MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
singara
From Bengali সিঙ্গাড়া (śiṅgaṛa). Doublet of singhara (“water caltrop”).
Borrowed from Latin Singara, from Ancient Greek Σίγγαρα (Síngara).
fimbria
Learned borrowing from Late Latin fimbria (“a border, fringe”), from Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”). Doublet of fringe.
hymenopteran
From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).
Menominee
Borrowed from Ojibwe manoominii (literally “wild-rice people”); from Ojibwe manoomin.
epeolatry
From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -latry (“worship of”). The first citation of the word is from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., in his 1860 book The Professor at the Breakfast-Table.
dayan
From Hebrew דיין.
Jewish surname from Hebrew דַּיָּן (“rabbinic judge”).
thill
From Middle English thille, thylle, from Old English þille (“board; floorboard; plank; stake; pole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“board; floorboard; deck”), from Proto-Indo-European *tel- (“plank; board”). Cognate with Dutch deel, German Low German Deel (> English deal (“plank”)), German Diele, Swedish tilja, Icelandic þilja. Akin to English theal (“board; plank”). Doublet of deal (etymology 3).
bunjara
From Hindustani بنجارا / बंजारा (bañjārā), ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज्या (vaṇijyā, “trade”) + कार (kāra, “doer”).
chunam
From Tamil சுண்ணம் (cuṇṇam, “lime, ground mortar”), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, “powder; lime”).
tazia
From Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”). Sense 1 was borrowed through Urdu تَعْزِیَہ (ta'ziya).
kersey
Inherited from Middle English kersey, perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.
From Old English cærse (“cress”) + īeġ (“island”).
khud
Borrowed from Hindi खड्ड (khaḍḍ).
brahmacharya
From Sanskrit ब्रह्मचर्य (brahma-cárya).
plastid
From German Plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós), verbal adjective of πλάσσω (plássō).
burra-khana
From Hindi बड़ा खाना (baṛā khānā, “big dinner”), from बड़ा (baṛā, “big”) + खाना (khānā, “food, dinner”).
raiyat
Borrowed from Urdu رَعِیَّت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyyat, “peasants; population”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”).
haramzada
Borrowed from Hindustani حرام زادہ / हरामज़ादा (harāmzādā), from Classical Persian حرامزاده (harām-zāda).
papilionaceous
From New Latin papilionaceus (from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”)) + -ous. In scientific sense, after Papilionaceae (family name).
turbellarian
From translingual Turbellaria (from Latin turbellae (“bustle”), from turba (“confusion”)) + -an.
weck
From German Weck, Wecken (“bread roll”).
From the German surname, from the noun Weck (“wedge”). Also from Waccho, an old Germanic name related to the verb wachen (“to wake”).
encierro
Borrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”), from encerrar (“to lock up”).
cockalane
From French coq-à-l'âne (“satire, incoherent story”). Compare cock-and-bull story.
euphemize
Back-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō).
butoh
From Japanese 舞踏 (butō). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation; compare bokeh.
From Malay butuh.
sfogliatella
Borrowed from Italian sfogliatella, diminutive form of sfogliata, singular feminine past participial of sfogliare (“to unfold, to leaf through”), from the resemblance of the pastry's texture to the pattern of unfolding leaves.
immit
From Latin immitĕre, from in (“into”) and mittĕre, missum (“to send”).
Scaramouche
From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish.
parasaurolophus
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Parasaurolophus; see there for more.
femme incomprise
Borrowed from French femme incomprise (literally “misunderstood woman”).
fileteado
From Spanish fileteado, ultimately from Latin filum (“thread”), referring to fine painted lines.
nuchal
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”).
mantou
Borrowed from Mandarin 饅頭／馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manju, and manti.
durwan
From Hindustani دروان (drvān) / दरवान (darvān), from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, “doorkeeper”), from در (dar, “door”) + ـبان (-bān, “keeper, guardian”).
cottabus
From Latin cottabus, from Ancient Greek κότταβος (kóttabos).
chitty
Borrowed from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.
surla
A variant of Turkish zurna (“woodwind instrument”), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).
Gordius
From Latin Gordius, from Ancient Greek Γόρδιος (Górdios).
peccant
The adjective is borrowed from Middle French peccant (“unhealthy”) (modern French peccant), and from its etymon Late Latin peccantis, the genitive singular of peccāns (“offending; sinning, transgressing”, adjective), from Latin peccāns (“wrongdoer”), a noun use of the active present participle of peccō (“to offend; to sin, transgress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to fall; to stumble; to step; to walk”).
