MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Kunlun
From the Mandarin 崑崙 /昆仑 (Kūnlún) and 崑崙山／昆仑山 (Kūnlún Shān), with the character 山 (shān) being an ambiguous reference to any raised place, inclusive of islands, hills, mountains, and mountain ranges. The characters 崑崙 /昆仑 (Kūnlún) are phono-semantic compounds adding 山 (shān) as a semantic component (形旁 (xíngpáng)) to the characters 昆 (kūn) and 侖／仑 (lún), which were presumably also homophones for Kunlun in Old Chinese—Zhengzhang's reconstructed pronunciation being /*kuːn.run/—but leaving its further development or original meaning uncertain. See also the Name section of the Wikipedia entry on the mythological Kunlun.
nagamaki
Borrowed from Japanese 長巻 (nagamaki), itself a compound of 長 (naga, “long”) + 巻 (maki, “winding”), from having a long wrapped handle.
proctiger
From proct- + -i- + -ger (Latin gerere (“bear, carry”)).
epiproct
epi- + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós)
Onsu
From Uyghur ئونسۇ (onsu), from ئون (on, “ten”) + سۇ (su, “river”), literally ten rivers.
strophalos
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στρόφαλος (stróphalos).
absential
In form apparently from rare Latin absentiālis; as if from absence + -ial with the ending changed as in other pairs like essence, essential.
Brassington
From an unattested Old English personal name *Brandsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Madrean
From Spanish madre + -an.
Named for the Sierra Madre Occidental
Maralbexi
From Uyghur مارالبېشى (maralbëshi).
jandaya
From Portuguese jandaia, from Old Tupi îandaîa.
Grand Teton
Possibly from French grand + French téton, or possibly after the Teton Sioux tribe.
Novus Ordo
Ellipsis of Ecclesiastical Latin Novus Ōrdō Missae (“New Order of the Mass”).
Hammerton
Recorded as Hambretone in the Domesday Book, 1086. Perhaps from Old English hamor (“hammer-sedge”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Green Hammerton
Recorded as Grenhamerton in 1176, "Hammerton with the green", from Middle English grene + the Hamerton family.
Kirk Hammerton
Recorded as Kyrkehamerton (1286), "Hammerton with the church", from Middle English kyrke and Old Norse kirkja + the Hamerton family.
fumus boni iuris
Learned borrowing from Latin fūmus bonī iūris (“smoke of a good right”).
opus operantis
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin opus operantis (literally “work of the worker”).
Stoklosa
Borrowed from Polish Stokłosa, from stokłosa (“brome”).
Sittard-Geleen
Borrowed from Dutch Sittard-Geleen.
composition fee
Originally from an obsolete sense of composition, “payment to settle an obligation”, from Medieval Latin compositiō (“payment made in amends or settlement”), see citations; compare legal sense of compound, “settle with a smaller payment than the claim”. Later reanalysed in some cases as meaning “aggregate”.
Eijsden-Margraten
Borrowed from Dutch Eijsden-Margraten.
Horst aan de Maas
Borrowed from Dutch Horst aan de Maas.
Mook en Middelaar
Borrowed from Dutch Mook en Middelaar.
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Borrowed from Dutch Valkenburg aan de Geul.
abare
Derived from Old English abarian (“to strip, make bare, expose”).
Americanized spelling of French Hébert.
McNaughton
From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain, a patronymic surname from the personal name Neachtan, a name of the god of water in Irish mythology, of uncertain ultimate origin; see Nechtan. Compare McCracken.
butterfly agave
Calqued from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (“butterfly”) + metl (“agave”). Cf. Spanish papalometl, papalomé.
bokono
From Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ (“soothsayer”).
lapidable
From Latin lapis (“stone”). The sense "nubile" was an intellectual pun on the use of English stone to mean "testicle", potentially also influenced by lap (“female pudenda”).
Kewanee
The Illinois city's name is from the Winnebago word for the greater prairie chicken, which lived there. The Missouri unincorporated community was named after the Illinois city, the native home of a lumber official.
Ying-chi-sha
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 英吉沙 (Ying¹-chi²-sha¹).
Paris of the East
Usually a calque of French Paris de l'Orient, praising a location for its supposed resemblance to the glamor and nightlife of 19th-century Paris.
debellatio
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēbellātiō.
