Printable The amazing origins of common words flash cards

juggernaut

From a huge wagon bearing an image of the god Krishna, especially that at the town of Puri, drawn annually in procession in which apocryphally devotees allowed themselves to be crushed under its wheels in sacrifice.

shampoo

From the Hindi word for press, knead the muscles.

ketchup

From the Malay-Chinese term for brine of fish.

hazard

From the Arabic term for the dice.

wiki	From the Hawaiian word for quick.

phony

From a code word meaning brass ring used by swindlers.

sandwich

From the name of a member of the British aristocracy who was overly fond of gambling.

pecksniffian

From the name of a character in a novel by Charles Dickens.

denim

From the name of the town in southern France where this originated.

assassin

From the title of a fanatical group in the Middle Ages that would consume hashish before engaging in violence.

juggernaut

From a huge wagon bearing an image of the god Krishna, especially that at the town of Puri, drawn annually in procession in which apocryphally devotees allowed themselves to be crushed under its wheels in sacrifice.

shampoo

From the Hindi word for press, knead the muscles.

ketchup

From the Malay-Chinese term for brine of fish.

hazard

From the Arabic term for the dice.

wiki	From the Hawaiian word for quick.

phony

From a code word meaning brass ring used by swindlers.

sandwich

From the name of a member of the British aristocracy who was overly fond of gambling.

pecksniffian

From the name of a character in a novel by Charles Dickens.

denim

From the name of the town in southern France where this originated.

assassin

From the title of a fanatical group in the Middle Ages that would consume hashish before engaging in violence.