MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
crowbill
From crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”) + bill (“beak of a bird”). Sense 1 (“kind of forceps”) is probably from its appearance, while sense 2 (“type of poleaxe”) is a calque of French bec de corbin (literally “crow or raven's beak”).
McDougall
Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.
Yoshitaro
Borrowed from Japanese よしたろう (Yoshitarō).
lophulid
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest, ridge”) + -ule + -id.
kecap manis
From Indonesian kecap manis (literally “sweet soy sauce”), from kecap + manis, with Indonesian kecap from Peranakan Indonesian ketjap & Indonesian manis from Malay manis.
McClure
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir (“son of the dun lad”), from Mac + gille + uidhir, obsolete form of odhar (“dun; dark”).
okoume
Borrowed from certain Gabonese Bantu (Cf. Myene okumé, Viya okumé, Tsogo okumé) via French okoumé.
let George do it
Sometimes explained as derived from French laissez faire à Georges, a satirical reference to the multiform activities of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1460–1510), but this is unlikely. Alternatively explained as a reference to Pullman porters, who were generically known as George.
hearthstead
From Middle English herthstede, equivalent to hearth + stead (“place”).
Qaidam
A romanization of Tibetan ཚྭའི་འདམ (tshwa'i 'dam), from ཚྭ (tshwa, “salt”) + འི ('i, possessive particle) + འདམ ('dam, “marsh, swamp, morass”)
Nesogaean
From Ancient Greek νήσος (nḗsos, “island”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “the Earth”) + -an.
Konowal
From a Slavic language, e.g. Ukrainian коновал (konoval) or Polish konował.
Movchan
From Ukrainian Мовчан (Movčan), from the verb мовчати (movčaty), from Proto-Slavic *mьlčati. Compare Molchan.
Molchan
From Ukrainian Молчан (Molčan), Russian Молчан (Molčan), and Slovak Molčan. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *mьlčati.
Tkac
From Slavic languages (Slovak, Czech, Carpathian Rusyn) meaning "weaver," ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tъkačь. Compare Tkach.
Koltun
From Polish Kołtun or Russian колтун (koltun, “knotty or matted hair”).
Kovtun
From Ukrainian Ковтун (Kovtun), from Ukrainian ковтун (kovtun).
Acayucan
Borrowed from Spanish Acayucan, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Ācayohcān (“place covered in reeds”, name of Acayuca, Hidalgo)), calqued from Popoluca; cf. Highland Popoluca Ca̱pñɨɨm (ca̱pi (“arrow”)), Oluta Popoluca Capeꞌnʉ̱p (cape (“reed”)), Sayula Popoluca Capnʉꞌm (cap (“reed”)). Doublet of Acayuca.
Tanchangya
From Tanchangya 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡.
crinch
From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (“to bend haughtily, condescend”). More at cringe.
salutatorium
Borrowed from Latin salūtātōrium, neuter of salūtātōrius.
overfeeble
From Middle English overfeble; equivalent to over- + feeble.
contemplatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin contemplātrīx. By surface analysis, contemplator + -trix.
Siceliot
From Ancient Greek Σικελιώτης (Sikeliṓtēs).
Mahajanapada
Borrowed from Sanskrit महाजनपद (mahājanapada).
Pergamene
Learned borrowing from Latin pergamēnus or its etymon Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós). By surface analysis, Pergam(um) + ene.
includence
From German Inkludenz, a 1960s neologism coined by Hubertus Tellenbach, derived from Latin inclūdō (“confine, imprison”).
Timaeus
From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios), from Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō, “honour”, verb). Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).
telmatic
From telmat- + -ic, from Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ (télmă, “stagnant water; marsh”).
kyphometer
From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós) + + -meter.
Yoshizaki
Borrowed from Japanese 吉崎 (Yoshizaki).
Fujitani
Borrowed from Japanese 藤谷 (Fujitani).