As regards adjective sense 3 (“diseased, unhealthy”) as used in peccant humours, compare Middle French l'umeur peccante, humeurs peccantes, Old French humeurs pechantes, and Late Latin humores peccantes.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
noseless
From Middle English noseles, equivalent to nose + -less. Compare Dutch neusloos (“noseless”), German nasenlos (“noseless”), Danish næseløs (“noseless”), Swedish näslös (“noseless”).
elenchus
From Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos, “refutation, scrutiny, control”). Doublet of elench.
plausive
From Latin plaus-, from Latin plaudere (“to applaud”) + -ive.
phthiriasis
Learned borrowing from Latin phthīriāsis, from Ancient Greek φθειρίασις (phtheiríasis).
porrect
From Latin porrectus, past participle of porrigō (“stretch out”).
papri
Borrowed from Hindi पापड़ी (pāpṛī).
puzzel
Probably from French pucelle (“a virgin”). Possibly due to English propaganda against Joan of Arc who was also known as La Pucelle ("The Virgin; The Maid"). Possibly influenced by English pizzle (“penis”).
glomerate
Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Aeolus
From the Latin Aeolus, from the Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos, “moving, swift”).
hebetate
First attested in 1574; borrowed from Latin hebetātus, perfect passive participle of hebetō (“to dull”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
hebetant
From Latin hebetāns, present participle of hebetō (“to dull, deaden”).
Freyr
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Freyr, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”). Compare Freya, from the feminine counterpart.
Miki
Borrowed from Japanese 三木 (Miki), 三鬼 (Miki) or みき (Miki).
markhor
Borrowed from Urdu مارخور (mārxor), from Persian مارخور (mârxor, literally “snake-eater”), from مار (mâr, “snake”) + خور (xor) (present stem of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”)).
dak bungalow
From Hindi डाक बंगला (ḍāk baṅglā) under influence from Gujarati ડાકબંગલો (ḍākbaṅglo).
khansamah
Borrowed from Urdu خانسامان, from خان (xān, “master”) + سامان (sāmān, “household goods”).
Son of God
From Middle English sone of God (also Goddes Sone, Godes Sune, etc.), a reanalysis of Old English Godes Sunu (literally “God's Son”), equivalent to Son + of + God.
folivore
From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“to devour”).
gylany
From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + English l(inking) and Ancient Greek λ(ύειν) (l(úein)), λ(ύω) (l(úō), “to dissolve, sever; to release, set free”) + Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós) (genitive singular of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)) + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality); coined by the Austrian-born American cultural historian and author Riane Eisler (born 1931) in writings in the 1980s, including The Chalice and the Blade (1987): see the quotations.
alunqua
From Eastern Arrernte alangkwe, the name for the fruit.
inwardness
From Middle English inwardnesse; analysable as inward + -ness.
enantiornithine
From enanti- + + Ancient Greek ὄρνιθος (órnithos, “bird”) + -ine.
orgueil
In older uses, from Middle English orguile, from Old French orgueil, from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic *uzgōljō. (Compare Old English orgol, orgel (“pride”). For more, see Old English or- (“out”) + *gōl (“boast; showiness; pomp; splendor”) / English gale (“sing”).) Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo (“pride”) and Spanish orgullo. In modern uses sometimes a fresh borrowing from French orgueil.
kango
From Japanese 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), from Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), compare modern Mandarin 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”).
Ararat
From Latin Ararat, from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărārāṭ), in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu, “Urartu”), the name of a land which in Classical Antiquity became known as 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /⁠Armina⁠/) (in Behistun inscription, 6th century BC), Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (in Hecataeus of Miletus, ca. 476 BC).
The place names in modern Armenia and the given name are from Armenian Արարատ (Ararat).
girasol
From Italian girasole, from girare (“to rotate”) + sole (“sun”).
notoungulate
From Notoungulata (order name), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + Ungulata.
Quant
Nickname from Middle English cwointe (“intelligent, smart, cunning”), the origin of quaint.
chili sin carne
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili sin carne (“chili without meat”), based on chili con carne (“chili with meat”).
manhua
Borrowed from Mandarin 漫畫 /漫画 (mànhuà), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhwa.
manhwa
Borrowed from Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhua.
ilustrado
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish ilustrado.
