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CLA 030 001 WQ 2025 Homework 46: Words of Interesting Origin, p. 339

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Please use https://www.etymonline.com/. 1. Hybrid, as in "The hybrid corn was a brilliant invention and has increased our crop by 25 percent." (a) Language of origin: [选择] Hebrew Arabic Old English Latin (b) Etymological meaning: offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar (c) Modern meaning: [选择] inbreeding vehicle cross section something derived from heterogeneous sources

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We are working with a question that asks about the etymology and meaning of the word Hybrid, using etymonline as the reference. First, restating the three parts at issue helps frame the reasoning for each dropdown: (a) Language of origin: selecting among Hebrew, Arabic, Old English, Latin. (b) Etymological meaning: selecting among possible descriptions like 'offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar' and other incorrect phrases. (c) Modern meaning: selecting among definitions such as 'inbreeding', 'vehicle', 'cross section', or 'something derived from heterogeneous sources'. Part (a): Language of origin - Latin (the correct choice): Etymology sources indicate hybrid ......Login to view full explanation

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