Ishimine
Borrowed from Japanese 石嶺 (Ishimine).
Furuya
Borrowed from Japanese 古谷 (Furuya) or 古屋 (Furuya).
Furubayashi
Borrowed from Japanese 古林 (Furubayashi).
Furuki
Borrowed from Japanese 古木 (Furuki) or 古城 (Furuki).
Furukubo
Borrowed from Japanese 古久保 (Furukubo).
Okudaira
Borrowed from Japanese 奥平 (Okudaira).
Hisamatsu
Borrowed from Japanese 久松 (Hisamatsu).
Arasawa
Borrowed from Japanese 荒沢 (Arasawa).
Arazawa
Borrowed from Japanese 荒沢 (Arazawa).
Asazawa
Borrowed from Japanese 浅沢 (Asazawa).
Matsuzaka
Borrowed from Japanese 松阪 (Matsuzaka) or 松坂 (Matsuzaka).
Matsusaka
Borrowed from Japanese 松阪 (Matsusaka) or 松坂 (Matsusaka).
Furusaka
Borrowed from Japanese 古阪 (Furusaka) or 古坂 (Furusaka).
Kosaka
Borrowed from Japanese 小阪 (Kosaka), 小坂 (Kosaka), 高阪 (Kōsaka) or 高坂 (Kōsaka).
Otosaka
Borrowed from Japanese 乙坂 (Otosaka).
Kurobane
Borrowed from Japanese 黒羽 (Kurobane).
Tomimori
Borrowed from Japanese 冨森 (Tomimori) or 冨盛 (Tomimori).
Nishimori
Borrowed from Japanese 西森 (Nishimori).
Nishioka
Borrowed from Japanese 西岡 (Nishioka).
Tominaga
Borrowed from Japanese 富永 (Tominaga) or 冨永 (Tominaga).
Nishizumi
Borrowed from Japanese 西住 (Nishizumi).
prosogyrate
From proso- + gyrate. Proso- is from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō).
Tutino
Borrowed from Italian Tutino, Italianized from Sicilian Tutinu. Doublet of Totino.
Totino
Borrowed from Italian Totino, Italianized from Sicilian Tutinu, endearing form of Sarbaturi. Doublet of Tutino.
Stojanov
Borrowed from Bulgarian Стоянов (Stojanov).
Borrowed from Macedonian Сто́јанов (Stójanov).
Borisov
Borrowed from Russian Бори́сов (Borísov).
Borisoff
Derived from Bulgarian Борисов (Borisov).
Derived from Russian Бори́сов (Borísov).
Vladimirov
Borrowed from Russian Влади́миров (Vladímirov).
Vladimiroff
Derived from Bulgarian Владимиров (Vladimirov).
Derived from Russian Влади́миров (Vladímirov).
Popoff
Borrowed from Bulgarian Попов (Popov) or Russian Попо́в (Popóv).
Antonoff
Derived from Bulgarian Антонов (Antonov).
Derived from Russian Анто́нов (Antónov).
Bogdanov
Borrowed from Macedonian Бо́гданов (Bógdanov).
Borrowed from Russian Богда́нов (Bogdánov).
theotechny
From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”) + -y.
Parvanoff
Derived from Bulgarian Първанов (Pǎrvanov).
Tarnovsky
Derived from Russian Тарно́вский (Tarnóvskij).
appled
From Middle English *appled, from Old English æppled, æpled (“made into the form of apples, balls, or bosses; appled”), equivalent to apple + -ed.
dadagiri
Borrowed from Hindi दादागिरी (dādāgirī).
Tarnovski
Borrowed from Bulgarian Търновски (Tǎrnovski).
Stepanoff
Derived from Russian Степа́нов (Stepánov).
Kuznetsoff
Derived from Russian Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv).
Kouznetsoff
Derived from Russian Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv).
Kouznetsov
Derived from Russian Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv).
Kuznecov
Borrowed from Russian Кузнецо́в (Kuznecóv).
