English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a world language, For example:

petite – French

kindergarten – German

capital – Latin

democracy – Greek

bazaar – Hindi

Find out the origins of the following words.

tycoon, barbecue, zero,

tulip, veranda, ski,

logo, robot, trek,

bandicoot

Tycoon- It originated from the Japanese word “taikun”, means great lord.

Barbecue – It originated from Carrebian word “barbacoa”, refers to a wooden structure used to cook. Meat- It has Germanic origins.

Zero- The word zero has French origins but originally its originated from Arabic ‘cipher’.

Tulip – It originated from French but has its origins in Persian dulband means flower shaped turban.

Veranda – It originated from Hindi ‘baranda’ means railing.

Ski- Norwegian ‘snowshoe’

Logo – It has its origins in Greek logos means ‘imprint’

Robot – It originated from Czech word ‘forced labour’

Trek- South African word means to travel in Dutch

Bandicoot- Telegu word pandikokku, means pig-rat