MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Aoussou
Borrowed from French Aoussou, from Tunisian Arabic أوسو (ʔawissu), from Sicilian agustu. Doublet of August.
Hsinchuang
From Mandarin 新莊 (Xīnzhuāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chuang¹.
Spalnoye
From Russian Спа́льное (Spálʹnoje), neuter substantive of спа́льный (spálʹnyj).
Shamamyan
Borrowed from Armenian Շամամյան (Šamamyan).
Yongzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 永州 (Yǒngzhōu).
zaratan
Ultimately from Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab”), possibly via Spanish zaratán.
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Hochelaga + Maisonneuve. From French Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, from being created out of the merger of Maisonneuve village into Hochelaga district, when the village was agglomerated into the city of Montreal.
Tal al-Rabi'
Borrowed from Arabic تَلّ اَلرَّبِيع (tall ar-rabīʕ): a calque of Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב (tel 'avív).
ethnosexism
Borrowed from German Ethnosexismus, introduced by Gabriele Dietze 2016 in reference to the discourses around 2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany. Equivalent to ethno- + sexism.
aparthood
Calque of Afrikaans apartheid, equivalent to apart + -hood.
tokiponido
Either from Toki Pona + -ido, by analogy with Esperantido, or borrowed from Esperanto tokiponido.
MIATA
Back-formation from Miata as a backronym. From Old High German miata (“reward”). Referring to the fact that the answer to what car to choose is always the Mazda MX-5 Miata. From the drivability and popularity of the sports car. Phrase has been in use in car aficionado circles since the 1990s.
Mickleham
From Middle English Michelham, from Old English miċel (“big”) + hamm (“land enclosed by a river”).
Night of Sevens
A calque of Chinese 七夕 (Qīxī).
Wakan Tanka
Borrowed from Lakota Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka.
estavelle
From French estavelle, which is in turn from l'Estavelle, a spring in Hérault. The place name may come from Occitan estable (“stable”) or estervel (“whirlpool”), though this is uncertain.
minhibbakji
Borrowed from Arabic مِنْحِبَّكْجِيّ (minḥibbakjiyy), from North Levantine Arabic مِنْحِبَّك (minḥibbak, “we love you”) + ـجِيّ (-jiyy). It was coined by protesters to Bashar al-Assad.
Vetreno
From Russian Ве́трено (Vétreno), short-form neuter substantive of ве́треный (vétrenyj, “windy”). Compare Vetrenoye.
Bardilo
Borrowed from Old High German Bardil, from a ancient personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *bardaz (“beard”) + *ilaz (“diminutive suffix”).
DjVu
From deja vu, from French déjà-vu, q.v.
Obukhovka
From Russian Обу́ховка (Obúxovka). Compare Obukhivka.
spongio-
From Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá, “sponge”).
Vishnevka
From Russian Вишне́вка (Višnévka). Compare Vishnyovka, Vishnyowka, Vișniovca, and Vyshnivka.
Laukkai
Borrowed from Burmese လောက်ကိုင် (laukkuing).
Pangkham
Borrowed from Burmese ပန်ခမ်း (panhkam:).
lagenlook
Unadapted borrowing from German Lagenlook (“layered look”).
Bafumbira
Borrowed from Kinyarwanda Bafumbira.
myogelosis
Borrowed from German Myogelose, coined by German physician Heinrich Karl Wilhelm Schade in 1921. By surface analysis, myo- + gelosis.
quindecupartite
From Latin quīndecupartītus, from quīndecim (“fifteen”) + partītus (“-partite, -part”) after the model of tripartītus &c., equivalent to quindec- + -partite.
onion-skinned
Calque of Tagalog balat-sibuyas.
Xigu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西固 (Xīgù).
Lutici
Related to Proto-Slavic *ľutъ (“wild, fierce”).
moriculture
From Latin morī, genetive of mōrus (“black mulberry tree”), + culture.
Polski sklep
From Polish polski sklep (“Polish shop”). Polski is usually capitalised in English as all national demonyms are, although in Polish it would be written in lower case.
sochineniya
From Russian сочине́ния (sočinénija), nominative plural of сочине́ние (sočinénije, “composition, essay, opus”), from сочини́ть (sočinítʹ, “to write [text], to compose [music]”).
