MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
florilegium
Borrowed from Renaissance Latin flōrilegium, calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”) (compare English anthology), so called because flowers were used as symbols of the finer sensibility of literature.
yuruk
From the Yörük people, from Ottoman Turkish یوروك (yüruk, yörük, “active, fast; nomadic”).
schlimazel
Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck”)
hypodermoclysis
From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “below, beneath”) + δερμα (derma, “skin”) + κλυσις (klusis, “introduction of fluids”).
heir apparent
From Middle English heier apparaunt, a calque translation of Middle French héritier apparent, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
heir presumptive
A calque of French héritier présomptif, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
nephron
From Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -on.
bolgia
Unadapted borrowing from Italian bolgia (“ditch, trench”), from Old French bolge, bouge, from Late Latin bulga (“wallet, purse”), from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Doublet of budge and bulge.
mereology
Coined by Stanisław Leśniewski in 1927, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + -logy (“study, discussion, science”).
sharif
From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of shereef and Sharif.
From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of sharif and shereef.
Ishtar
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar). Doublet of Astarte and Ashtoreth. Despite modern folk-etymology, not related in any way to English Easter.
Inanna
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒈹 (ᵈinana /⁠inanak⁠/).
Astarte
Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.
Shavon
A 20th-century phonetic spelling of Irish Siobhán.
Shavonne
Anglicization of Irish Siobhán as pronounced in modern Irish, under probable influence from Yvonne.
durbar
Borrowed from Hindustani دربار / दरबार (darbār), in turn borrowed from Classical Persian دربار (darbār, “royal court”).
Abbeystead
From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".
Accrington
From the Old English æcern and -tun, meaning "where acorns are found".
Addington
Probably from the Old English personal names *Eadda or *Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Adgarley
From Old English Ēadgār and hlid, meaning "Edgar's slope".
Adlington
From the Old English personal name Ēadwulf + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
gainstand
From Middle English gainstanden, corresponding to gain- + stand. Compare againstand.
hemicryptophyte
From Danish hemikryptofyt, equivalent to hemi- (“half”) + cryptophyte, from crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).
hinderer
From Middle English hinderer, hindrere, hyndrer, hyndrere; equivalent to hinder + -er.
Borrowed from German Hinderer.
Aighton
From Old English āc and -tun, meaning "oak-tree town".
Asman
From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman, “sky”). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (a-s-m-n /⁠asman-⁠/, “sky”).
Angra Mainyu
From Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aŋra.maⁱniiu), from 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀 (aŋra, “evil”) + 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (maⁱniiu, “spirit”). Doublet of Ahriman.
Amesha Spenta
From Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (aməša spəṇta, “Bounteous Immortal”).
twinling
From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin + -ling; possibly from an Old English root *twinling, from a Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz. Cognate with Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”).
Ameretat
From Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬁𐬙 (amər^ətāt, “not dying”).
onycho-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-
Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónŭx)der.
New Latinder.
English onycho-
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).
heterokont
From hetero- (“different”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”).
euglenophyte
Euglena + -phyte (“plant”), from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”).
cormophyte
From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”) -phyte (“plant”); see also corm (“swollen underground stem”), Latin cormus. By surface analysis, cormo- + -phyte.
chamaephyte
From Danish kamæfyt, chamæfyt, equivalent to chamae- (“ground”) + -phyte (“plant”) (first element from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”)).
close-stool
From Middle English close stol, equivalent to close (“enclosed”, adjective) + stool.
chemosis
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice, fluid, humor”), with reference to edema. By surface analysis, chemo- + -osis, although this is in the nature of a false friend, as the word is not specific to exogenous chemical–induced cases of conjunctival irritation.
syndetic
From Latin syndeticus, from Ancient Greek συνδετικός (sundetikós), from σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding”) + -κός (-kós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”).
Yogacharya
From Sanskrit योगाचार्य (yogācārya), itself from योग (yoga) + आचार्य (acharya, “teacher”).
forsomuch
From Middle English forsomuch, equivalent to for + so + much. Compare Middle English forsomykill.
Ainsdale
Probably from Old English Ægenwulf (given name, see also Ægen) and dæl (“valley”). May have been influenced by Old Norse Einulfr (given name) and dalr (“valley”). Listed in the Domesday Book as Einulvesdel.
Goosnargh
From Old Irish Gosan or Gusan (“a given name”) and Old Norse erg (“hill-pasture”).
Catterall
Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).
Ainsworth
From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".
Aldcliffe
Probably from Old English eald (“old”) and clif (“cliff”), meaning "the high land long occupied". Possibly from the Old English personal name Alda, but this is unlikely. Coates (2000) rejects the proposed specifics and suggests a Proto-Brythonic/Cumbric equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).
Aldingham
From Old English Alda + ham (“home”), probably translating as "home of Alda's people."