Lebedev
Borrowed from Russian Ле́бедев (Lébedev).
Lebedeff
Derived from Russian Ле́бедев (Lébedev).
Milev
Borrowed from Bulgarian Милев (Milev).
Borrowed from Macedonian Ми́лев (Mílev).
Miyasaki
Borrowed from Japanese 宮崎 (Miyasaki).
Ueta
Borrowed from Japanese 上江田 (Ueta), 上田 (Ueta) or 植田 (Ueta).
Otsuka
Borrowed from Japanese 大塚 (Ōtsuka).
Ueno
Borrowed from Japanese 上野 (Ueno) or 植野 (Ueno).
Tamaki
Borrowed from Japanese 玉城 (Tamaki), 玉木 (Tamaki) or たまき (Tamaki).
Methodius
From Byzantine Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ’ (met’, apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, met- + -hod + -ius.
Okuma
Borrowed from Japanese 奥間 (Okuma), 大熊 (Ōkuma) or 大隈 (Ōkuma).
Inukai
Borrowed from Japanese 犬飼 (Inukai).
Hirota
Borrowed from Japanese 広田 (Hirota) or 弘田 (Hirota).
Kuni
Borrowed from Japanese 国 (Kuni), 久邇 (Kuni) or くに (Kuni).
Hata
Borrowed from Japanese 畑 (Hata), 秦 (Hata), 羽田 (Hata) or はた (Hata).
Minegishi
Borrowed from Japanese 峯岸 (Minegishi).
Hafiz
Borrowed from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ, “guardian, keeper”). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
tree worm
From Middle English tree worme, tre-worme, treworme, from Old English trēowwyrm (“tree-worm, palmerworm”), equivalent to tree + worm.
Medvedeff
Derived from Russian Медве́дев (Medvédev).
ikejime
Borrowed from Japanese 活(い)け締(じ)め (ikejime).
Chaoskampf
Borrowed from German Chaoskampf (literally “chaos struggle”).
Hecatoncheires
From Ancient Greek ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón, “hundred”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”), compare the adjective ἑκατόγχειρος (hekatónkheiros, “hundred-handed”). The putative *Ἑκατόγχειρες (*Hekatónkheires) is unattested in Hesiod's Theogony, which instead describes the giants with the phrase ἑκατὸν μὲν χεῖρες (hekatòn mèn kheîres).
Morozov
Borrowed from Russian Моро́зов (Morózov).
Morozoff
Derived from Russian Моро́зов (Morózov).
Plekhanov
Derived from Russian Плеха́нов (Plexánov).
Povkh
From Ukrainian Повх (Povx), from Ukrainian повх (povx, “water vole”), from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Doublet of Povh and Poukh.
Povh
From Ukrainian повх (povx) or Slovene polh, both from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Doublet of Povkh and Poukh.
Poukh
From Belarusian поўх (powx), from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. Doublet of Povkh and Povh.
chronosome
from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”)
chuunibyou
Borrowed from Japanese 中二病 (chūnibyō, literally “middle school second-year syndrome”).
Fathallah
Ultimately from Arabic فَتْح اللَّٰه (fatḥ allāh).
Nasrallah
From Arabic نَصْر اللَّٰه (naṣr allāh).
Shapoval
From Ukrainian Шаповал (Šapoval), from Ukrainian шаповал (šapoval, “capmaker”).
Loboda
From a Slavic language, e.g. Ukrainian лобода (loboda), Slovene loboda, and Polish łoboda, all referring to plants of the genus Atriplex (orach, saltbush).
russel
From Old French roussel, from Latin russulus, diminutive of russus (“red”).
Prokofiev
From Russian Проко́фьев (Prokófʹjev).
Tokashiki
Borrowed from Japanese 渡嘉敷 (Tokashiki).
kezayit
From Hebrew כַּזַּיִת (kazáyit).
heart clover
From Middle English hartclaver, herte clovre, heortclæfre, from Old English heortclǣfre, equivalent to heart + clover.