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch
From Welsh Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch.
Surendranagar
Borrowed from Gujarati સુરેન્દ્રનગર (surendranagar).
Vowchurch
Inherited from Middle English Fowchirche, from fou (“multicoloured”) + chirche (“church”).
Shchuchy
From Russian Щу́чий (Ščúčij), a masculine substantive from щу́чий (ščúčij). Compare Shchuchya and Shchuchye.
Paichuan
Borrowed from Mandarin 白犬 Wade–Giles romanization: Pai²-chʻüan³.
gammet
Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix).
Ikebukuro
Borrowed from Japanese 池(いけ)袋(ぶくろ) (Ikebukuro).
Oleksandra
Borrowed from Ukrainian Олекса́ндра (Oleksándra).
rattick
Uncertain. Perhaps a dissimilation of rattle. Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *hratecian (“to rattle”), from Old English hratian (“to quicken, hasten”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix).
Dhirkot
Borrowed from Hindi धीरकोट (dhīrkoṭ), from Hindi धीर (dhīr, “steadfast, resolute”) + Hindi कोट (koṭ, “fort, castle”).
Taenarum
From Ancient Greek Ταίναρον (Taínaron) (the Temple of Poseidon, around which the town was built), from Ταίναρος (Taínaros) (name of the temple's legendary founder).
Kakarbhitta
Borrowed from Maithili काकड़भिट्टा (kākaṛᵊbhiṭṭā).
Guaraniete
Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani guaraniete, itself from guarani + ete, literally “true Guarani”.
Golubev
Borrowed from Russian Голу́бев (Golúbev), from го́лубь (gólubʹ, “dove, pigeon”) + -ев (-ev)
Hsiuwu
From Mandarin 修武 (Xiūwǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiu¹-wu³.
Yushu
From Mandarin 玉樹 /玉树 (Yùshù).
Yamatologist
Calque of Italian yamatologo (“Japanologist”) when used by Italian speakers, from Yamato + -logist otherwise.
edgeling
From Middle English eggelyng, eghelynge (also eggelynges), from Old English eċġlinga (“on the edge”), equivalent to edge + -ling.
Yuanshan
From Mandarin 員山 /员山 (Yuánshān).
redskin onion
red + skin + onion, a calque of taxonomic name Allium haematochiton, named as such due to the bulb's red hue.
iyashikei
Borrowed from Japanese 癒(いや)し系(けい) (iyashikei).
pagalee
Borrowed from Hindi पगला (paglā, “crazy person, madman”) and Hindi पागल (pāgal, “mad, crazy”).
sglods
Unadapted borrowing from Welsh sglods, an alternative plural to Welsh sglodion (“chips”).
typee
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English typee; further origin unknown, claimed to be from an Indo-Aryan language but no etymon has been found.
kasha varnishkes
Borrowed from Yiddish קאַשע וואַרנישקעס (kashe varnishkes)
janata
Borrowed from Hindi जनता (jantā), from Sanskrit जनता (janatā).
Cattigara
First attested in Ptolemy's Geographia. Derived from Greek Καττίγαρα (Kattígara), from Sanskrit कीर्ति- नगर (kīrti- nagara, “Renowned City”) or Sanskrit कोटि-नगर (koṭi-nagara, “Strong City”).
chai tow kway
From Teochew 菜頭粿 /菜头粿 (cai³ tao⁵ guê²) and Hokkien 菜頭粿 /菜头粿 (chhài-thâu-kóe).
Medvezhye
Russian Медве́жье (Medvéžʹje)
Kyslivka
From Ukrainian Кислі́вка (Kyslívka). Compare Kislovka.
Chek Chu
From Cantonese 赤柱 (cek³ cyu⁵).
anthotyros
Borrowed from Greek ανθότυρο (anthótyro)
Yongxing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永興島 /永兴岛 (Yǒngxīngdǎo).
