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NAME ______________________________________________DATE _____________________ PERIOD ______________136. AND WHERE DID THIS ONE COME FROM? (PART THREE)Today you will display your talent in research and word origins. How? Just match the 16words in Column A with their origins in Column B. Write the proper number in each box.One is done for you. If your answers are correct, all the rows, columns, and the twodiagonals will add up to the same number.A = B = 13 C = D =© 2002 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.E = F = G = H =I = J = K = L =M = N = O = P =Column AA. robotB. slipshodC. stewardessD. triviaE. potluckF. sniperG. pollH. sirenI. tarantulaJ. salaryK. smogL. SeptemberM. sandwichN. sideburnsO. rugbyP. zanyColumn B1. a school in England2. where three roads met3. part of a Roman soldier’s pay4. whatever was left in the cooking pot5. a city in southern Italy6. a bird7. Italian theater character8. a keeper of the pigs9. beautiful daughter of the ancient Greek sea god10. combining “smoke” and “fog”11. a play by Karel Capek12. a Union general during the Civil War13. footwear originally created for indoor use only14. a marathon gambling session15. the word for “head”16. Latin word for “seven”175