From Spanish ilustrado (“erudite, learned, an enlightened one”).
olecranon
From Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon).
nidifugous
From Latin nīdus (“nest”) and fugiō (“to flee, escape”) + -ous. By surface analysis, nidi- + -fugous.
cheeselet
From cheese + -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 1 has been reinforced by the word’s use as a calque of Maltese ġbejna (literally “little cheese”), a diminutive of ġobon (“cheese”).
vaurien
Borrowed from French vaurien; used by Isaac D'Israeli for the name of the eponymous character of his 1797 novel Vaurien: or Sketches of the Times.
colectivo
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish colectivo. In reference to shared taxis, clipping of taxi colectivo. Doublet of collective.
Wigan
From Proto-Brythonic, ultimately probably from Latin vicus (“town”) + a diminutive suffix (cf. Welsh gwig + -an).
dashi
From Japanese 出汁 (dashi, “essence, dashi soup”) (hiragana だし), from noun form of 出す (dasu, “to draw, to extract”).
Gobi
From Mongolian Говь (Govʹ) or ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (Ɣobi).
Borrowed from Hindi गोभी (gobhī), from Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis. Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.
thyrse
From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso.
colpus
From Late Latin colpus (“hollow space, pocket”), from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “hollow space, pocket”).
acritarch
From Ancient Greek ἄκριτος (ákritos, “doubtful, indistinguishable”) + -arch.
spondylolisthesis
From Latin spondylolisthesis, equivalent to spondylo- (“spine”) + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slip, slide”) + -esis.
telangiectasia
Mid 19th century New Latin, from telo- + angiectasia, reflecting Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, telo-”) + Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, angio-”) + Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “stretching out, extension”) + Latin -ia.
Rothschild
Borrowed from German Rothschild (literally “red shield”) with a spelling pronunciation (as though equivalent to English Roth's child).
man child
From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child.
mallee
Probably borrowed from Wemba-Wemba mali; compare Woiwurrung mali.
baba au rhum
Unadapted borrowing from French baba au rhum.
stavesacre
Late Middle English, from Latin staphisagria, from Ancient Greek σταφίς (staphís, “grape”) (from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”)) + ἀγρία (agría, “wild”) (literally "living in the fields," from ἀγρός (agrós, “field”)).
meeken
From Middle English mekenen, meknen, equivalent to meek + -en.
jacana
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.
collogue
First attested in 1590s (as colloguing), presumably from colleague (“to associate”) and French colloque (“secret meeting”), from Latin colloquium (English colloquy), possibly influenced by dialogue.
Ultimately from Latin collega (“a partner in office”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech; oration; discourse”), perhaps partly via Latin loquor (“to speak”).
pharmacosiderite
From Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon, “poison (i.e. arsenic)”) + σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ite.
huzoor
Ultimately from Arabic حُضُور (ḥuḍūr).
fastigiate
From New Latin fastīgiātus (“peaked”) (from fastīgium), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
gaster
Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”).
Borrowed from German Gaster.
defatigate
The adjective is first attested circa 1480, in Middle english; borrowed from Latin dēfatīgātus, perfect passive participle of dēfatīgō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Victoriana
From Spanish Victoriana and its etymon Latin Victōriāna, feminine of Victōriānus. By surface analysis, Victoria + -ana (suffix forming female given names).
rubaboo
Borrowed from Michif rubaboo, from French roux (“thickener”) + Proto-Algonquian *aboo (“soup”). Compare Ojibwe naboo (“soup”), -aaboo (“liquid”).
inaptitude
From French inaptitude, probably from Renaissance Latin inaptitūdō.
auratic
Probably borrowed circa 1930 from German auratisch, as used in the letters of Walter Benjamin, from Italian auratico.
Holi
Borrowed from Hindi होली (holī), from Sanskrit होला (holā).
feculence
From French féculence, from Latin faeculentia. Doublet of feculency.
feijoa
From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.
far and wide
From Middle English fer and wide (“far and wide”). Compare Middle English wide and side, widen and siden (“far and wide”), from Old English wīde and sīde (“far and wide”).
