e.g hamburger -taken from a place in Germany called Hamburg..
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2007-11-04 23:36:02 · 5 answers · asked by mheLiza 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
hersheys chococalate from Hershey (City) in Pennsylvania (US State)
cadbury from Cadbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort near Glastonbury.
Cadillac from Detroit engine-maker Henry Martyn Leland formed Cadillac Automobile Company in 1902, named for Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658-1730), Fr. minor aristocrat and colonial governor who founded Detroit in 1701.
ceasar salad - from julius ceasar
august - from augustus ceasar
caffeine from Ger. Kaffein, coined by chemist F.F. Runge (1795-1867) after Mod.L. coffea "coffee" + chemical suffix -ine.
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2007-11-05 00:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by A.Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cologne...and Eau de Cologne. The "water of Cologne."
Taken from the name of a German city 'Koln' - there is an umlaut (two small dots) over the 'o' in this German word. This type of light perfume originated in Koln, Germany.
2007-11-05 01:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiener Schnitzel , from Wien (Vienna)
2007-11-05 04:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frankfurter...from Frankfurt...
2007-11-04 23:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
burgundy (colour) named for the wine, which is named for its origin, which is Burgundy, in France.
also, Champagne.
2007-11-04 23:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