Panopio, Marlyn D

BSED 1 ENGLISH.

FINAL
ACTIVITY 3

INTRO TO LINGUISTICS
Direction: Go over your module about
Language and the Human Mind. Focus on
the subtopic about loanwords. Then, search
for other examples of English loanwords.
Give the meaning and identify the origin.
Use a table graphic organizer for your
answers.
Loanword Meaning Origin
Le Mot Juste exactly right word or phrasing French

Schadenfreude damage or harm German

Modus Operandi mode of operating Latin

Hoi Polloi the many Greek

Faux pas false French

Poshlust self-satisfied vulgarity Russian

Kitschy worthless or trashy art German, or Yiddish

Bric-a-brac smaller ornaments or decorative French

Aficionado to inspire affection Spanish

Doppelgänger double walker German

L’enfant terrible terrifying child French

Basmati long-grain rice/fragrant Hindi

Prima donna first lady Italian

Mea culpa through my fault Latin

Quid pro quo exchange of goods or services Latin

Nouveau riche a person newly rich French

Zeitgeist spirit of the time German

Samurai warrior or knight Japanese

Ménage à trois household of three French

Taco light meal Spanish