Romish
From Middle English *Romish, equivalent to Rome + -ish. Compare Dutch Roomsch, Rooms (“Roman”), German Römisch (“Roman”).
evagination
Borrowed from Latin ēvāginātiō. By surface analysis, evaginat(e) + -ion.
euglena
From translingual Euglena, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”).
epeiric
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros) or a related word (+ -ic).
zettai ryouiki
Borrowed from Japanese 絶(ぜっ)対(たい)領(りょう)域(いき) (zettai ryōiki, literally “absolute territory”). Originally a reference to the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, where 絶(ぜっ)対(たい)恐(きょう)怖(ふ)領(りょう)域(いき) (zettai kyōfu ryōiki, “absolute terror field”) refers to a force field impenetrable by conventional weapons.
whitherward
Inherited from Middle English whiderward, from whider (“whither”). By surface analysis, whither + ward.
Kobarid
Borrowed from Slovene Kobaríd, from Proto-Slavic *Koboridъ, borrowed from an Old Friulian form derived from Latin *Caporētum, *Caprētum, possibly from caper (“goat”).
crypsis
Probably directly from Ancient Greek κρύψις (krúpsis, “hiding, concealment”); compare Latin crypsis. Doublet of krypsis.
chaconne
From French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, likely from Basque txukun (“pretty”).
catallactics
Literally, “science of exhanges”, from Ancient Greek καταλλάσσω (katallássō, “to exchange, reconcile”). Probably coined by British economist Richard Whately in 1831.
uncourteously
From Middle English uncurteisly; equivalent to uncourteous + -ly.
Scyth
From Latin Scytha, from Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs). Doublet of Saca, Saka, and Shaka.
saskatoon
From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”).
Jumu'ah
From Arabic جمعة (jumuʕa), as in الجمعة (al-jumuʕa).
actuopalynology
From actuo- (“present, current, living, active”) + palynology, from French actuel, from Latin actuālis + Ancient Greek παλύνω (palúnō, “to sprinkle, scatter”) (from πάλη (pálē, “fine meal, dust”)) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, actuo- + palyno- + -log + -y.
repugnancy
From Middle English repugnancie, from Latin repugnantia. By surface analysis, repugnant + -cy. Doublet of repugnance.
kigurumi
Borrowed from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi), from 着 (gi, “clothes, outfit”) + ぐるみ (-gurumi, all together, inclusive) (referring to the fact that the costume completely encloses the wearer).
sansei
Borrowed from Japanese 三世 (“third generation”), from 三 (san, “third”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).
obstipate
Borrowed from Late Latin obstipātus, perfect passive participle of obstipō (“to block, stop up”), from ob- + stipō; see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
gallinaceous
Borrowed from Latin gallīnāceus, from gallīna (“hen”), itself from gallus (“cock”).
chiliarch
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos) via Latin chiliarchus.
Murad
From Ottoman Turkish مراد (murad), from Arabic مُرَاد (murād).
conculcate
Borrowed from Latin conculcatus, past participle of conculcare (“to conculcate”).
cuarta
Borrowed from Spanish cuarta (“fourth”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarto, &c.
forfeitable
From Middle English forfeitable, forfaitable, forfetable, equivalent to forfeit + -able.
yangmei
Borrowed from Mandarin 楊梅 /杨梅 (yángméi).
depopulator
Inherited from Middle English depopulator, borrowed Latin dēpopulātor. By surface analysis, depopulate + -or.
deodand
From Anglo-Norman deodande, from Latin deodandum, from Deo dandum (“to be given to God”).
mercifulness
From Middle English mercyfulnes, mercyfullenesse, equivalent to merciful + -ness.
shigram
Borrowed from Marathi शीघ्र (śīghra), from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “quick”).
kaak
From Arabic كَعْك (kaʕk, “biscuit, cookie”) and Persian کاک (“biscuit, cookie, cake”). Likely a distant cognate with cake.
toenadering
Borrowed from Afrikaans toenadering, from Dutch toenadering.
consenter
From Middle English consenter, consentour, from Old French consenteor and partly from Middle English consenten; equivalent to consent + -er.
sdrucciola
Borrowed from Italian sdrucciola (feminine form of sdrucciolo (“slippery; stressed on the antepenult”)).
lemon drop
Etymology tree
Arabic ليمونbor.
Old French lymonbor.
Middle English lymon
English lemon
English drop
English lemon drop
Literally lemon + drop.
From the combination of lemon (referring to the flavor of the candy) and drop (referring to the shape of the candy, often a small, smooth, oval, or circular shape). The word lemon Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), and the word drop comes from Middle English droppe, Middle English drope (“small quantity of liquid; small amount of something; speck”), from Old English dropa (“a drop”).
de minimis non curat lex
From Latin dē minimīs nōn cūrat lēx.
kabaddi
Borrowed from Hindi कबड्डी (kabaḍḍī), from Tamil கபடி (kapaṭi), from Tamil கைபிடி (kaipiṭi), from கை (kai, “hand”) + பிடி (piṭi, “catch, grasp”), which could be translated as "holding hands".
talaq
Borrowed from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ l q).
consentaneous
Learned borrowing from Latin consentaneus + English -aneous. Consentaneus is derived from consentire (“to agree”).