Alkincoats
Unknown; Altenecote in 1202. Possibly a Cumbric compound from the equivalents of Welsh allt (“cliff”) (+ a diminutive suffix) + the definite article y + coed (“wood, forest”). The final syllable seems to have been influenced by Old English cot (“cottage”).
Allerton
The name of the English location is possibly from Old English alor (“alder”) + -tun, or possibly it was named for Alfred the Great. It is in the Domesday Book as Alvertune.
Allithwaite
From Old Norse Eilífr and þveit, meaning "Eilif's clearing".
Alston
From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".
clastogen
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós) + -gen.
lew
From corruption of French louis, from Louis, presumably Louis IX or Louis XI, who issued gold écus.
From Middle English lew, lewe, from Old English *hlēowe, *hlīewe (attested adverbially in hlēowe (“warmly”) and as ġehlēowe, ġehlīewe (“warm, sunny, sheltered”), unhlēowe (“not warm, chill”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hliwi, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱlēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Norse hlýr (“warm, mild”), ( > Danish ly (“lukewarm”)), hlær, German lau, which are themselves akin to Old Norse hlé (“lee”), Danish læ (“shelter”). Compare lee.
Altham
From Old English ælfet + hamm, meaning "water meadow where swans are found".
Amounderness
From Old Norse Agmund or Agmundr (given names) and nes (“headland”), meaning "Agmund's headland".
Anderton
From Old English Eanred + tun, meaning "Eanred's town".
Angerton
From Old English angr (“bay”) + tun (“town”). The first element is related to Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow, lowland”).
Anglezarke
From Old English Anlafes + Old Norse erg (“hill pasture”).
Appley
From Old English æppel and leah, meaning "apple-tree clearing". Equivalent to apple + -ley (“lea”).
accrease
From Middle English acresen, accreesen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French acreistre, from Latin accrēscere, from ad- + crēscere (“to grow”). Doublet of accresce.
othersome
From Middle English oþer-sum, equivalent to other + some.
From Middle English oþer-sum, equivalent to other + -some.
Arbury
From Old English eorþ and burh (in the form of byrig), literally translating as "earth encampment", probably meaning "earthworks".
Ardwick
From Old English Æþelredes (“Æthelred's”) and wic.
Arnside
From Old Norse Arni (given name) and sætr (mountain pasture).
Astley
From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).
galge
Borrowed from Japanese ギャルゲー (gyarugē), a shortening of ギャルゲーム (gyaru gēmu), a wasei-eigo derived from English gal + game.
Nanjing
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng), composed of 南 (“south, southern”) and 京 (jīng, “capital”), distinguishing it from Beijing to the north, and first applied informally during the reign of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who preferred to rule from Beijing but was obliged to treat Nanjing as a secondary capital by the dynastic injunctions of his father the Hongwu Emperor. The name continued a practice of several preceding dynasties—especially those of nomadic conquerers from the north such as the Jin and Liao—of maintaining a number of separate capitals designated by their cardinal directions.
Mc-
Abbreviation of Mac-, from Irish and Scottish Gaelic mac (“son”).
smeddum
From earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodema, smedema (“fine flour, pollen meal, meal”).
Aughton
From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Acton.
Ayre
From Old Norse eyrr (“gravel bank”).
From an unattested Norn word, from Old Norse eyrr. Compare Icelandic eyri, Norwegian øyr.
Ayside
Unknown. May be from Old Norse á (“river”) and Old English heafod (“headland”) or sætr (“summer pasture”). Also appears to have been influenced by Old English sīde.
canzonetta
From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonet. Cf. canzone.
confiteor
From Latin cōnfiteor (“to confess”), the first word of the prayer and used as its title in Ecclesiastical Latin. Doublet of confess.
glucuronic
From glucose and Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”), because it is similar to glucose and was first found in urine.
panter
From Middle English panter (“pantler”), paneter, from Old French panetier.
An occupational surname, from Middle English panter (“manager of the pantry and food”).
Amira
From Arabic أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra, “princess”).
From Armenian ամիրա (amira), from Old Armenian ամիրայ (amiray), from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ (ʾămīrāʾ), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). Doublet of amir, Amir, emir, and admiral.
satem
Learned borrowing from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm, “hundred”). The canonical example of a word that changed Proto-Indo-European palatovelar */ḱ/ into sibilant /s/ by the 3rd millennium BCE, as opposed to Latin centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hundred and centum.
baijiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白酒 (báijiǔ, “white alcohol”), where "white" refers to its clearness. Compare huangjiu (“yellow alcohol”).
Immelmann
From German Immelmann.
* (aviation): From Max Immelmann, a WWI German fighter ace.
icterus
From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).
