MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Chemehuevi
Possibly from a Spanish corruption of Mojave 'achiimuuev (“those who play with fish”)
rhinodon
From Ancient Greek ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + translingual -odon.
Jiangling
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江陵 (Jiānglíng).
scytodepsic
From Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “hide”) + δέψω (dépsō, “to soften”) + -ic.
pelargic
From Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”) + -ic.
hypaethron
From Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρον (húpaithron), from ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “sky”). Compare Greek ύπαιθρος (ýpaithros).
chone
From Ancient Greek χώνη (khṓnē, “a funnel”), contracted form of Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē).
scrawm
Probably from Dutch schrammen, from schram (“a rent, a tear”).
shuckle
From Yiddish שאָקלען (shoklen). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skukkijaną.
Emishi
From Japanese 蝦夷 (Emishi, literally “shrimp barbarians”).
gibnut
Borrowed from Belizean Creole gibnat, gibnut, givnat, from Miskito ibina, ibihna, ibinha.
pyrgoidal
From Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos, “tower”) + -oid + -al.
Lantian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 藍田 /蓝田 (Lántián).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嵐天 /岚天 (Lántiān).
Yushan
From Mandarin 玉山 (Yùshān).
From Mandarin 峪山 (Yùshān).
Shangchen
From Mandarin 上陳 /上陈 (Shàngchén).
konaki
From Greek κονάκι (konáki, “residence, palace”), from Turkish konak (“residence, mansion”).
Anastenaria
From Ancient Greek ἀναστένω (anasténō, “groan aloud”).
passtime
From Middle English passe tyme, calque of Middle French passe-temps.
Braj
Borrowed from Hindi ब्रज (braj), from Sanskrit व्रज (vraja).
docetistic
From docetist + -ic, from Late Latin Docetae + -ic, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokeîn, “to seem, to appear”). Equivalent to Docetae + -istic.
goraksha
Borrowed from Hindi गोरक्षा (gorakṣā).
resting place
From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place.
theanthropos
From Ancient Greek θεάνθρωπος (theánthrōpos) Equivalent to the- + -anthrope.
vindicatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin vindicātrīx. By surface analysis, vindicate + -trix.
Latiner
From Middle English latyner, latynier (also latymer), from Anglo-Norman latimer, from Old French latinier, latimier, etc., from Latin latinārius, from lingua Latina + -ārius (“-ary”). Compare Old English Lǣdenware (“a Latin-speaker, Roman”). Doublet of latimer.
rabious
From Latin rabiōsus. By surface analysis, rabi(es) + -ous.
seek a knot in a bulrush
Calque of Latin nōdum in scirpō quaerō.
raasclaat
1950s. From Jamaican Creole raasclaat, from English arse + cloth. Compare English arsewipe, asswipe.
Pacquiao
From Cebuano Pacquiao, from Spanish Pacquiao, from Hokkien.
diabaterial
From Ancient Greek διαβατήριος (diabatḗrios, “relating to passage”), from διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to cross through”).
bakso
From Indonesian bakso, from Hokkien 肉酥 (bah-so͘).
pancit
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien. See more info at Spanish pancit. Compare Tagalog pansit, Indonesian pangsit.
zhuangyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 狀元 /状元 (zhuàngyuán).
kaneh
From Hebrew קָנֶה (qané, “rod”, literally “cane”). Doublet of cane and canna.
boneseed
From bone + seed, either directly as a description of the hard surface of the seeds, or indirectly as a calque of the name of its genus, Osteospermum, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).
hareleaf
From the name of the genus, which is from Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
jinshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 進士 /进士 (jìnshì).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 津市 (Jīnshì).
Jianli
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 監利 /监利.
gram sansad
From Bengali গ্রাম সংসদ (gram śoṅśod, literally “village parliament”), which is a learned borrowing of Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma) and संसद (saṃsada).
