgar H. Googol.

• Acronym that stands for "go or goal"

• Toponym since it comes from the Australian volcano called "Googol".

The word "NASA" is a/an _________.

• Conundrum because its etymon is unknown.

• Eponym since it comes from the name of the physician "Rober D. Nasa".

• Acronym that stands for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration".

• Toponym because it comes form the British city called "Nasa".

The word "PIN" is a/an ______.

• Conundrum whose origin cannot be identified.

• Eponym because it comes from the explorer "Thomas D. Pinn".

• Acronym that stands for "Personal Identification Number".

• Toponym because it comes from the name of the Roman coliseum called "Pinn".

The word "Wasp" a/an ____________.

• Conundrum because its root is unknown.

• Eponym since it comes from the explorer "Alexandre Wasp".

• Acronym that stands for "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant".

• Toponym because it comes from the name of a village called "Wasphern", which is located in Sweden.

The word "fuss" is a/an _____________.

• Conundrum whose etymon cannot be found.

• Eponym that comes from the journalist "Rachel M. Fuss".

• Acronym that stands for "Facilitate User System Service".

• Toponym that comes from the name of the Russian forest called "Fuss Kalashnikov".

The word "UFO" is a/an ______________.

• Conundrum whose root is unknown.

• Eponym that comes from the chemical engineer "Caesar T. Ufo".

• Acronym that stands for "Unidentified Flying Object".

• Toponym that comes from the name of an old French neighborhood called "Ufo Accueil ".

The word "blight" is a/an ________.

• Conundrum whose origin cannot be discovered.

• Eponym since it comes from the name of the former Australian footballer "Malcolm J. Blight".

• Acronym that stands for "blinding light".

• Toponym that comes from a desert called "Gannon Blight", which is located in The Netherlands.

The word "paparazzi" is a/an ___________.

• Conundrum whose origin cannot be discovered.

• Acronym that stands for "paper azan zinna zip".

• Eponym as it comes from a news photographer named Paparazzo who worked for gossip magazines.

• Toponym that comes from the name of a neighborhood in Italy called Fio Paparazzi.

The word Volt is a/an _________.

• Conundrum whose origin cannot be discovered.

• Acronym that stands for "Voltaic transmission"

• Eponym since it comes from the name of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.

• Toponym that comes from a German city called Volt Bonn.