The
following words are common and taken for granted
- their origins give a flavour of how far afield
English has been to collect or 'borrow' new words.
(See Topic Changing Times:Timeline)
The
challenge is to get as many borrowed words
as possible to fit with their language of
origin at the first attempt. Click on the
'clue' button to see the meaning of the
word if you need to, then choose the country
of origin from the list.