Fairmead
From Old English fæġer (“beautiful”) + mǣd (“meadow”).
hebraica veritas
Composed of the Latin hebraica (“Hebrew”, feminine nominative singular of adjective hebraicus) + vēritās (“truth”).
Deucalion
From Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn).
Portree
From Scottish Gaelic Port Rìgh (literally “King’s Port”).
Church of the East
From Classical Syriac ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ (ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā), so called as it predominated to the east of the border of the Christian Roman Empire. Used as a proper noun in English from c. 1890s.
crastin
From Old French crastin (“morrow, the day after (any feast)”), from Latin crāstinum (“morrow”).
Clandon
Recorded as Clanedun, Domesday Book 1086; from Old English clāne + dūn.
dynamitic
From Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).
Shalford
From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Scalford and Shelford.
Ash-Shaytan
Borrowed from Arabic اَلشَّيْطَان (aš-šayṭān) (اَل (al-) is the definite article).
plombir
From Russian пломби́р (plombír), from French plombières (“ice cream made with almond extract, kirsch, and candied fruit”), possibly after the commune of Plombières-les-Bains.
Petropolis
From Brazilian Portuguese Petrópolis.
From Greek Πετρόπουλος (Petrópoulos).
queth
From Middle English cweth, queth, queye (mistake), related to the verb quethe and bequeath, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say, speak”).
Tarnobrzeg
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Tarnobrzeg.
Tricity
From tri- + city. Calque of Polish Trójmiasto.
Camm
* As an English and Norman surname, from Caen in Normandy.
* Also as an English surname, named for the Cam river, from the Celtic root of Old Irish camm (“crooked, bent”). This adjective also has surname derivatives from Scottish Gaelic and Welsh.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Kamm.
Kingsburg
Variant of Kingsburgh, from Kings + -burgh, emended from earlier Kingsbury, named for the nearby Kings River, a calque of Spanish Rio de los Santos Reyes (“River of the Holy Kings”), named in honor of the Three Wise Men of the stories of the Nativity of Jesus because of its first recorded European discovery by members of Gabriel Moraga's expedition on 6 January 1806, the day of the feast of the Epiphany.
Masovian Voivodeship
Calque of Polish województwo mazowieckie.
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Calque of Polish województwo kujawsko-pomorskie.
Lodz Voivodeship
Calque of Polish województwo łódzkie.
Magdalenian
From French Magdalénien, Magdalene + -ian, after the Magdalene Shelter, an archaeological site in the Dordogne département of South-Western France.
laodah
Borrowed from Mandarin 老大 (lǎodà).
Lei Yue Mun
Borrowed from Cantonese 鯉魚門 /鲤鱼门 (lei⁵ jyu⁴ mun⁴).
P mitrale
From P (“P wave”) + New Latin mitrāle, neuter singular of mitrālis (“relating to a mitre; mitral”), from mītra (“mitre”) + -ālis. So named because it often appears as a consequence of mitral valve disease.
P pulmonale
From P (“P wave”) + New Latin pulmōnāle, neuter singular of pulmōnālis (“relating to the lungs; pulmonary”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ālis. So named because it often appears as a consequence of pulmonary disease.
Meycauayan
From Spanish Meycauayan, from Tagalog may- + kawayan.
formal heresy
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin haeresis fōrmālis.
Hun-ch'un
From Mandarin 琿春 /珲春 (Húnchūn), Wade–Giles romanization: Hun²-chʻun¹.
Torvalds
Borrowed from Swedish Torvalds, constructed from Torvald.
shenyi
Borrowed from Mandarin 深衣 (shēnyī).
demogerontia
From Greek δημογεροντία (dimogerontía).
demogeron
From Ancient Greek δημογέρων (dēmogérōn).
La Tache
From French La Tâche.
From Spanish La Tache.
Ayling
From Old English æþeling (“prince”), diminutive of æþel (“noble”).
Ah Seng
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿成 (a-sêng).
Ah Lian
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿蓮 /阿莲 (a-liân).
Ah Huay
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿花 (a-hoe).
tetrakaideka-
From Ancient Greek τεσσᾰρεσκαίδεκᾰ (tessăreskaídekă, “fourteen”), from τέσσᾰρες (téssăres, “four”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”).
Almondsbury
Inherited from Middle English Almondesbury, modification of earlier Almodesbury, from Old English *Æþelmōdes burh, from Æþelmōd (a personal name) + burh (“fortress, town”).