Vasiukivka
From Ukrainian Васюківка (Vasjukivka).
Dawnay
From Norman d'Aunai (de + Aunai, literally “from Alder Grove”), a habitational name for someone from one of many locations in France named for alder groves, including Annay, Aulnay, and Aunay.
Pakchon
Borrowed from Korean 박천(博川) (Bakcheon).
Huichon
Borrowed from Korean 희천(熙川) (Huicheon).
fas est et ab hoste doceri
Borrowed from Latin fas est et ab hoste doceri (literally “it is right to be taught even by [one's] enemy”).
Abanao - Zandueta - Chugum - Kayang - Otek
From the street names located in the barangay. Variously:
* "Abanao" is derived from Ibaloi ibanaw (“to widen”)
* "Zandueta" is a surname
* "Chugum" is derived from Ibaloi chugum (“wind”)
* "Kayang" is derived from Ibaloi kayang (“high, uphill”)
* "Otek" is derived from Ibaloi otek (“small”)
Ambiong
Borrowed from Ibaloi Ambiong. See that for more details.
thelycum
From Ancient Greek θηλυκός (thēlukós, “feminine”).
Anku
Quechua [Term?] (“tendon, nerve, slim, elastic, flexible”)
Kabayanihan
Derived from Tagalog kabayanihan (“heroism”)
Kagitingan
Derived from Tagalog kagitingan (“heroism”), due to 8 out of its 10 major roads being named after national heroes (Magsaysay, General Luna, Rajah Soliman, Rajah Matanda, Lapulapu, Dagohoy, Kalantiao, and Lakandula, with the other two being Katipunan (“congregation”) and Kalayaan (“freedom”)). Created in 1969.
Pucsusan
Derived from Ibaloi pucsu nan shanum (“flow/path of spring water”), referring to a brook that borders it.
Obukhovskoye
The name of the village derives from the Russian Обу́ховское (Obúxovskoje, proper noun), whereas the name of the rural settlements derives from the Russian обу́ховское (obúxovskoje, adjective form); the latter is the neuter of обу́ховский (obúxovskij, adjective) and the former a neuter substantive of the same; обу́ховский (obúxovskij) is the relational adjective for Обу́хов (Obúxov), Обу́ховка (Obúxovka), Обу́хово (Obúxovo), Обу́ховское (Obúxovskoje), etc. Compare Obukhovsky and Obukhovskaya.
Liwanag Loakan
From Tagalog liwanag + Loakan.
Gondlir
Borrowed from Old Norse Gǫndlir (“wand bearer", "wand wielder”) (Gǫnd + -lir), where the wand is a magical implement possibly used for shamanic travel. It has also been suggested that Gǫnd may signify "wolf" (implying a spirit or otherwise magical wolf).
Loakan Apugan
From Loakan + Ibaloi apugan (“lime quarry”).
Agrogorodok
From Russian Агрогородо́к (Agrogorodók). Compare agrogorod.
Obukhovskaya
The name of the hamlet derives from the Russian Обу́ховская (Obúxovskaja, proper noun), whereas the name of the rural territory derives from the Russian обу́ховская (obúxovskaja, adjective form); the latter is the feminine of обу́ховский (obúxovskij, adjective) and the former a feminine substantive of the same; обу́ховский (obúxovskij) is the relational adjective for Обу́хов (Obúxov), Обу́ховка (Obúxovka), Обу́хово (Obúxovo), Обу́ховское (Obúxovskoje), etc. Compare Obukhovsky and Obukhovskoye.
Authbert
From Old English Æþelbeorht. Compound of Old English æþele (“noble”) + beorht (“bright”). Doublet of Albert.
Guelders
From Dutch Gelderen, Gelder, by-forms of earlier Gelre.
Campo Sioco
Derived from Spanish campo and Sioco Cariño, a son of Mateo Cariño, whose clan is recognized as original settlers of Baguio.
Campo Filipino
Derived from Spanish campo + Filipino. "Filipino", at the time, referred to Christian lowlanders who are in Baguio. They were there for wage work in the city and the mines, and for the clerical and teaching positions in the American government.