TOA-CAH-SOH
Inversion of SOH-CAH-TOA, nearly homophonic with Hokkien 大跤嫂 (tōa-kha-só, literally “middle-aged woman with huge feet”).
Wasim
Ultimately from Arabic وَسِيم (wasīm, literally “handsome, graceful”).
Homewood
Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English hām (“homestead”) + wudu (“wood”).
ithm
From Arabic إِثْم (ʔiṯm, “sin, crime”).
maocha
Borrowed from Mandarin 毛茶 (máochá).
Beiruti
From Arabic بَيْرُوتِيّ (bayrūtiyy, “Beiruti”). Equivalent to Beirut + -i.
Vorontsoff
Derived from Russian Воронцо́в (Voroncóv).
Centimanes
From Latin centimanus, a calque of Ancient Greek Ἑκατόγχειρες (Hekatónkheires, “the Hundred-Handed”) from centi- (“100”) + manus (“hand”).
heqat
Borrowed from Egyptian ḥqꜣt, H-q:t-:U9.
Amdo
Borrowed from Tibetan ཨ་མདོ (a mdo).
brevi-
Derived from Latin brevis (“short”). Doublet of brie- (bri-).
airorhynchy
Coined by Austrian zoologist Helmut Otto Hofer in 1952 as German Airorhynchie, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to raise, lift”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).
muban
From Thai หมู่บ้าน (mùu-bâan).
Yulong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 玉龍 /玉龙 (Yùlóng).
Tatung
From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 大同 (Dàtóng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-tʻung².
Champenois
Borrowed from French champenois. By surface analysis, Champagne + French -ois.
Inuit Nunangat
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ (inoit nonangat), from ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “Inuit; people”) + ᓄᓇᖓᑦ (nonangat, “their land”).
Qianzhousaurus
From translingual from Mandarin 虔州 (Qiánzhōu, “Qianzhou (modern Jiangxi)”) + -saurus.
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Calque of Spanish náhuatl de Mecayapan.
punctum saliens
Borrowed from Latin punctum saliēns (“leaping point”), attributed to Volcher Coiter or Ulysses Aldrovandi, after a Latin translation of Aristotle's History of Animals (book 6, part 3).
Marsay
* As an English surname, variant of Mercer.
* Also a variant of the placename Mattersey, said to be from the Old English personal name Mǣþhere (compare mǣd (“meadow”), here (“army”)), suffixed with ieg (“island”).
araguaney
Borrowed from Spanish araguaney, itself borrowed from Kari'na arawone.
beyonsense
Etymology tree
Old English beġeondan
Middle English biyonde
English beyond
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Germanic *nainaz
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān
Middle English non
▲
Old English nān
Old English nān-
Middle English non-
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
Proto-Italic *sentjō
Latin sentiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin sēnsusbor.
Proto-Germanic *sinnaz
Frankish *sinnbor.
Vulgar Latin *sennus
Old French sensbor.
Middle English sense
English sense
English nonsense
blend
English beyonsense
Blend of beyond + nonsense, coined to translate Russian зáумь (záumʹ), from за- (za-, “trans-, beyond”) + ум (um, “mind, intellect”).
contemptus mundi
Unadapted borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin contemptus mundī (literally “contempt for the world”), as used in works such as Bernard of Cluny’s De contemptu mundi. First attested in the mid-19th century in English.
shayla
From Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).
Sausalito
From Spanish sauzal (“willow grove”) + -ito (diminutive suffix).
Gaiseric
From Latin Gaisericus, from Vandalic *Gaisarīx, itself from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Garrick.
Geiseric
From Latin Geisericus, from a later form of the Vandalic *Gaisarīx, itself from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks.
scoutwatch
From Middle English skoute-wacche, scotewache, scowte-wacche, scowte-wach, equivalent to scout + watch.