Triptolemus
From Latin Triptolemus, from Ancient Greek Τριπτόλεμος (Triptólemos).
mursik
Borrowed from Kalenjin mursik (Cf. Nandi mursik).
gornisht
Borrowed from Yiddish גאָרנישט (gornisht).
amelic
From a- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ic; formed in English as an adjectival counterpart to amelia.
faynshmeker
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿײַנשמעקער (faynshmeker). Compare German Feinschmecker (“gourmet”).
deligotype
From Latin dēligere (“to choose, select, pick out”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + type.
deligotyping
From Latin dēligere (“to choose, select, pick out”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + typing.
flammule
From Latin flammula, from flamma (“flame”) + ula (diminutive suffix).
xiucai
Transliteration from Mandarin 秀才 (xiùcái) via Hanyu Pinyin.
agyatwas
Borrowed from Hindi अज्ञातवास (ajñātvās), from Sanskrit अज्ञातवास (ajñātavāsa), from अज्ञात (ajñāta, “unknown”) and वास (vāsa, “staying”).
taalim
From Arabic تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm, “education”).
Olduvai
From Maasai Olduvai (“the place of the wild sisal Sansevieria ehrenbergii”).
Psammetichus
Borrowed from Latin Psammētichus, from Ancient Greek Ψαμμήτιχος (Psammḗtikhos), itself from Egyptian p-s-m-T:k (psmṯk).
Wulipu
From Mandarin 五里鋪 (Wǔlǐpù, literally “five Li relay station for post horses”).
Zhaoji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 趙集 /赵集 (Zhàojí).
Freedomite
From freedom + -ite (suffix forming nouns denoting adherents or followers of a specified doctrine, idea, movement, person, etc.), a calque of Russian Свободник (Svobodnik), from свобо́да (svobóda, “freedom, liberty”) + -ник (-nik, suffix creating masculine nouns, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature).
Wangshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 網市／网市 (Wǎngshì).
Sarin
Borrowed from Hindi सरीन (sarīn), a typical surname of the Khatri community.
critocracy
Neologism, formed from Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”) + -ocracy. Alternatively, from crit[ic] + -ocracy.
Changi
Uncertain. Several origins have been suggested:
* From Malay cengal (“Neobalanocarpus heimii, a kind of hardwood tree in the dipterocarp family”).
* From Malay cengal pasir or cengal mata kucing (“Hopea sangal, a tree in the dipterocarp family”).
* From the Malay name for a kind of spreading shrub found in the region (Thottea corymbosa).
Richard James Wilkinson records chěngai (cengai in modern orthography) as an alternative name for the cengal trees in A Malay–English Dictionary, originally published in 1901. In Singapore, chengai refers to the Neobalanocarpus heimii.
fox's foot
From Middle English foxesfot, from Old English foxes fōt, equivalent to fox's + foot.
scolopaceous
From Latin scolopax (“a snipe”) + -aceous.
somnivolent
Derived from Latin somnus + -i- + volēns; see also volition.
lettice
From Middle English letuse, from Anglo-Norman letuse; further etymology is unknown.
civey
From Middle English cyvee, from Old French civé; equivalent to chive + -ey.
pastorela
Borrowed from Spanish pastorela, from French pastourelle.
Learned borrowing from Old Occitan pastorela (“little shepherdess”), from pastor (“shepherd”) + -ela (feminine diminutive suffix). Compare etymology 1.
pontinal
From Latin pont- (“bridge”) + -ine (“of, pertaining”) + -al (“of, relating to”). By surface analysis, pontine + -al.
lienic
From lien + -ic or its etymon, Latin lien (“the spleen”).
in partibus infidelium
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin in partibus īnfidēlium (literally “in the regions of the infidels”), so named because such bishops were assigned sees corresponding to territories that had passed under the control of other religions, and so did not imply a duty of residence or diocesan responsibilities.
Hailsham
From Old Saxon Haegels Ham (“settlement of Haegel/Hella”).
Stamboul
From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), q.v. Compare Scandaroon for Iskenderun.
rhyacolite
From Ancient Greek ῥύαξ (rhúax, “stream”) (compare Greek ρυάκι (ryáki)) + -lite.
