Question

it is very interesting to study the origin of words in our english language. many of our words have received their names from people, places, animals, things, and gods. in order to find the origin of a word, you will have to look within the brackets which come before the meaning of the entry word. section i the answers for the following questions may be found in the excerpts to the left. 1. dodo comes from what language? 2. the portuguese word doudo literally means 3. louis pasteur was a french bacteriologist and 4. pasteurize is a word derived from 5. why is milk pasteurized? 6. bugle comes from what language? 7. the original word for bugle is 8. buculus is a latin word which means 9. the present word, bugle, means 10. narcotic is derived from a greek word meaning 11. in greek, hippopotamus literally means 12. the dictionary defines a hippopotamus as a do - do (dōdō) n., n. - dos, - does port. doudo, lit., stupid a large, flightless bird, now extinct doe (dō) n. oe. da the female of the deer, antelope, rabbit, etc. do - er (dōər) n. 1. one who does something 2. one who gets things done does (duz) 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., of do pas - teur (pas tur), louis 1822 - 95; fr. bacteriologist & chemist pas - teur - ize (păschə rīz, - tə -) vt. - ized, - izing < prec. to destroy bacteria in (milk, etc.) by heating to a prescribed temperature for a specified time — pasteur - i - zation n. bu - gle (byōōgl) n. < l. buculus, young ox a brass - wind instrument like a small trumpet, usually without valves — vi., vt. - gled, - gling to signal by blowing a bugle — bugler n. nar - cot - ic (när kätik) n. < gr. narkē, numbness a drug, as morphine, used to relieve pain and induce sleep; narcotics are often addictive — adj. of or having to do with narcotics hip - po - pot - a - mus (hipə pŏtə məs) n., n. - muses, - mi (-mī) < gr. hippos, horse + potamos, river a large, plant - eating mammal with a heavy, thick - skinned body; it lives in or near rivers in africa

Explanation:

1. From the entry "dodo (dō'dō) n., N. -dos, -does [Port. doudo, lit., stupid]", dodo comes from Portuguese.
2. The Portuguese word "doudo" literally means stupid as stated in the entry.
3. Louis Pasteur was a French bacteriologist and chemist as described in the text.
4. "Pasteurize" is derived from Louis Pasteur as indicated by the entry "pasteurize (păs'chə rīz', -tə -) vt. -ized', -iz'ing [< prec.] to destroy bacteria in (milk, etc.) by heating to a prescribed temperature for a specified time — pas'teur -i -za'tion n." where "prec." refers to Pasteur.
5. Milk is pasteurized to destroy bacteria in it by heating to a prescribed temperature for a specified time as per the definition of pasteurize.
6. From "bugle (byōō'g'l) n. [< L. buculus, young ox]", bugle comes from Latin.
7. The original word for bugle is "buculus" which is Latin.
8. "Buculus" is a Latin word which means young ox as per the entry.
9. A bugle is a brass - wind instrument like a small trumpet, usually without valves and is used to signal by blowing as described in the entry.
10. "Narcotic" is derived from a Greek word "narkē, numbness" as stated in the entry "narcotic (när kät'ik) n. [< Gr. narkē, numbness] a drug, as morphine, used to relieve pain and induce sleep; narcotics are often addictive — adj. of or having to do with narcotics".
11. In Greek, "hippopotamus" (hip'ə pŏt'ə məs) [ < Gr. hippos, horse + potamos, river] literally means horse of the river.
12. A hippopotamus is a large, plant - eating mammal with a heavy, thick - skinned body that lives in or near rivers in Africa as defined in the entry.

Answer:

1. Portuguese
2. stupid
3. French bacteriologist and chemist
4. Louis Pasteur
5. To destroy bacteria by heating to a prescribed temperature for a specified time
6. Latin
7. buculus
8. young ox
9. A brass - wind instrument like a small trumpet, usually without valves, used to signal by blowing
10. numbness
11. horse of the river
12. A large, plant - eating mammal with a heavy, thick - skinned body that lives in or near rivers in Africa