Ebor
Ebor is the abbreviation of the Latin Eboracum, the early name of York in Britain. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg, see that entry and York for more.
Saint-Julien
Borrowed from French Saint-Julien, named from the commune Saint-Julien-Beychevelle.
Dugi Otok
From Serbo-Croatian dugi + otok, meaning long island.
Yaakov
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of Jacob and James.
hime cut
From Japanese 姫カット (hime katto), literally "princess cut".
ahnentafel
Borrowed from German Ahnentafel (literally “ancestors table”).
asopao
Borrowed from Spanish asopao, a pronunciation spelling that represents the Caribbean pronunciation of asopado (“stewed; stew”), from sopa (“soup”).
Ocotepec
Borrowed from Spanish Ocotepec, from Classical Nahuatl Ocotepēc (or an equivalent in another Nahuan language), from ocotl (“pine tree”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix).
Borrowed from Spanish Ocotepec, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Ocotepēc), calqued from a Mixtec language.
Chilcotin
Borrowed from Chilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in (literally “river man”).
Sandomierz
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Sandomierz.
Kullmann
From the German surname, possibly altered from Konrad, and a variant of Kuhlmann.
Ixcuintepec
Borrowed from Spanish Ixcuintepec, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Itzcuintepēc, from itzcuintli (“dog”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix)), calqued from a Mixe language (e.g. Totontepec Mixe Oc Cuvajcm, from oc (“dog”) + cuvajc (“head”)).
topobathy
From topo- + Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “deep”).
Kangding
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 康定 (Kāngdìng).
shashiya
From Arabic شَاشِيَّة (šāšiyya).
Amirul
Ultimately from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). A case of rebracketing, the -l probably comes from Arabic ال (al-), through it being a shortening of Arabic أمير المؤمنين (ʔamīr al-muʔminīn). Doublet of admiral.
bretheling
From Middle English bretheling, equivalent to brethel (“worthless fellow, wretch”) + -ing.
Gwozdz
From Polish Gwóźdź or Gwoźdź.
Gwosdz
From Polish Gwóźdź or Polish Gwoźdź.
Payonk
From Polish Pająk/Pajonk, from Polish pająk (“spider”).
Pavuk
From Slovak Pavúk, Belarusian павук (pavuk), or Ukrainian павук (pavuk).
Bilous
From Ukrainian Білоус (Bilous), from Proto-Slavic *běloǫsъ.
Belous
From Russian Белоус (Belous), from Proto-Slavic *běloǫsъ.
oecist
From Ancient Greek οἰκιστής (oikistḗs).
side mover
From side + mover. Calque of Japanese 横行 (ōgyō), which is composed of 横 (“side”) and 行 (“to go”).
Kukol
From Slovak Kúkoľ, Belarusian куколь (kukólʹ), or Russian куколь (kukolʹ).
deghan
From Persian دهقان (dehqân, “landowner”) From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭧𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭠𐭭 (dahigān, “countryman, farmer”), originally meaning “pertaining to the Deh”, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠 (deh, “country, land, village”).
caravilla
Borrowed from Hebrew קרווילה (karavila), from a portmanteau of English caravan and villa.
glottophobia
From glotto- + -phobia, derived from the French word French glottophobie, which was defined by Philippe Blanchet in 2008.
Wuchuan
From Mandarin 吳川 /吴川 (Wúchuān).
From Mandarin 武川 (Wǔchuān).
From Mandarin 婺川, later 務川／务川 (Wùchuān).
sossos
From Ancient Greek σῶσσος (sôssos), from Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (šūši, “a unit of sixty”).
oshana
From Kwanyama oshana.
Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnā, “Hosanna”); this surname is predominantly found among the Assyrian community of Iraq.
Anusim
From Hebrew אֲנוּסִים (literally “compelled ones”).
ukrop
From Russian укро́п (ukróp, “dill plant; Ukrainian person (pejorative)”), used in Russian slang due to the word's similarity to Украи́на (Ukraína, “Ukraine”).
race feeling
Calque of German Rassengefühl, from Rasse (“race”) + Gefühl (“feeling”).