Nukus
Borrowed from Russian Нуку́с m (Nukús), from Uzbek Nukus.
kairomone
Blend of Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “advantage; profit”, noun) + English pheromone, coined in the 1970 article “Allomones and Kairomones: Transspecific Chemical Messengers” by the American geneticist William Lacy Brown, Jr. (1913–1991), the German-American ecologist and entomologist Thomas Eisner (1929–2011), and the American ecologist Robert Harding Whittaker (1920–1980) which was published in BioScience: see the quotation.
baicai
From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白菜 (báicài). Doublet of bok choy and pechay.
yark
From Middle English ȝarken, ȝerken, from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”), Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn, from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take, rake”), equivalent to yare + -k. Related to Old English ġearc (“ready, active, quick”), ġearu (“prepared, ready, equipped, complete, finished, yare”). More at yare.
kedgeree
From Hindi खिचड़ी (khicṛī), from Sanskrit खिच्चा (khiccā). Compare khichdi.
pinocytosis
From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.
plasmapheresis
From New Latin plasma + Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “removal”).
desuete
Probably via Italian, from Latin dēsuētus (“unused”), past participle of dēsuēscō (“to disuse”), from dē- + suēscō (“to make use of”).
scleroderma
From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.
sudorific
From New Latin sudorificus, from sūdor (“sweat”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“sweat; to sweat”)) + -ificus (from Proto-Italic *-fakos (suffix forming adjectives that denote bringing or making), ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)).
synovial
From synovia + -al, related to New Latin synoviālis.
herse
From Middle English hierche (“type of harrow”), from Middle French herce, herse. Doublet of hearse.
apatosaurus
From Ancient Greek ἀπάτη (apátē, “trick, deception”) + -saurus, due to initial confusion over the analysis of the vertebral elements.
triceratops
From translingual Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).
valorisation
From Portuguese valorizacão, from valorizar (“to enhance the value of”; from valor (“value, worth”) + -izar (“-ize”)) + -acão (“-ation”).
Xianggang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 香港 (Xiānggǎng).
Papertsian
From Armenian Բաբերցյան (Babercʻyan), Պապերցյան (Papercʻyan).
Decameron
Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).
creatinine
From creatine + -ine, from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine.
creatine
From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine. Not related to create.
fasciate
From Latin fasciātus, perfect passive participle of fasciō (“to swathe or bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
From Latin fasciātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
blondin
From French blondin. Named after the French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897).
From French Blondin. The noun is after the French tightrope walker Charles Blondin (1824–1897).
hollin
From Middle English holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English holeġn, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).
swooningly
From Middle English swouningli, zownyngly, equivalent to swooning + -ly.
Tophet
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תוֹפֶת (tôp̄eṯ).
Xizang Zizhiqu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西藏自治區 /西藏自治区 (Xīzàng Zìzhìqū, literally “Tibet Autonomous Region”).
teichoic
From Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos, “wall”) + -ic.
acropetal
From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “the top”) + Latin petō, petere (“fall, rush out”) + -al.
amphibology
From French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, earlier amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”).
countertransference
From counter- + transference, a calque of German Gegenübertragung.
foreshow
From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”), equivalent to fore- + show. Cognate with Dutch voorschouwen, German vorschauen.
ideo-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.
Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English ideo-
Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “form, semblance”). Unrelated to idio-.
electuary
From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Doublet of lekvar.
cavesson
From French caveçon, from Italian cavezzone, augmentative of cavezza (“halter”), probably from Latin caput (“head”), although derivation from Germanic has also been suggested; compare Old English cæfl (“bit, muzzle”).
thalweg
Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”).
haute cuisine
Borrowed from French haute (“high”) + cuisine (“cookery”). Literally, “high(-class) cookery”. First attested in 1829. Usually in italics until 1960s.
foliar
From Latin foliāris. By surface analysis, foli(um) + -ar.
glucinum
From New Latin glucina, from French glucine, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -um, in reference to the sweet taste of some of its salts.
Hany
Borrowed from Arabic هَانِيّ (hāniyy), meaning "one who lives in happiness and tranquillity"; "the embellisher"; or "luscious".
treen
From Middle English treen, from Old English triewen, from Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz, equivalent to tree + -en. See trencher, truncher.
Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“farmstead”) and din (“fort”).
cyno-
Learned borrowing from Latin cyno-, from the combining form of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) formed with -ο- (-o-). Cf. cynic. By surface analysis, cyn- + -o-. Piecewise doublet of cano-.
at ease
From Middle English at ese, calque of Old French a eise, from a (“at”) + eise (“ease”).
Falco
Borrowed from Romance; from Italian Falco and Catalan Falcó.
forbite
From Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), from Old English forbītan, equivalent to for- + bite. Cognate with West Frisian forbite (“to forbite”), Dutch verbijten (“to forbite”), Low German verbīten (“to forbite”), German verbeissen (“to forbite”). More at for-, bite.