McPhee
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshìthe /MacDhuibhshith.
glacier mouse
Calque of Icelandic jökla-mýs. Coined by geologist Jón Eythórsson in 1950. The Icelandic term appears only in plural form.
Tapanatepec
Borrowed from Spanish Tapanatepec, from a Nahuan language.
Zanatepec
Borrowed from Spanish Zanatepec, from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl *Tzanatepēc (literally “grackle mountain”).
Copanaguastla
Borrowed from Spanish Copanaguastla, from a Nahuan language.
Escuintenango
Borrowed from Spanish Escuintenango, from a Nahuan language; literally "dog city" (cf. Classical Nahuatl itzcuintli (“dog”)).
plurisecular
From pluri- (“multi-, many”) + secular (“of or related to centuries”), chiefly after French pluriséculaire.
Tuxford
Partly uncertain. Oldest Domesday Book attestation is Tuxfarne. The first element is likely the Old English personal name *Tuk (modern day Tuck/Tucker), genitive singular *Tukes. The second element is now ford, but this is clearly a reinterpretation from the second earliest attested form Tuxforne (with vowel mutation), which leaves the original -farne element still unexplained. The modern form is equivalent to Tuck's ford.
Rutog
From Tibetan རུ་ཐོག (ru thog).
Chaochowfu
Borrowed from Mandarin 潮州府 (Cháozhōufǔ, literally “Chaozhou prefectural seat”).
Ili
From Russian Или (Ili) and Uyghur ئىلى (ili), usually taken to derive from Mongolian.
sefirah
From Hebrew סְפִירָה (s'firá, “sefirah”, literally “counting, enumeration”), plural סְפִירוֹת (s'firót).
aegyo
Borrowed from Korean 애교(愛嬌) (aegyo).
selca
Borrowed from Korean 셀카 (selka), from English self + camera.
arkhalig
From Turkic: compare Azerbaijani arxalıq, Turkish arkalık.
alubukhara
Ultimately from Persian آلوی بخارا (âlu-ye boxârâ).
Akesu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 阿克蘇 /阿克苏 (Ākèsū).
A-k'o-su
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 阿克蘇 /阿克苏 (A¹-kʻo⁴-su¹).
O-ch'eng
From Mandarin 鄂城 (Èchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: O⁴-chʻêng².
Hsia-men
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 廈門 /厦門 /厦门 (Hsia⁴-mên²).
Camaldolese
From Italian camaldolese, from Camaldoli + -ese. The order was founded by Sain Romuald around 1012 in Camaldoli, Tuscany, Italy.
Yen-t'ai
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 煙臺 /烟台 (Yen¹-tʻai²).
Christon
From a Celtic word related to Welsh crug (“hill”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Nan-ching
From Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-ching¹.
Hsi-an
From Mandarin 西安 (Xī'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-an¹.
Loxton
Recorded as Lochestone in the Domesday Book, the village takes its name from the Lox Yeo River + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
En-shih
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 恩施 (Ên¹-shih¹).
Kuei-lin
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 桂林 (Kuei⁴-lin²).
Kuang-chou
From the Wade–Giles romanization Kuang³-chou¹ of Mandarin 廣州 (Guǎngzhōu).
Hai-nan
Wade-Giles transcription of Mandarin 海南 (Hǎinán).
pippie
Likely borrowed from Māori pipi (“Paphies australis”).
Cau
Borrowed from French Cau.
Borrowed from German CAU (“Christian-Albrechts-Universität”).
hyung line
Calque of Korean 형 라인 (hyeong rain), composed of 형(兄) (hyeong, “hyung; elder brother of a man”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, hyung + line.
Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.
Chang-chia-k'ou
From Mandarin 張家口 /张家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chang¹-chia¹-kʻou³.
Shen-yang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 瀋陽 /沈阳 (Shên³-yang²).
maknae line
From Korean 막내 라인 (mangnae rain), composed of 막내 (mangnae, “maknae; youngest person in a group”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, maknae + line.
Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.
Ha-erh-pin
From Mandarin 哈爾濱 /哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-êrh³-pin¹.
Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh
From Mandarin 齊齊哈爾 /齐齐哈尔 (Qíqíhā'ěr) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi²-chʻi²-ha¹-êrh³.
Ta-li
From Mandarin 大理 (Dàlǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-li³.
Hsi-ning
From Mandarin 西寧 /西宁 (Xīníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-ning².
