Challenge: cognates, false cognates
A group of words
arrived and wanted to enter. The security asked everyone to show their
certificate.
The first word
was ‘Stern’: ‘I am a German word. I share the same origin and meaning as the
English star.’
The second word
was ‘habere’: ‘I am a Latin word and I share the same origin and meaning as the
English ‘have’.
The third word
was ‘mucho’: ‘I am a Spanish word with the same meaning and etymology as the
English ‘much’.
The fourth word
was ‘ego’: I am a Greek word and I have the same derivation and meaning as the
English ‘I’.
The fifth word
was ‘papier’: I am a French word with the same meaning and etymology as the English
‘paper’.
However, two of them couldn’t enter the party because they were false cognates. Which words are these? Write your answers in the comments!