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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.

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'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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