Latin Etymology Quiz

To lacrimate is to

• praise

• sleep

• walk

• cry

From what Latin verb do we derive both "menial" and "permanent"?

• moneo

• maneo

• moveo

• mando

Which of the following adjectives would NOT describe an animal?

• bovine

• feline

• libertine

• canine

The movie "The Aviator" takes its name from the Latin noun meaning

• bird

• flight

• plane

• sky

Which region of Italy takes its name from a Latin noun meaning "field"?

• Campania

• Etruria

• Latium

• Samnium

The word senator originally took its name from a Latin word meaning

• leader

• politician

• old

• citizen

The nation of Argentina derives its name from the Latin noun meaning

• gold

• silver

• hill

• sun

Which of the following is NOT derived from the same word as the others?

• gravity

• aggravate

• grief

• agree

The elements "hydrogen," "oxygen," and "nitrogen" are all derived from a Greek noun meaning _______.

• gas

• kind

• knife

• element

What does it mean to say that some one is insatiable?

• they can't have enough

• they have had too much

• they are finished

• they are never hungry