Oaxtepec
Borrowed from Spanish Oaxtepec, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Huāxtepēc, equivalent to huāxin (a type of tree) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix).
Iskra
Borrowed from Polish and Slovene Iskra, both from iskra (“spark”).
Tlacaxipehualiztli
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tlācaxīpēhualiztli, from tlācatl (“person”) + xīpēhua (“to skin”) + -liztli (action suffix).
Cherkess
From Russian черке́с (čerkés), of disputed origin, with suggestions including Turkic or Mongolic. See Circassians.
Holota
From Ukrainian голота (holota), Czech holota, or Polish hołota.
Biggleswade
From the Old English personal name *Biccel + -s- + wæd (“ford”).
Zayets
From Ukrainian заєць (zajecʹ, “hare”).
Rychly
From Czech rychlý, Slovak rýchly, or Polish rychły (“fast”).
Stiglitz
From German Stieglitz (“goldfinch”), from Old Czech stehlec.
Gonchar
From Russian гончар (gončar) or Ukrainian гончар (hončar, “potter”).
Ganchar
Alternative transliteration of Belarusian ганчар (hančar).
Maroz
From Belarusian мароз (maróz, “frost”).
blindhood
Inherited from Middle English *blyndehode, blyndehede. By surface analysis, blind + -hood.
louping ill
From Scots loup (“to leap”), since affected sheep would spring into the air.
Ayam
Borrowed from Gulf Arabic عَيَم (ʕayam, “Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian descent”), plural of عيمي (ʕīmi), from Classical Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs, especially Persians”). Doublet of Ajam and aljamiado.
centennium
From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years”), from centennis (“100-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”). Cognate with centennial.
trichodragma
From tricho- + Ancient Greek δράγμα (drágma, “bundle”).
Leagrave
From an unattested Old English personal name *Lihtla + grāf (“grove”).
Sundon
From an Old English personal name *Sunna, a byname from sunna (“sun”), + dūn (“hill”).
Braybrooke
From Old English brād (“broad”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).
Saroka
From Belarusian сарока (saróka, “magpie”).
Colwich
* (in Kansas): A portmanteau of Colorado + Wichita after the Colorado and Wichita Railroad.
* (in Staffordshire): Either from Old English col (“charcoal”) + wīc (“farm”); or else meaning "Cola's farm", from Old English personal name Cola + wīc (“farm”).
Finland Swedish
Calque of Swedish finlandssvenska
Calque of Swedish finlandssvensk
veeblefetzer
A nonsense word, popularized by MAD Magazine in 1953. Generally accepted to be a derivation from Yiddish [Term?], from German weben + fetzen.
Muzawwara
Borrowed from Arabic مُزَوَّرَة (muzawwara).
Muzawwarah
Borrowed from Arabic مُزَوَّرَة (muzawwara).
Filipinx
The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o of Filipina and Filipino, which are from Spanish filipina and Spanish filipino, both from Spanish Filipinas (“Philippines”), from Felipe II de España (“Philip II of Spain”), from Felipe (“Philip”).
suck out of one's thumb
Calque of Afrikaans uit sy duim suig, from Dutch uit zijn duim zuigen.
schesis onomaton
From Ancient Greek σχέσις ὀνομάτων (skhésis onomátōn, “state of nouns”).
paromoeon
From Ancient Greek παρόμοιος (parómoios, “closely resembling”), from ὅμοιος (hómoios, “equal”).
pholidosis
From Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholĭ́s, “horny scale”) + -osis.
apocrisis
From Ancient Greek ἀπόκρισις (apókrisis), from ἀποκρίνω (apokrínō). Compare Greek απόκριση (apókrisi).
ktetic
From Ancient Greek κτητικός (ktētikós, “possessive”).
