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The English word crystal comes from which ancient language?
AClassical Latin
BOld Sanskrit
CAncient Greek
DOld Arabic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ancient Greek
Crystal derives from the Greek krustallos, a word used for both ice and rock crystal.
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