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Anonymous

The word ‘anonymous’ comes from the GREEK word ‘anōnumos’.

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seesaw

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gift

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fairy

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thief

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Safari

The word safari is borrowed from SWAHILI which is a language spoken in parts of Africa.

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monster

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Sauna

The word sauna is borrowed from FINNISH.

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Cookie

The English language derived the word ‘cookie’ from the DUTCH term ‘Koekie’, similar to cake

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Origami

From JAPANESE, Origami is the art of folding small pieces of paper in order to form them into interesting shapes.

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Café

“Cafe” comes from the FRENCH word for “coffee,” but it’s also very similar to other words related to coffee in many other languages.

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Zero

ARABIC... Many math words come from Arabic.

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Bandana

The word bandana is borrowed from HINDI.

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Ketchup

Originating from its CHINESE equal ‘Ke-stiap’, the word referred to as a concoction of pickled fish and spices in 1692.

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Helicopter

The word helicopter is borrowed from GREEK. The 'pter' part of this word means wing

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Karaoke

The word karaoke is borrowed from JAPANESE. the word means empty orchestra.

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Lemon

The ARABIC word from which ‘lemon’ originates is called ‘Laimun’, a yellow citrus fruit.

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