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CLA 030 001 WQ 2025 Homework 10: Words of Interesting Origin, pp. 93-94

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Please use https://www.merriam-webster.com/.  It's a different resource!   5. "They are assassins all right," shouted Kenneth. "Run for your life!" (a) Language of origin: [选择] Sanskrit Greek Arabic Latin (b) Etymological meaning: [选择] horseman hashish user kingpin pawn (c) Modern meaning: paid killer

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The question asks about the word assassins in three parts: language of origin, etymological meaning, and modern meaning. We will evaluate plausible options for each part and explain why the given selections are correct. (a) Language of origin options: Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic, Latin - Sanskrit: This is unlikely because the term assassin is not derived from Sanskrit roots and historical language contact for this term predates any Sanskrit influence in this ......Login to view full explanation

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