Aristophanes
Borrowed from Latin Aristophanēs, from the Ancient Greek Ἀριστοφᾰ́νης (Aristophắnēs).
epiphora
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).
Hindu Kush
Ultimately derived from Classical Persian هِنْدُوکُش (hindūkuš), the etymology of which is uncertain.
* According to Ibn Battuta and popular etymology, from Classical Persian هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu”) + کُش (kuš, present stem of کُشْتَن (kuštan, “to kill”)), literally “Hindu-killer”.
* According to others, a corruption of Classical Persian هِنْدُوکوه (hindūkōh), itself a compound of هِنْدُو (hindū, “Hindu”) + کوه (kōh, “mountain”), literally “mountain of the Hindus”, in which case the name would be related to the term Hindkowan used to describe people living near the region who speak Hindko.
Attested in English from the 18th century.
Fulton
From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).
crepitate
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin crepitātus, perfect passive participle of crepitō (“to creak, rattle, clatter, crackle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself a frequentative of crepō (“to creak, rattle, etc., burst or break with a noise, crash”).
Asturias
From Spanish Asturias. Known in Asturian as Asturies.
Biscay
Attested in the 9th-11th centuries CE as Bizcai, Bizkai, Bickaga. Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia, Spanish Vizcaya.
rudeboy
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, equivalent to rude + boy.
carrao
From American Spanish carrao, from Paraguayan Guarani [Term?] car(r)aú, carao, caraó, originally probably imitative. Compare courlan, from a Cariban language.
courlan
From French courlan, courliri (compare courlis, corlieu), ultimately from Kari'na karau. Compare carrao, from Guaraní.
Oghuz
From Turkish Oğuz, from Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰕 (uǧz), a term for a tribal military division, perhaps in origin an early plural of 𐰸 (ok, “kin”) (arrows in early Turkic culture were used as symbolizing such tribes or divisions in ceremonial or ritual contexts).
relucent
From Latin relūcent-, relūcēns, present participle of relucēre.
Sardar
Borrowed from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of serdar.
halfgod
From Middle English half-god, equivalent to half- + god. Cognate with Dutch halfgod (“demigod”), German Halbgott (“demigod”), Danish halvgud (“demigod”), Swedish halvgud (“demigod, hero”).
Araks
From Russian Ара́кс (Aráks) and Armenian Արաքս (Arakʻs). Doublet of Araxes and Yeraskh.
Araxes
From Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs). Doublet of Araks.
theca
From New Latin, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”). Doublet of tay.
operatory
Originally from Medieval Latin operātōrium, from a participle of Late Latin operor. The modern senses may be derived independently of the obsolete senses.
dentelli
Borrowed from Italian dentelli, plural of dentello. Compare dentil, borrowed from French.
viss
Borrowed from Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).
great-
From Middle English gret- (“great-”), from gret (“great”). More at great.
anusvara
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुस्वार (anusvā́ra).
damma
Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma, “a joining”), instance noun of the verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to join”). Refers to the joining of the lips together when making an /u/ sound.
valkyrie
Borrowed from Old Norse valkyrja sg (“chooser of the slain”), plural valkyrjur pl, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ. Cognate to Old English wælcyrġe. First attested in English as a proper noun (Valkyries) in the 1770s; attested as a common noun (valkyries) since the 1880s.
Archimedes
Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
psalterium
Learned borrowing from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psaltery.
Carrick
Anglicised version of Irish carraig, Scottish Gaelic carraig or Cornish karrek, all meaning rock. Doublet of Craig.
cassoulet
Unadapted borrowing from French cassoulet, from Occitan caçolet.
Highveld
From high + veld, after Afrikaans hoëveld.
thereout
From Middle English ther-oute, þer-out, þar-out, þeroute, from Old English þǣrūt and þǣrūte, equivalent to there + out. Compare Saterland Frisian deeruut, Dutch daaruit, German Low German daarut, German daraus.
ventouse
Possibly continuing Middle English ventouse, ventuse, ventose, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman ventuse; or perhaps a reborrowing directly from French ventouse, or both.