Instructions

Etymological description of the ‘word’ is given in each question. Identify the origin /source of the ‘word’

Question 67

Soccer (noun)
The origin of the word dates back to 1889 (socca), later 1891 (socker), 1895 (soccer); originally university slang from a shortened from of Assoc., abbreviation of Association in Football Association.

Solution

'Soccer' is an English word which is derived from the shortened form of 'Association of football' (Assoc). The suffix 'er' was added later to make it sound like a common word. Therefore, option B is the right answer. 


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