ETYMOLOGIC!

In this etymology game you'll be presented with 10 randomly selected etymology (word origin) or word definition puzzles to solve; in each case the word or phrase is highlighted in bold, and a number of possible answers will be presented. You need to choose the correct answer to score a point for that question. Beware! The false answers will often also seem quite plausible, and some of the true answers are hard to believe, but we have documentation!

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the word etymology comes from the Greek word 'etymos', which means real, or true, and the -ology ending indicates that it's the study of, or science of. Put them together and you get the study or science of the real or true. Impressive, eh?

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Ready? Here's your first question...
Where does the word rankle originate?
16th century Italian: to foment dissent among the ranks
From the Dutch raangen meaning 'to make foul, spoil'
From the Latin dracunculus 'little dragon, little snake or ulcer'
Lazy variant of wrinkle popularized in 1900s English literature




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