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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Lives of Commitment: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Question 15 • CA-Expository Reading and Writing B

Which two languages does the word “abolition” come from?

Answer
A
Greek and Latin
B
Greek and French
C
French and Latin
D
French and Old English

Explanation

“Abolition” entered English through French abolition, which came from Latin abolitiō (from abolēre, meaning “to destroy” or “do away with”). So the two languages are French and Latin, choice C.

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