Lostwithiel
From Cornish, the exact origin is unknown; possibly Old Cornish lost gwydhyel (“tail-end of the woodland”), for the second element see Breton gwez. More at Lostwithiel.
phylacogen
From Ancient Greek Φύλαξ (Phúlax, “guard”) + γενναν (gennan, “to produce”).
eleutherozoic
From eleuthero- + -zoic, from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros, “freedom”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
Unigenitus
From Latin ūnigenitus (“only begotten”); its opening words were "unigenitus dei filius", meaning "only begotten son of God".
Ostap
Transliteration of Ukrainian Оста́п (Ostáp), ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios). Doublet of Eustace.
Oyashio
Borrowed from the rōmaji transcription of Japanese 親潮 (Oyashio, “Parent Tide”).
mogiphonia
From Ancient Greek μόγις (mógis, “with toil and pain”) + -phonia.
hadtal
Borrowed directly from Gujarati હડતાળ (haḍtāḷ), હડતાલ (haḍtāl).
muscifuge
From Latin musca (“fly”) + -fuge (“repellent”), compare medieval Latin muscifugium, a fly fan.
amollishment
From French amollissement, from amolliss- [extended stem of amollir (“to soften”, verb), from a- {from Latin ad (“to”)} + mollir, from French mou, or from Latin mollīre (“to make soft, soften”)] + -ment (suffix forming nouns from verbs) [from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta]; equivalent to English amollish (see Middle English amolisshen) + -ment.
Tlamacazapa Nahuatl
Calque of Spanish náhuatl de Tlamacazapa
Jiaoxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 礁溪 (Jiāoxī).
Zuojhen
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 左鎮 (Zuǒjhèn).
bainly
From Middle English bainly, baynly, baynely, equivalent to bain (“ready, willing”) + -ly.
Eben
Shortened from Ebenezer; equivalent to Hebrew אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”).
Anthesteria
From Ancient Greek Ἀνθεστήρια (Anthestḗria).
Liouguei
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 六龜 (Liòuguei).
Jiasian
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 甲仙 (Jiǎsian).
saussurea
Borrowed from translingual Saussurea, itself from French Saussure (surname), after Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure.
Namasia
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 那瑪夏 (Nàmǎsià).
Subei
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅北 /肃北 (Sùběi).
Ackroyd
Topographic surname, from Middle English ake (“oak”) + royd (“clearing”).
Zidon
From Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn) and Hebrew צִידוֹן (Ṣīḏōn), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠Ṣīdūn⁠/).
Auyong
Borrowed from Hokkien 歐陽 /欧阳 (Au-iông / O-iông). Doublet of Awyoung, Auyeung, and Ouyang.
Awyoung
Borrowed from Hokkien 歐陽 /欧阳 (Au-iâng / Au-iông / O-iông). Doublet of Auyong, Auyeung, and Ouyang.
Lujhu
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 路竹 (Lùjhú).
From Mandarin 蘆竹 (Lúzhú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Lújhú.
Cimei
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 七美 (Ciměi).
magilla
From Yiddish מגילה (megile, “a lengthy document, a long story”), from Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (məḡillāh, “a scroll”). Doublet of megillah.
Luy
Borrowed from Khmer លុយ (luy). This surname could also derive from Spanish Luy and German Luy.
Gorobets
Alternative spelling of Horobets, from Ukrainian горобець (horobecʹ).
Vorobey
Borrowed from Russian Воробе́й (Vorobéj).
Vorobej
From Russian воробей (vorobej) or Belarusian верабей (vjerabjej).
Vorobei
From Russian воробей (vorobej, “sparrow”) or Belarusian верабей (vjerabjej). Doublet of Wrobel.
Frobel
Germanized variant of a Slavic surname. From a Slavic word meaning "sparrow", e.g. Lower Sorbian wrobel, Upper Sorbian wrobl, or Polish wróbel, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь. Doublet of Wrobel.