K'un-ming
From Mandarin 昆明 (Kūnmíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming².
bhujia
From Hindustani भुजिया / بھجیا (bhujiyā), ultimately from Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, “roasts, fries”). Related to fry and bhurji.
weiqi
Transliteration from Mandarin 圍棋／围棋 (wéiqí, literally “encirclement board game”) via Hanyu Pinyin.
Swafield
Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Suafelda. From Old English *Swæþfeld, a compound of swæþ (“track”) + feld (“field”).
Ioannidis
Borrowed from Greek Ιωαννίδης (Ioannídis).
Hsin-chiang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 新疆 (Hsin¹-chiang¹).
Pa-tung
From Mandarin 巴東 /巴东 (Bādōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Pa¹-tung¹.
Wu-shan
From Mandarin 巫山 (Wūshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu¹-shan¹.
Feng-chieh
From Mandarin 奉節 /奉节 (Fèngjié), Wade–Giles romanization: Fêng⁴-chieh².
Li-ch'uan
From Mandarin 利川 (Lìchuān) Wade-Giles romanization: Li⁴-chʻuan¹.
Hsien-feng
From Mandarin 咸豐 (Xiánfēng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsien²-fêng¹.
Lai-feng
From Mandarin 來鳳／来凤 (Láifèng), Wade-Giles romanization: Lai²-fêng⁴.
Ho-feng
From Mandarin 鶴峰 /鹤峰 (Hèfēng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ho⁴-fêng¹.
T'uan-feng
From Mandarin 團風 /团风 (Tuánfēng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻuan²-fêng¹.
Ta-yeh
From Mandarin 大冶 (Dàyě) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-yeh³.
Hsi-shui
From Mandarin 浠水 (Xīshuǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-shui³.
Lo-t'ien
From Mandarin 羅田 /罗田 (Luótián), Wade–Giles romanization: Lo²-t'ien².
En-p'ing
From Mandarin 恩平 (Ēnpíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ên¹-pʻing².
Ta-lien
From Mandarin 大連 /大连 (Dàlián) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-lien².
Chi-nan
From Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi³-nan².
Gougu theorem
Borrowed from Chinese 勾股定理 (gōugǔ dìnglǐ), literally the longer and shorter legs of a right triangle theorem.
wumao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 五毛 (wǔmáo), a clipping of 五毛黨 /五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng, literally “the 5 dime party”), in reference to allegations that the Chinese government employs online shills paid 1/2 yuan RMB per online post.
Chi-ning
From Mandarin 濟寧 /济宁 (Jǐníng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chi³-ning².
T'ung-ling
From Mandarin 銅陵 /铜陵 (Tónglíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻung²-ling².
Tzu-yang
From Mandarin 資陽 /资阳 (Zīyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tzŭ¹-yang².
From Mandarin 紫陽 /紫阳 (Zǐyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tzŭ³-yang².
Thorington
From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), the same etymology of Thorrington.
T'a-ch'eng
From Mandarin 塔城 (Tǎchéng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻa³-chʻeng².
Hsiang-yang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 襄陽 /襄阳 (Hsiang¹-yang²).
Chang-chou
From Mandarin 漳州 (Zhāngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chang¹-chou¹.
Fu-shun
From Mandarin 撫順 /抚顺 (Fǔshùn), Wade–Giles romanization: Fu³-shun⁴.
Ma-ch'eng
From Mandarin 麻城 (Máchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ma²-chʻêng².
Ch'u
From Mandarin 楚 (Chǔ), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻu³.
T'ai-shan
From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai²-shan¹.
From Mandarin 泰山 (Tàishān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai⁴-shan¹.
K'ai-p'ing
From Mandarin 開平 /开平 (Kāipíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻai¹-pʻing².
Pen-ch'i
From Mandarin 本溪 (Běnqī), Wade–Giles romanization: Pên³-chʻi¹.
Ho-fei
From Mandarin 合肥 (Héféi), Wade–Giles romanization: Ho²-fei².
Kuang-tung
From Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuang³-tung¹.
Chien-shih
From Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Chien⁴-shih³.
Chu-shan
From Mandarin 竹山 (Zhúshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chu²-shan¹.
Chu-hsi
From Mandarin 竹溪 /竹谿 (Zhúxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu²-hsi¹.