Sheptytskyi
Borrowed from Ukrainian Шепти́цький (Šeptýcʹkyj)
Ciliau Aeron
From Welsh; Aeron refers to the River or Afon Aeron, which flows through the community.
Yungshu
From Mandarin 永暑礁 (Yǒngshǔjiāo) Wade–Giles romanization: Yung³-shu³.
dactylous
From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + -ous or dactyl + -ous.
Ksar es-Seghir
Borrowed from French Ksar es-Seghir, from Moroccan Arabic القصر الصغير (le-qṣar le-ṣḡīr, le-qṣar eṣ-ṣḡīr), from Arabic القَصْر الصَّغِير (al-qaṣr aṣ-ṣaḡīr).
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
From Tangier + Tetouan + Al Hoceima, a calque of Arabic طَنْجَة تِطْوَان الْحُسَيْمَة (ṭanja tiṭwān al-ḥusayma).
Ksar el-Kebir
Borrowed from French Ksar el Kébir, from Moroccan Arabic القصر الكبير (le-qṣar le-kbīr), from Arabic القَصْر الكَبِير (al-qaṣr al-kabīr).
weeze
From Middle English wesen, from Old English wēsan (“to steep, ooze”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōsijan (“to ooze”).
gorkhar
Borrowed from Hindi गोरखर (gorkhar), from Classical Persian گورخر (gōrxar).
Wuchou
From Mandarin 梧州 (Wúzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu²-chou¹.
Sangzhi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 桑植 (Sāngzhí).
jatjuk
Borrowed from Korean 잣죽 (jatjuk).
Vaclavik
From Czech Václavík, Slovak Václavík and Václavik, derivatives of Václav.
Wenchou
From Mandarin 溫州 /温州 (Wēnzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Wên¹-chou¹.
ranchu
Borrowed from Japanese 蘭(らん)鋳(ちゅう) (ranchū).
bosozoku
Borrowed from Japanese 暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) (bōsōzoku, “bosozoku gang”).
Leping
From Mandarin 樂平 /乐平 (Lèpíng).
kato-
From Ancient Greek κάτω (kátō, “downwards, below”).
Sendai River
From Japanese 千代川(せんだいがわ) (Sendaigawa).
frescobol
Borrowed from Portuguese frescobol, from fresco (“fresh”) + -bol (“-ball”).
Overstrand
* In England, from Old English ofer + strand, recorded as Othestranda ^([sic]) in 1086 (DB), and Overstrand in 1231.
* In South Africa, basically the same, but probably from Afrikaans or Dutch: compare Dutch over, Afrikaans strand and Dutch strand.
kaigai niki
Borrowed from Japanese 海外ニキ (kaigai niki, “overseas bro”).
Huaihua
From Mandarin 懷化 /怀化 (Huáihuà).
Cisalpine Gaul
Calque of Latin Gallia Cisalpina.
Chenzhou
From Mandarin 郴州 (Chēnzhōu).
Higashimurayama
Borrowed from Japanese 東(ひがし)村(むら)山(やま) (Higashimurayama, literally “East Village Mountain”).
Ningyuan
From Mandarin 寧遠 /宁远 (Níngyuǎn).
Qingyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青陽 /青阳 (Qīngyáng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 慶陽 /庆阳 (Qìngyáng).
tskr
Shortening from Japanese 助かる (tasukaru, “to save”).
Weishih
From Mandarin 尉氏 Wade–Giles romanization: Wei⁴-shih⁴.
Fengcheng
From Mandarin 鳳城 /凤城 (Fèngchéng).
serozem
Borrowed from Russian серозём (serozjóm, literally “grey soil”).
mamak shop
From Malay mamak + shop. Compare Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”).
rabz
Clipping of rabak (“messed up”) + -z (suffix forming colloquialisms), from Malay rabak (“ragged; in tatters”).
trovant
Borrowed from Romanian trovant, coined by Romanian geologist Gheorghe Munteanu-Murgoci in 1907.
Thalang
From Thai ถลาง (tà-lǎang).