Chengbei
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 城北 (Chéngběi).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 埕北.
Budai
Derived from Mandarin 布袋 (Bùdài, “cloth sack”).
sestiad
From Ancient Greek Σηστιάς (Sēstiás), from Σηστός (Sēstós, “Sestus”).
Chengzhong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 城中 (Chéngzhōng).
disperish
First attested in 1382, from Middle English disperishen, from Old French desperiss-, extended stem of desperir, from Latin disperīre (“to go completely to ruin”).
eight-legged essay
Calque of Chinese 八股文 (bāgǔwén).
Star of the Sea
From Middle English sterre of þe see, a calque of Latin Stella Maris (“Polaris, the North Star; Mary, mother of Jesus”) and direct translation from the Latin and its descendants in other languages. Cf. Morning Star.
Blessed Virgin
Calque of Latin Beato Virgo and its descendants in other languages.
Queen of Heaven
Calque of Latin Regina Caeli and its descendants in other languages. Cf. Our Lady.
deperish
From Middle English deperishen, from Old French deperiss-, extended stem of deperir, from Latin deperīre (“to die down, to perish gradually”).
echeme
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἤχημα (ḗkhēma, “a sound”), from ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “I make sound, I chirp”) + -μᾰ (-mă, forming nouns form verbal stems). Introduced by Broughton (1976).
initiatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin initiātrīx. By surface analysis, initiator + -trix.
Dongbao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東寶 /东宝 (Dōngbǎo).
Wudian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳店 /吴店 (Wúdiàn).
Sanhe
From Mandarin 三河 (Sānhé).
From Mandarin 三合 (Sānhé).
promession
Coined by Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak, developer of the process, who derived it from Italian promessa (“promise”).
king of kings
Attested in Middle English as king of kinges. An ancient formula which seems to have originated in a Semitic language of the Ancient Near East; see Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān-šāh, “king of kings”) for more.
eging
Borrowed from Japanese エギング (egingu), a Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from 餌木 (egi) + -ing.
dirten
From Middle English driten, from Old English driten, ġedriten, from Proto-Germanic *dritanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *drītaną (“to defecate; befoul”).
centri-
From centre + -i-, from from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).
reptitious
From Late Latin reptitius (“creeping”), corruption of Latin reperticius, from reptus (“crept, crawled”) + -īcius (“-itious”), from rēpere (“to creep, to crawl”), modified by English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repent, reptant, reptile, reptilious, surreptitious.
aranzada
Borrowed from Spanish aranzada, from aranzata (“ration”), from Old Spanish arenzo and arienço (“Spanish coin”), from Latin argenteus (“silvery, silver piece”).
From Sardinian, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang, “orange”), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Dravidian.
repertible
From French repertible, from Latin repertus (“found, discovered, invented”), from reperīre (“to find, discover, invent”), from re- (“again, anew”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), + French -ible (“-able”). Cognate with repertitious, repertor, reperible.
repertour
From Middle French repertour (“inventor, discoverer”), from Latin repertor, q.v.
Candaules
Learned borrowing from Latin Candaulēs, from Ancient Greek Κανδαύλης (Kandaúlēs) (see which for more).
mudansha
From Japanese 無段者 (mudansha, literally “one without a dan”).
regular script
Loose calque from Chinese 楷書／楷书 (kǎishū).
Pidu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 郫都 (Pídū).
Duodao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 掇刀 (Duōdāo).
adeno
Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). Compare the suffix adeno-.
accusative absolute
Calque of Latin accūsātīvus absolūtus.
docosa-
From IUPAC do- (ultimately from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”)) + -cosa- (ultimately from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”)).
Assiniboine
From French Assiniboine, transcription of Ojibwe asinii-bwaan (“stone Sioux”)/ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ.
Naskapi
From Naskapi ᓇᔅᑲᐱ (naskapi, “people beyond the horizon”).
deredere
From Japanese でれでれ (“onomatopoeia for being lovestruck”).