Ku-ch'eng
From Mandarin 穀城 /谷城 (Gǔchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-chʻêng².
Tsao-yang
From Mandarin 棗陽 /枣阳 (Zǎoyáng), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsao³-yang².
I-tu
From Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-tu¹.
From Mandarin 益都 Wade–Giles romanization: I⁴-tu¹.
Chih-chiang
From Mandarin 枝江 (Zhījiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chih¹-chiang¹.
Shakur
Borrowed from Arabic شَكُور (šakūr, “thankful, grateful”). This surname is predominantly found in India.
Hsia-p'u
From Mandarin 霞浦 (Xiápǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsia²-pʻu³.
Pao-shan
From Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Pao³-shan¹.
From Mandarin 寶山 /宝山 (Bǎoshān) Wade-Giles romanization: Pao³-shan¹.
Yen-ch'eng
From Mandarin 鹽城 /盐城 (Yánchéng) Wade–Giles romanization: Yen²-chʻêng².
Nan-t'ung
From Mandarin 南通 (Nántōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-tʻung¹.
P'u-t'ien
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 莆田 (Pútián), Wade-Giles romanization: Pʻu²-tʻien².
pannofix
From Hungarian panofix, from Panofix, a trademark of the Pannónia fur factory, from the blend of Pannónia + fix (“steady, firm”).
koinobori
Borrowed from Japanese 鯉幟 (koinobori).
propaganda of the deed
Calque of French propagande par le fait rendered into idiomatic English, from propagande (“propaganda”) and fait (“deed, act, action”); a phrasal usage originating among 19th century insurrectionary anarchist communists.
propaganda by the deed
Calque of French propagande par le fait, from propagande (“propaganda”) and fait (“deed, act, action”); a phrasal usage originating among 19th century insurrectionary anarchist communists.
Jiashi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 伽師 /伽师 (Jiāshī).
Ch'ieh-shih
From Mandarin 伽師 /伽师 (Qiéshī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻieh²-shih¹.
Lo-yang
From Mandarin 洛陽 /洛阳 (Luòyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴-yang².
T'ang
From Mandarin 唐 (Táng), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻang².
Yan'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延安 (Yán'ān).
Kuei-yang
From Mandarin 貴陽 /贵阳 (Guìyáng) cf. Wade–Giles romanization: Kuei⁴-yang².
Tiananmen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 天安門／天安门 (Tiān'ānmén), literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking" or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace", without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).
Ch'ing
From Mandarin 清 (Qīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹.
Yang-lo
From Mandarin 陽邏 /阳逻 (Yángluó), Wade–Giles romanization: Yang²-lo².
Fo-shan
An English-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 佛山 (Fóshān).
Chan-chiang
From Mandarin 湛江 (Zhànjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chan⁴-chiang¹.
Hai-k'ou
From Mandarin 海口 (Hǎikǒu), Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-kʻou³.
pain aux raisins
From French pain aux raisins (literally “raisin bread”).
T'ien-chin
From Mandarin 天津 (Tiānjīn) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien¹-chin¹.
Shih-chia-chuang
From Mandarin 石家莊 /石家庄 (Shíjiāzhuāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Shih²-chia¹-chuang¹.
Han-tan
From Mandarin 邯鄲 /邯郸 (Hándān) Wade–Giles romanization: Han²-tan¹.
An-yang
From Mandarin 安陽／安阳 (Ānyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-yang².
From Mandarin 安陽／安阳 (Ānyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-Yang².
sarpech
From Urdu سرپیچ/Hindi सरपेच (sarpec), from Persian سرپیچ (sarpeč, “socket”).
Ch'ang-ch'un
From Mandarin 長春 (Chángchūn) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻang²-chʻun¹.
Ch'ing-tao
From Mandarin 青島 /靑島 /青岛 (Qīngdǎo), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-tao³.
Ying-te
From Mandarin 英德 (Yīngdé) Wade–Giles romanization: Ying¹-tê².
oviculture
From Latin ovis (“sheep”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem ovis from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. By surface analysis, ovi- + culture.
Sprott
* As an English surname, from Old English Sprot, possibly from the root of sprout.
* As a German surname, from the placename Sprotte.
Herridge
Possibly a habitational surname from the village of Eridge, in East Sussex, named from Old English earn (“eagle”) + hryċġ (“ridge”), or alternatively from the town of Harwich, in Essex, from Old English here (“army”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling place”).
paprikahuhn
From German Paprikahuhn (“chicken paprikash”), from Paprika (“paprika”) + Huhn (“chicken”).