Mueang Phuket
Borrowed from Thai เมืองภูเก็ต (mʉʉang-puu-gèt).
Bahong
Derived from Ibaloi pesjohong or naydihong (“hollow/bowl-like”).
Sea of Moscow
A calque of translingual Mare Muscoviensis (literally “Muscovian Sea”), from New Latin Mare Muscoviensis, from Latin mare (“sea”) + Latin Muscoviensis (“Muscovian, of Muscovy”)
oipe
Borrowed from Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe), ⲟⲓⲡⲉ (oipe), from Demotic Egyptian jpy.t, from Egyptian jpt. Doublet of ephah.
Alapang
Derived from Ibaloi adafang (“powdery substance from limestone”).
Alno
Derived from Ibaloi alno (“Dipterocarp tree”), the tree that was left uncut after clearing the area.
Bineng
Derived from Ibaloi nabneng (“natural dam”), due to the low topography of the area and it being a drain from the Balili River to the Danao River.
Shilan
Derived from Ibaloi shalan (“the way to and from”), due to it being a trading place between lowlanders and highlanders before. It became
"Shilan" due to a spelling mistake by barangay captain Del Barrio.
magewappa
Japanese 曲げわっぱ (literally “bent woodware”)
Judicael
English form of Judicaël, itself the French form of the Old Breton name Iudicael, derived from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”).
Namhoi
Borrowed from Cantonese 南海 (naam4 hoi2).
Guangchang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣昌 /广昌 (Guǎngchāng).
iura novit curia
Borrowed from Latin iura novit curia. Literally, “the court knows the law”.
China's final warning
Calque of Russian последнее китайское предупреждение (posledneje kitajskoje predupreždenije).
stanners
From Middle English *stanere, from Old English stǣner (“stony ground”), possibly from Proto-West Germanic *stainiʀu (“stones, pebbles”).
mihaffa
From Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa) directly and via Persian محافه (miḥâfah), Urdu محفہ (miḥaffa), and Hindi मिहफ़्फ़ा (mihaffā), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).
muhafa
From Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā) and Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), from Persian محافه (miḥâfah) and Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).
mohafa
From Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā) and Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), from Persian محافه (miḥâfah) and Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).
Kodungallur
From Malayalam കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ (koṭuṅṅallūṟ).
mohaffa
From Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā) and Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), from Persian محافه (miḥâfah) and Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).
deltoidus
Like deltoid, ultimately from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), the triangular fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, and the suffix -(ο)ειδής (-(o)eidḗs, “-like”), the source of English -oid. This suffix has usually been adapted in Neo-Latin as -oīdēs or -oīdeus (giving Latin deltoīdēs or deltoīdeus), but the variant or misspelling -oīdus is attested in some Latin texts. As an English word, the form deltoidus might have been taken from such Latin variants, or may have been created analogically within English by simply combining deltoid with the ending -us (seen in some other muscle names such as trapezius).
chifir
Borrowed from Russian чифир (čifir) (or чифирь (čifirʹ))
tylo-
From Latin tylo-, from Ancient Greek τύλη (túlē, “swelling”) and τύλος (túlos, “lump, knot”). By surface analysis, tyl- + -o-.
Kovacsics
From Hungarian Kovacsics, from kovács (“blacksmith”) + -i- + -cs (“forming diminutives”).
Ural Federal District
Calque of Russian Ура́льский федера́льный о́круг (Urálʹskij federálʹnyj ókrug).
Sylhet region
From Sylheti ꠍꠤꠟꠐ (síloṭo), from Sanskrit श्रीहट्ट (śrīhaṭṭa, “Beautiful Market”).
Barak Valley
From Dimasa bra (“bifurcation”) and Dimasa kro (“portion, stream”).
Thornycroft
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement, from Old English þorniġ (“thorny, full of thorns”) + croft (“croft, enclosed field”).
Abhishek
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).
Xilingol
From Mongolian ᠰᠢᠯᠢ
ᠶᠢᠨ
ᠭᠣᠣᠯ (sili yin ɣool).
DeLashmutt
Borrowed from French de la Chaumette.
Americanization of French de la Chaumette.
