The Latin origins of the word 'biga'

'Biga' is a word borrowed from Latin 'biga'.

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note: A two-horse chariot of ancient Mediterranean countries. Latin from bi (two) + -ga (from jugum yoke).
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The word 'Lego' is originally from Danish 'lege'

'Lego' is a word borrowed from Danish 'lege'.

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note: 1950s: from Danish leg godt ‘play well’
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How the French language influenced English with the word 'chut'

'Chut' is a word borrowed from French 'chut'.

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note: A sound formed by suction rather than pressure - cht or sht with prolonged sh. Used to express impatience. French - of imitative origin.
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When you say 'clat' are you speaking Danish?

'Clat' is a word borrowed from Danish 'klat'.

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note: A clot or clod (as in a blob of dirt or dung).
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The word 'oblate' is originally from Latin 'oblātus'

'Oblate' is a word borrowed from Latin 'oblātus'. The word entered the English language some time around 1705.

oblate [adjective] [1705]

Flattened or depressed at the poles

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Etymology: Probably from New Latin 'oblatus' from 'ob-' + '-latus' (as in 'prolatus' prolate)

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When you hear 'anestrus' are you hearing English or Latin?

'Anestrus' is a word borrowed from Latin 'anestrus'. The word entered the English language some time around 1927.

anestrus [noun] [1927]

The period of sexual quiescence between two periods of sexual activity in cyclically breeding mammals

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Etymology: New Latin

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The Latin roots of the word 'alation'

'Alation' is a word borrowed from Latin 'alatus'.

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note: The state of having wings. From Latin alatus from ala.
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The word 'caba' is originally from French 'cabas'

'Caba' is a word borrowed from French 'cabas'.

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note: A flat basket or frail for figs etc. A ladys flat workbasket reticule or handbag. From Old Occitan cabas a word of Iberian origin (compare Catalan cabàs Old Galician-Portuguese cabaz Spanish capazo).
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Is 'ayu' English, or is it actually Japanese?

'Ayu' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'ayu'.

ayu

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note: A sweetfish - an amphidromous fish of East Asia - the only member of its genus and family - Plecoglossus altivelis. Named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. From Japanese (ayu: sweetfish).
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The word 'golf' is originally from Dutch 'kolf'

'Golf' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'kolf'. The word entered the English language some time around the 15th century.

golf [noun] [15th century]

A game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9...

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note: Although modern golf is a Scottish invention the word was first documented in Dutch: 1261 Middle Dutch manuscript of the Flemish poet Jacob van Maerlant's Boeck Merlijn. The first Scottish mention was in a 1457 Act of the Scottish Parliament.
Etymology: Middle English (Scots)

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Do you speak a little Greek when you say 'agape'?

'Agape' is a word borrowed from Greek 'agape'. The word entered the English language some time around 1607.

agape [noun] [1607]

• love feast
• love

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Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek 'agapē' literally, love

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The Latin origins of the word 'acta'

'Acta' is a word borrowed from Latin 'acta'.

acta [foreign term] [(unknown)]

The outcome justifies the deed

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note: Recorded proceedings - official records as of acts deeds proceedings transactions or the like.
Etymology: Latin

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Is 'bandy' English, or is it actually French?

'Bandy' is a word borrowed from French 'bander'. The word entered the English language some time around 1577.

bandy [verb] [1577]

• to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro
• to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner
• exchange
• to exchange (words) argumentatively

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note: From the Middle French bander (to strike back and forth) and originally referred to a seventeenth-century Irish game similar to field hockey.
Etymology: origin unknown

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