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How much of the English language originates from Latin?

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'Lemon' is a word that is similar in various languages. Which language is it originally from?

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Where does the name for this sauce originate from?

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"Dollar" describes currency in many countries. Where is the word from?

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"Banana" is a word that sounds very similar in many languages. Where is it originally from?

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таксі: What does this Ukrainian word mean? Is it very similar in multiple languages?

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"Actual" means ________ in English.

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Where is the word "karaoke" originally from?

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What do we call this insect in English?

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What country is the name for this kind of dance from? (Bonus point: how do you pronounce it, in English?)

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Name the languages in the correct order: Friday / Divendres / Sexta-feira / Freitag / Föstudag

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Which language does the word "penguin" come from?

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