How Well Do You Know Your Greek and Latin Roots?

By: Isadora Teich

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

English can be a confusing language to get right, because it has roots in so many other languages. See if you can tell which words have Latin roots and which words have Greek roots with this HowStuffWorks quiz!

The word dominate has _____ roots.

Greek
Latin

The word narrator comes from:

Greek
Latin

Does the word homogeneous have Greek roots?

The word academic has _______ roots.

Greek
Latin

The word monogamy has Greek roots: True or false?

True
False

Which language does the word dementia have roots in?

Greek
Latin

Innovate comes from:

Greek
Latin

The word feline has ___________ roots.

Greek
Latin

The word geology has Greek roots: True or false?

True
False

The word mortality comes from:

Latin
Greek

The word abnormal has ________ roots.

Greek
Latin

The word fume has Latin roots: True or false?

True
False

The word candle has _________ roots.

Greek
Latin

Pacifist comes from:

Latin
Greek

The word biology has ________ roots.

Greek
Latin

The word grammar has Greek roots: True or false.

True
False

Does the word heterosexual have Greek roots?

The word rebellion has ____________ roots.

Greek
Latin

Does the word ignite have Latin roots?

The word immigrant comes from:

Greek
Latin

Does the word lactate have Latin roots?

Which language does the word legal come from?

Greek
Latin

Which language does the word magnet come from?

Greek
Latin

The word decade has _________ roots.

Greek
Latin

Which language does the word malice come from?

Greek
Latin

Which language does the word submarine have roots in?

Greek
Latin

Obnoxious comes from:

Greek
Latin

Which language does the word microbe have roots in?

Latin
Greek

Nautical comes from:

Greek
Latin

The word "necrotic" comes from:

Greek
Latin

The word exotic has __________ roots.

Greek
Latin

Orthodontist comes from:

Greek
Latin

The word inhale has Latin roots: True or false.

True
False

Does the word labor have Latin roots?

The word captive has _________ roots.

Greek
Latin

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