Courtenay
From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.
pishtaco
From a Quechua language term "pishtay", meaning "cut the throat of, cut up".
talik
From Russian та́лый (tályj), related to та́ять (tájatʹ).
Ailish
Phonetic rendering of Irish Ailís (“Alice”) or Eilís (“Elizabeth”).
Zhongxiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鍾祥 /钟祥 (Zhōngxiáng).
oikophobe
From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) + -phobe.
Zikawei
A romanization of the Shanghainese pronunciation of Chinese 徐家匯 /徐家汇 (⁶zhi-ka₁-we₆).
Yarwood
Two main origins:
* Habitational surname from a place in Cheshire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + wudu (“wood”).
* Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Iorwerth, composed by the elements ior (“lord”) + berth (“handsome”).
panlogism
Coined by Johann Eduard Erdmann as New Latin Panlogismus in Die Entwicklung der deutschen Speculation seit Kant. Ultimately from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-) + λόγος (lógos) + -ισμός (-ismós), equivalent to pan- + Logos + -ism.
scalma
From Old High German scalmo (“pestilence”), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.
taseometer
From Ancient Greek τᾰ́σεως f (tắseōs, “genetive singular of Ancient Greek τᾰ́σῐς (tắsĭs, “a stretching”)”) + -meter.
turbulate
From turbul(ent) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).
trigonon
From Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigone.
karozzin
Borrowed from Maltese karozzin, karrozzin, from Italian carrozza (“horse-drawn or railroad carriage”), from carro (“means of transport for carrying goods”) (from Latin carrus (“wagon; four-wheeled baggage cart”), or from carruca (“(obsolete) carriage; coach”) (from Latin carrūca (“carriage; coach; chariot”)).
dragon gate
From dragon + gate.
From Cantonese 龍門 /龙门 (lung⁴ mun⁴).
polypragmon
From Ancient Greek πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn).
Xinshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新市 (Xīnshì).
cowtail
From Middle English *cou-tayl, from Old English cūtæġl (“cowtail”), equivalent to cow + tail.
Xiantao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 仙桃 (Xiāntáo).
Thrissur
Borrowed from Malayalam തൃശൂർ (tr̥śūṟ).
cage home
From cage + home.
From Cantonese 籠屋 /笼屋 (lung⁴ uk¹), from being a home set in a cage.
amphiptere
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “amphi-”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Tuanfeng
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 團風／团风 (Tuánfēng).
kafi
From Western Punjabi کافی (kāfī), ultimately from Arabic كَافٍ (kāfin).
marsiya
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَرْثِیَه (marsiya), from Arabic مَرْثِيَة (marṯiya).
manqabat
From Hindustani منقبت / मनक़बत (manaqbat).
proctuchous
From procto- + Ancient Greek -οῦχος (-oûkhos, “having”), from ἔχω (ékhō).
hyponome
From Ancient Greek ὑπονομή (huponomḗ, “underground passage”).
trechometer
From Ancient Greek τρέχω (trékhō, “to run”) + -meter.
Amidakuji
From Japanese あみだくじ (Amida-kuji).
batchoy
Borrowed from Hiligaynon batsoy, from Hokkien, either 肉碎 (bah-chhùi, “minced meat”, literally “meat pieces”) or 肉水 (bah-chúi, literally “meat water”). See also chop suey, Hokkien 肉脞麵 /肉脞面 (bah-chhò-mī), Hokkien 碎肉 (chhùi-bah / chhùi-mah).
Eleutheria
From Ancient Greek Ἐλευθερία (Eleuthería).
restavec
Borrowed French reste-avec, from Haitian Creole restavèk, from French rester (“stay”) + French avec (“with”)
Tianmen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天門 /天门 (Tiānmén).
diapyesis
From Ancient Greek διαπύησις (diapúēsis), from πύον (púon, “pus”).
sench
From Old English senċan, causitive of sincan, from Proto-West Germanic *sankwijan.
Pininfarina
From Italian Pininfarina, from Piedmontese Pininfarina.