Hupei
From Mandarin 湖北 (Húběi) Wade-Giles romanization: Hu²-pei³.
Ch'eng-tu
From Mandarin 成都 (Chéngdū) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻêng²-tu¹.
Hsien-ning
From Mandarin 咸寧 /咸甯 /咸宁 (Xiánníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsien²-ning².
Pelion
From Ancient Greek Πήλῐον (Pḗlĭon).
McCafferty
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).
McCaffrey
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry.
Cheng-chou
From Mandarin 鄭州 /郑州 (Zhèngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chêng⁴-chou¹.
Tung-kuan
From Mandarin 東莞 /东莞 (Dōngguǎn) Wade–Giles romanization: Tung¹-kuan³.
Zettelkasten
Borrowed from German Zettelkasten (literally “a slip box”).
Anishinaabemowin
From Ojibwe anishinaabemowin/ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ. Doublet of Nishnaabemwin and Neshnabémwen.
sannakji
Borrowed from Korean 산낙지 (sannakji).
Starbeck
From Old Norse stor (“big, large”) + bekkr (“brook, stream”).
Mien-yang
From Mandarin 綿陽 /绵阳 (Miányáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Mien³-yang².
From Mandarin 沔陽 /沔阳 (Miǎnyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Mien³-yang².
Ching-chou
From Mandarin 荊州 /荆州 (Jīngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Ching¹-chou¹.
I tell you
From Etymology 1, or a calque of Hokkien 我共汝講 /我共汝讲 (oá kā lí kóng, “let me tell you something; listen up”).
K'o-shih
From Mandarin 喀什 (Kèshí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻo⁴-shih².
Ch'i-ch'un
From Mandarin 蘄春 /蕲春 (Qíchūn) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi²-chʻun¹.
Hsin-chou
From Mandarin 忻州 (Xīnzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chou¹.
From Mandarin 新州 (Xīnzhōu) Wade-Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chou¹.
From Mandarin 新洲 (Xīnzhōu) Wade-Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chou¹.
Huang-pei
From Mandarin 黃陂 /黄陂 (Huángbēi) Wade–Giles romanization: Huang²-pei¹.
Ying-ch'eng
From Mandarin 應城 /应城 (Yìngchéng) Wade–Giles romanization: Ying⁴-chʻêng².
Ch'ien-chiang
From Mandarin 潛江 /潜江 (Qiánjiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻien²-chiang¹.
Han-ch'uan
From Mandarin 漢川 /汉川 (Hànchuān) Wade–Giles romanization: Han⁴-chʻuan¹.
Mounsey
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Monceaux, in northern France.
Goldthorpe
From the Old English personal name Golda + þorp (“village”).
Woolnough
From the Old English personal name Wulfnoþ, a compound of wulf (“wolf”) + noþ (“daring, courage”). Compare Woolner, which shares the same etymology.
Shoreham
From Old English Sċorhām, from *scora (“shore”) + ham (“village, home, estate”).
Sang-chu
From Mandarin 桑株 (Sāngzhū), Wade–Giles romanization: Sang¹-chu¹.
Chia-hsing
From Mandarin 嘉興 /嘉兴 (Jiāxīng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chia¹-hsing¹.
Wu-hu
From Mandarin 蕪湖 /芜湖 (wúhú), Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-hu².
Chiu-chiang
From Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiu³-chiang¹.
Huang-mei
From Mandarin 黃梅 /黄梅 (Huángméi), Wade–Giles romanization: Huang²-mei².
Ying-shan
From Mandarin 英山 (Yīngshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ying¹-shan¹.
Etwall
Perhaps from the Old English personal name Ēata + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
blood and soil
Calque of German Blut und Boden, a slogan of the Völkisch movement (including the Nazi Party), chiefly since the 1920s.
boviculture
From Latin bos (“cattle”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws which also gave Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), and English cow.
equiculture
From Latin equus (“horse”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem equus from Proto-Italic *ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).
Chorlton
From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).
From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).
Shan-tung
From Mandarin 山東 /山东 (Shāndōng), reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Shan¹-tung¹.
Fatshan
From Cantonese 佛山 (fat⁶ saan¹).
T'ang-shan
From Mandarin 唐山 (Tángshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻang²-shan¹.