Question

Definition of quarantine. Origin, 1600 to 1610. From latin quarantina, a variation of quarantena, origin upper Italy, Venetian. Period of forty days, group of forty. Derivation of quaranta forty, latin quadraygintay.

According to the dictionary excerpt the word quarantine is originally derived from ______________.
a.
quarters, the Greek word for time
b.
upper it, the Venetian period
c.
quaranta, the Italian word for forty
d.
quadraginta, the Latin word for 1600



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


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B
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Answer 1

The best answer is:

C. quaranta, the Italian word for forty