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CLA 030 001 WQ 2025 Homework 37: Words of Interesting Origin, pp. 260-61

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Please use https://www.etymonline.com/. Links to an external site. 3. A drink made from fermented mash of grain is called whiskey in the United States and Ireland, but whisky in Scotland. (a) Language of origin: Gaelic (b) Etymological meaning: [选择] gold spirit water of life life (c) Modern meaning: [选择] type of distilled alcoholic beverage a kitchen utensil a wish a barrel

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To tackle this question, we first note that it is a three-part dropdown task about the etymology of whiskey/whisky using etymonline as a source. Part (a) Language of origin: Gaelic. The historical name for the Gaelic term underlying whisky is linked to Gaelic roots, so identifying Gaelic as the language of origin aligns with the etym......Login to view full explanation

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