Reeth
Possibly from Old English rīþ (“[place at] the stream”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Rie and in 1184 as Rithe.
jus gentium
Borrowed from Latin iūs gentium. See the calque law of nations for more.
dialectical materialism
Calque of German dialektischer Materialismus, coined by Joseph Dietzgen in Streifzüge eines Sozialisten in das Gebiet der Erkenntnißtheorie [1887].
infusible
From Latin īnfūsibilis. By surface analysis, infuse + -ible.
mediatrix
Learned borrowing from Late Latin mediātrīx. By surface analysis, mediator + -trix.
preallable
From Middle French preallable ( > modern préalable), from prealler (“to precede”).
seld
From Middle English selde (“seat, store”), from Old English seld (noun), neuter, metathetic form of setl (noun) (English settle).
From Middle English selde (adjective) and selde (adverb), a back-formation from Old English seldor (“more seldom”), seldost (“most seldom”).
Mary Magdalene
From Mary + Magdalene; from Middle English Marie Magdaleyn, Marie Magdeleyne, Marye Maudelen, Marye Maudeleyne, Marie Mawdeleyn, Mary Maudelen, Mary Mawdelayn, from Old French Marie Madelaine and Latin Marīa Magdalēna.
Marcos
From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).
Either named after various members of the Marcos family, or derived from Spanish Marcos, referring to Saint Mark.
whid
From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”).
Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).
Calder
From Cumbric *caled (“hard”) + *duvr (“water”)
Camus
From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word.
unknit
From Middle English unknitten, unknetten, uncnütten, from Old English uncnyttan, equivalent to un- + knit.
pharmaco-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der.
English pharmaco-
From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug”).
asana
Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”).
pauldron
From earlier pouldron, poleron, paleron from Middle English polron, palerns, pollerons. This may have been borrowed from Old French paleron, which derives from elements corresponding to French pale (“blade (of a shovel, etc)”) + -eron but was semantically influenced by Old French espaule (“shoulder”) (whence French épaule). Alternatively, some references derive the Middle English word from Middle French espalleron, espauleron, from Old French espaule. Although a form with d at the end is found in Middle English (polrondys, compare Early Modern English polrynges c. 1550), the interpolation of a d between the l and the r dates to the 1500s; the d, and the preference since the early 1800s for the spelling and pronunciation with paul- rather than poul-, may be due to the influence of spaulder.
Leighton
Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.
agreeance
From Old French agréance, from agréer (“to agree”); as if agree + -ance.
pignoli
From Italian pinoli (“pine nuts”) (by confusion with pignoli (“fussy people”)?).
oculate
Borrowed from Latin oculātus (“having eyes, seeing”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin oculātus, perfect passive participle of oculō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
falsidical
From Latin falsidicus (“speaking falsehood”), from falsi- (“false”) + dicus (“speaker”).
glauconite
From German Glaukonit, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”) + -ite.
goethite
From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.
flocculate
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
midafternoon
From Middle English mid-afternon, myd-afternon, equivalent to mid- + afternoon.
fuchsine
From French fuchsine, of unknown origin. Possibly from fuchsia + -ine, because of its colour, or from German Fuchs (“fox”) + -ine, because of the first manufacturer, Renard (renard means “fox” in French).
hawse
Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).
antiport
From Italian antiporta. By surface analysis, anti- (“before”) + port (“entryway”).
New France
From new + France.
Calque of French Nouvelle-France.
From Middle French Nouvelle France.
booru
Reborrowed from Japanese ボール (bōru, “board”), itself from English board. Alternatively, an abbreviation of the term Danbooru (from Japanese 段ボール, danbōru, “corrugated cardboard”), the name of a particular imageboard website that uses an image of a brown cardboard box as its logo.
Shih Tzu
From the Wade–Giles romanisation shih¹-tzŭ⁵ of Mandarin 獅子 /狮子 (shīzi, “lion”), a contraction of 獅子狗 /狮子狗 (shīzigǒu, literally “lion dog”), from the breed's resemblance to Chinese guardian lion statues. The original Mandarin word now refers only to the Pekingese, while this breed now properly goes by the name 西施犬 (xīshīquǎn, literally “Xi Shi dog”).
frugiferent
Learned borrowing from Latin frūgifērens, frūgiferentis.
Mitanni
Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁmi-ta-an-ni).
steatite
From Latin steatītis, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, steat- (“fat”) + -ite (“stone”).
morello
Probably either:
* an alteration of morel with Italian -ello substituted for the ending, perhaps after Italian morello (“dark-coloured”); or
* from Italian amarello and/or Dutch amarelle, marelle, both from Medieval Latin amārellum, from Latin amārus + -ellum.
Parvati
Borrowed from Sanskrit पार्वती (Pārvatī).