Shoemate
Variant of Shumate, from French Chaumette/de la Chaumette.
Mestiza de Sangley
From Philippine Spanish mestiza de sangley, from mestiza (“mixed female”) + de (“of”) + sangley (“Chinese”).
Chinese mestiza
See Chinese + mestiza (“mixed”). Calque of Spanish mestiza china or mestiza de sangley.
Spanish mestizo
See Spanish + mestizo (“mixed”). Calque of Spanish mestizo español or mestizo de español.
Spanish mestiza
See Spanish + mestiza (“mixed female”). Calque of Spanish mestiza española or mestiza de español.
shine muscat
Borrowed from Japanese シャインマスカット (shain masukatto).
Kiryat Arba
Borrowed from Hebrew קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע (kiryát arbá).
Stalinabad
From Russian Сталинабад (Stalinabad). Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Equivalent to Stalin + -abad.
check bill
From Thai เช็กบิล (chék-bin, “check, bill”).
Kumbhakarna
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुम्भकर्ण (kumbhakarṇa).
takhtrawan
Borrowed from Classical Persian تَخْتِ رَوَان (taxt-i rawān), partially via French tack-ravan, from تَخْت (taxt, “throne, elevated seat or bed”) + رَوَان (rawān, walking, travelling, mobile).
Shakhtarske
From Ukrainian Шахта́рське (Šaxtársʹke)
Tunghsin
From Mandarin 同心 (tóngxīn) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻung²-hsin¹.
Huadian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 樺甸 /桦甸 (Huàdiàn).
Panshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 磐石 (Pánshí).
Changyi
From Mandarin 昌邑 (Chāngyì).
Fengman
From Mandarin 豐滿 /丰满 (Fēngmǎn).
Jiaohe
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 蛟河 (Jiāohé).
Shulan
From Mandarin 舒蘭 /舒兰 (Shūlán).
Pyongsong
Borrowed from Korean 평성(平城) (Pyeongseong).
Hosur
From Kannada ಹೊಸೂರು (hosūru).
Binyamina-Giv'at Ada
From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִינָה־גִּבְעַת עָדָה. Binyamina + Giv'at Ada. Created in 2003 by the merger of the local councils of Binyamina (בִּנְיָמִינָה) and Giv'at Ada (גִּבְעַת עָדָה).
gap moe
From Japanese ギャップ萌え (gyappu moe).
Bagong Lipunan
Derived from Tagalog bagong lipunan (“new society”).
Telegonus
Borrowed from Latin Tēlegonus, from Ancient Greek Τηλέγονος (Tēlégonos).
necto-
From Ancient Greek νηκτός (nēktós, “swimming”). Compare nekton.
affectonym
Borrowed from Polish afektonim, Ukrainian афектонім (afektonim), Russian аффектоним (affektonim), etc. By surface analysis, affect + -onym.
Nabatieh
Borrowed from Arabic النَّبَطِيَّة (an-nabaṭiyya)
Trugrede
Unadapted borrowing from German Trugrede, from Trug (“deception”) + Rede (“speech”).
Delpuech
Unadapted borrowing from French Delpuech, itself from Occitan.
Saitula
From Mandarin 賽圖拉 /赛图拉 (Sàitúlā).
Sai-t'u-la
From Mandarin 賽圖拉 /赛图拉 (Sàitúlā) Wade–Giles romanization: Sai⁴-tʻu²-la¹.
Roanoke Colony
From colony + Powhatan rawrenock (“roanoke”, literally “things rubbed smooth by hand”)
Hezhou
From Mandarin 賀州 /贺州 (Hèzhōu).
Gunjak
Unadapted borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Gunjak.
McGahan
From Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), from Irish Eachaidh, from Old Irish ech (“horse”).
Dzerzhinsky
Borrowed from Russian Дзержинский (Dzeržinskij), from Polish Dzierżyński.
usdagalun
translingual usdagalun from Cherokee ᎤᏍᏓᎦᎸᎢ (usdagalvi, “cave”)
Pulau Brani
Borrowed from Malay Pulau Brani (literally “Isle of the Brave”).
