alleryStart learning →The word synonym reached English from Latin, which had borrowed it from which language?
AOld Persian
BOld Norse
COld Hebrew
DAncient Greek
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Ancient Greek
Latin synonymum came from the Ancient Greek synonymon, built from syn and onoma.
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