Chiswick
From Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + wīc (“village”); equivalent to cheese + -wick.
kendra
Borrowed from Hindi केंद्र (kendra), from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“a pointed tool”). Doublet of center.
Xiangyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 向陽 /向阳 (Xiàngyáng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄陽 /襄阳 (Xiāngyáng).
echoi
From Ancient Greek ἦχοι (êkhoi, “sounds”), plural of ἦχος (êkhos).
kopdoek
From Afrikaans kopdoek, from kop (“head”) + doek (“cloth”).
Pagadian
Multiple etymologies exist:
* The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
* Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
* Possibly from the Cebuano word pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”).
* Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).
Finchley
Probably from Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland”), equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Doublet of Finkley.
Mitsui
Borrowed from Japanese 三井 (Mitsui) or Japanese 光井 (Mitsui).
clastosome
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós) + -some. See also clastogen.
hunger stone
Calque of German Hungerstein, from Hunger (“hunger”) + Stein (“rock, stone”).
Nanzhang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南漳 (Nánzhāng).
adraki
Borrowed from Hindi अदरकी (adarkī), from अदरक (adrak, “ginger”) + -ई (-ī).
pass a good time
Probably a calque of Cajun French passer un bon temps.
Alexandrian laurel
From Ancient Greek δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία (dáphnē Alexandreía), from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) + Ἀλεξανδρεία (Alexandreía, “of Alexander, Alexandrian”).
persiflate
Borrowed from French persifler, persiffler, or formed from persiflage + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Coined by British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray in 1850 (see quotation below).
Remonstrant
Borrowed from Dutch remonstrant, from Latin remōnstrāns.
limeyard
From Middle English limȝerd, equivalent to lime + yard (“rod, stick”).
peedie
Scots peedie, alteration of peerie.
Compare Swedish pytte.
winkle-hawk
Borrowed from Dutch winkelhaak (“try square, rectangular tear or cut”), from Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square”).
Scaramucci
Borrowed from Italian Scaramucci. The measurement comes from Anthony Scaramucci's short time as White House Director of Communications in 2017.
Doublet of Scaramouche.
doppich
Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from Pennsylvania German doppich (“clumsy”), related to German täppisch (“clumsy”).
Baokang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保康 (Bǎokāng).
saphena
From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Echeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 鄂城 (Èchéng).
Fujisaki
Borrowed from Japanese 藤崎 (Fujisaki).
phyllon
Borrowed from Latin phyllon, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Doublet of phyllo, distantly also with foil, folio, and folium.
takid
From Hindi ताकीद (tākīd) / Urdu تَاکِیدْ (tākīd), from Arabic تَأْكِيد (taʔkīd).
Carnarvon
Anglicisation of Welsh caer + yn + ar Fôn, opposite Môn (Anglesey) .
Caernarfon
Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.
Denbigh
From Welsh Dinbych, a univerbation of din (“fort”) + bych, a variant form of bychan (“small”). Doublet of Tenby.
cumai
From translingual Cu (copper) + Japanese 枚 (“まい, mai”) (sheet). Modeled after gomai (“5 sheets”) and sanmai (“3 sheets”).
Yuichiro
Borrowed from Japanese ゆういちろう (Yūichirō).
guariba
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese guariba, from Old Tupi gûariba. Other early European spellings/renderings of the same Tupian word include guariva, guariha, uariba, waariba, and in French ouarive/ouariue (which was misread as ouarine, giving rise to that word and, by anglicization of it, to warine).
The Century Dictionary suggests a possible relation to araguato and/or araba (an obsolete word for a howler monkey of the genus Mycetes); the New English Dictionary directs readers to compare alouatte and araguato.
murabaha
Borrowed from Arabic مُرَابَحَة (murābaḥa)
clattawa
Borrowed from Chinook Jargon tlatoa (“to go”), from Nootka ƛatw̕a (“to paddle away”).
Songbei
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 松北 (Sōngběi).
collegianer
From earlier colligener, colligyner, from French collégien + -er.
water trough
From Middle English water trouȝ, equivalent to water + trough. Cognate with West Frisian wettertroch (“water trough”), Dutch watertrog (“water trough”), German Wassertrog (“water trough”), Danish vandtrug (“water trough”), Swedish vattentrog (“water trough”).