Idomeneus
Borrowed from Latin Idomeneus, from Ancient Greek Ἰδομενεύς (Idomeneús).
pundeh
From Tamil புண்டை (puṇṭai, “cunt”).
Heliodorus
Borrowed from Latin Heliodorus, from Ancient Greek Ἡλιόδωρος (Hēliódōros).
inumimi
From Japanese 犬(いぬ)耳(みみ) (inumimi), from 犬(いぬ) (inu, “dog”) + 耳(みみ) (mimi, “ear”).
Hot Gates
Calque of Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai, literally “hot gates”).
Zijinshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紫金山 (Zǐjīnshān).
taipao
Borrowed from Cantonese 大包 (daai⁶ baau¹).
photoapparatus
From photo- + apparatus, a calque of Czech and Slovak fotoaparát, German Photoapparat, Russian фотоаппара́т (fotoapparát), etc.
Beit Shemesh
From Hebrew בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ.
Bnei Brak
From Hebrew בְּנֵי בְּרַק.
rota Fortunae
Unadapted borrowing from Latin rota Fortūnae (literally “Fortuna’s wheel”), from rota (“wheel”) + Fortūnae (the genitive dative singular of Fortūna (“the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck”)).
shirorekha
Borrowed from Hindi शिरोरेखा (śirorekhā).
pouk
Apparently a dialectal variant of Middle English poke, a variant of pok, pock, pocke, from Old English poc, pocc (“pustule, pimple”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk. More at pock.
Jurong
From Malay Jurong. Named after the river Sungei Jurong. Either from jurang (“gap, ravine”), jerung (“shark”) or penjuru (“corner”).
Bukit Merah
From Malay Bukit Merah (literally “Red Hill”).
scaredeer
Calque of Japanese 鹿威し (shishiodoshi), modelled on scarecrow, equivalent to scare + deer.
Norvegian
From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) + -n.
Mutahar
From Arabic مُطَهَّر (muṭahhar, “purified”).
Pitsiladis
Borrowed from Greek Πιτσιλάδης (Pitsiládis).
Goudeket
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Goudeket, of uncertain origin, but the first element is possibly goud (“gold”).
Shalott
The variation between Ast- and Asc- suggest that it comes from Welsh ystol, alternate form Welsh ysgol, both meaning ladder (and derived from Latin scala). The suffix is diminutive, probably meaning flight of stairs (since she lived in a tower). Thus lady of the staircase.
Chisanbop
Borrowed from Korean 지산법(指算法) (jisanbeop).
chatra
From Sanskrit छत्र (chatra), variant of छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatta.
Syloti
Unadapted borrowing from Sylheti ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (síloṭi).
armskote
Etymology tree
English arms
Punjabi ਕੋਟ (koṭ)?
Urdu کوٹ (koṭ)?
Hindi कोट (koṭ)?
English armskote
From arms + possibly Punjabi ਕੋਟ (koṭ, “fort”) or Hindustani کوٹ / कोट (koṭ, “fort, barracks”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”). Alternatively, from Hindi कोठा (koṭhā, “warehouse”) or a related cognate.
mee tai mak
From Teochew 米篩目／米筛目 (bhi² tai¹ mag⁸), with the first element reanalyzed as the word mee, meaning “noodles”, from Hokkien 麵／面 (mī).
chito-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek χῐτών (khĭtṓn)der.
Latin chitōnder.
French chitinebor.
English chitin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English chito-
From the noun chitin, from French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).
anticipatory obedience
Semantic calque of German vorauseilender Gehorsam (literally “running ahead/in front of obediently”). Constructed from anticipatory + obedience.
instant mami
From instant + mami, the latter from Hokkien 肉麵 /肉面 (mah-mī).
Sabak Bernam
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Sabak Bernam.
Shklov
Borrowed from Yiddish שקלאָוו (shklov)
Occoquan
Derived from a Doeg Algonquian word translated as "at the end of the water".
rakugan
Borrowed from Japanese 落雁(らくがん) (rakugan, literally “falling wild goose”).