Question

Based on the lesson and your own knowledge, the word croissant is an example of which type of word? A. an invented word B. a borrowed word C. an acronym D. a word blend

Answer 1

The word croissant was borrowed from the English language as "crescent" and translated to French as "croissant."

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. A borrowed word. 

The word croissant came from the word "crescent." Thus, because of the shape of the croissant, the word was probably borrowed from crescent. So that's how they named the word. By borrowing it from the word crescent. I hope this answer helped you.