Versluis
Borrowed from Dutch Versluis, contraction of van der Sluis.
subangulate
From New Latin subangulātus. By surface analysis, sub- + angulate.
ittardan
From Persian عطر ('ater, “scent”) + ـدان (-dân, “container”).
prejacent
Multiple origins. Borrowed from Middle French prejacent (“previously existing”) during the sixteenth century. Also attested in twelfth century British sources, from post-classical Latin praeiacens (“situated before”).
Laohekou
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 老河口 (Lǎohékǒu).
PC bang
From Korean PC방 (pisi-bang, literally “PC room”). First attested in 1999.
Owenby
Habitational surname from various places in Lincolnshire named with the Old Norse personal name Auðun + býr (“settlement”).
hierurgy
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱερουργία (hierourgía).
tragalism
From Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “goat”) + -ism. Alternatively, OED indicates an adaptation from Spanish tragalismo, of the same Ancient Greek origin.
Docker
Probably from Old Norse dǫkk (“hollow”) + erg (“hill-pasture”).
agak-agak
From Malay agak-agak, a reduplication of agak (“to estimate”).
Gucheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古城 (Gǔchéng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 穀城 /谷城 (Gǔchéng).
actinobolism
Borrowed from New Latin actinobolismus, from Koine Greek ἀκτινοβόλος (aktinobólos, “emission of rays”) + -ismus. Ἀκτινοβόλος is from ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) + βόλος (bólos, “a throw”). First attested in the 1650s.
Hebi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶴壁 /鹤壁 (Hèbì).
cyn-
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”).
presbytinnitus
From German Presbytinnitus, coined in 1985 by C.-F. Claussen; equivalent to presby- + tinnitus.
muggie
Borrowed from Afrikaans muggie, diminutive of mug, from Dutch mug, from Middle Dutch mugge.
Zaoyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棗陽 /枣阳 (Zǎoyáng).
Coatzacualcos
Borrowed from Spanish Coatzacualcos, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl Coatzacualco.
Baidu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 百度 (Bǎidù, literally “hundreds of times”).
Yicheng
From Mandarin 宜城 (Yíchéng).
From Mandarin 翼城 (Yìchéng).
From Mandarin 驛城／驿城 (Yìchéng).
Yunmeng
From Mandarin 雲夢 /云梦 (Yúnmèng).
manicole
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English manicole, from Lokono manaka. The English word is cognate with Tariana mánaka, Yucuna manakóla.
wasty
From Middle English wasti, westy, westi, westiȝ (“desolate, deserted; destitute”), from Old English wēstiġ (“wasty, desert, desolate”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōstīg (“waste-like, deserted”), equivalent to waste + -y. Cognate with Scots wasty, waisty (“desolate, deserted; unoccupied”), Dutch woestig (“inhospitable, rugged, wild”), German Low German wööstig (“desolate”).
From Middle English wasty (“extravagantly or wastefully expensive”), equivalent to waste + -y.
synomosy
From Ancient Greek συνωμοσία (sunōmosía, “conspiracy”).
phelonion
From Ancient Greek φαιλόνιον (phailónion).
Huangpi
From Mandarin 黃陂 /黄陂 (Huángpí).
Muping
From Mandarin 牟平 (Mùpíng).
Qiaokou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 礄口 /硚口 (Qiáokǒu).
Jianghan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江漢 /江汉 (Jiānghàn).
Jiangxia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江夏 (Jiāngxià).
Luhe
From Mandarin 六合 (Lùhé).
From Mandarin 陸河／陆河 (Lùhé).
rhipidion
From Ancient Greek ῥιπίς (rhipís, “fan”).
Hanyang
From Mandarin 漢陽 /汉阳 (Hànyáng).
Dongxihu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東西湖 /东西湖 (Dōngxīhú).
Qingshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青山 (Qīngshān).