MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
blastesis
From Ancient Greek βλάστησις (blástēsis, “germination”). Coined by Friedrich Becke in 1903.
Cleves
From French Clèves, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff. There is no connection with German Klee (“clover”), the clovers in the city's coat of arms being an example of canting arms.
lanciao
Borrowed from Hokkien 𡳞鳥 /𡳞鸟 (lǎn-chiáu, “penis”). Compare Cebuano lansyaw. Doublet of lanjiao.
furtherward
From Middle English fortherward, forþerward, equivalent to further + -ward.
Yarosz
Respelling of Polish Jarosz or from Ukrainian Ярош (Jaroš).
Yarosh
From Ukrainian Ярош (Jaroš). In some cases, a respelling of Polish Jarosz, Czech Jaroš, or Slovak Jaroš.
Imbach
Borrowed from Alemannic German Imbach. Originating from Switzerland.
Benazir
Transliteration of Urdu بینَظِیر (benazīr), from Classical Persian بینظیر (bē-nazīr).
Southern Bug
Calque of Russian Южный Буг (Južnyj Bug) and/or Ukrainian Півде́нний Буг (Pivdénnyj Buh).
Chattopadhyay
Borrowed from Bengali চট্টোপাধ্যায় (coṭṭōpaddhaẏ).
thitsi
From Burmese သစ်စေး (sacce:).
Solas
* (Norwegian surname): Norwegian Solås
* (Spanish surname): Spanish Solás
glandes penis
From New Latin glandēs pēnis (literally “glanses of the penis”), glandēs being the nominative plural of glāns, and pēnis being the genitive singular of pēnis.
glandes clitoridis
Directly from Latin glandes clitoridis (literally “glanses of the clitoris”), glandes being the nominative plural of glans, and clitoridis being the genitive singular of clitoris.
Saoshyant
Borrowed from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬊𐬳𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬧𐬝 (saoš́iiaṇt̰).
Paxos
From the singular of Ancient Greek Παξοί (Paxoí).
Paxi
Borrowed from Latin Paxī, from Ancient Greek Παξοί (Paxoí).
assfish
From ass + fish, probably from a mistranslation of onus in the genus name Acanthonus, which is from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus”, literally “prickly flower”) + ὄνος (ónos, “hake”): the latter word can mean either an ass (donkey) or less commonly a type of fish.
mugunghwa
Borrowed from Korean 무궁화(無窮花) (mugunghwa).
yanyuedao
From Chinese 偃月刀 (yǎnyuèdāo).
Mopan River
Calque of Spanish Río Mopán. Named after the Mayan Mopan people.
Belize River
From Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water(s)”), via Spanish.
Illarionova
Borrowed from Russian Илларионова (Illarionova).
Paljevic
Borrowed from Albanian Paljeviç or Serbo-Croatian Паљевић (Paljević), derived from the suffix -љевић.
Siew
From Cantonese 蕭／萧 (siu1).
Sekhniashvili
Borrowed from Georgian სეხნიაშვილი (sexniašvili).
podstakannik
Borrowed from Russian подстака́нник (podstakánnik).
Elizavet
Borrowed from Russian Елизавет (Jelizavet).
Elizaveta
Borrowed from Russian Елизаветa (Jelizaveta).
Uray
Borrowed from Russian Ура́й (Uráj), ultimately from Mansi (Northern Mansi Урай (Uraj)).
Verbitsky
Borrowed from Russian Вербицкий (Verbickij).
sawbwa
Borrowed from Burmese စော်ဘွား (caubhwa:), itself a loanword from Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a, “heavenly chief”).
freudenfreude
Coined in English from German Freude (“joy”), by analogy with schadenfreude.
Guralnik
From Ukrainian Ґуральник (Guralʹnyk), from ґуральник (guralʹnyk, “distiller”).
polyarnik
Borrowed from Russian поля́рник (poljárnik, literally “polar man”).
Diyala
Borrowed from Arabic دِيَالَى (diyālā).
West Azerbaijan
Calque of Persian آذربایجان غربی (âzarbâyjân-e ġarbi).
Mohyeddin
Borrowed from Iranian Persian محیالدین (mohye-ddin), from Classical Persian مُحْیِیالدِّین (muhyī-ddīn), from Arabic مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn, literally “reviver of religion”).
Qataban
Borrowed from Arabic قتبان (qatabān), from Qatabanian 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬 (qtbn /⁠qatabān⁠/).
aegagrus
From Ancient Greek αίγαγρος (aígagros, “wild goat”).
Molene
From French Molène, from Breton Molenez, from moal (“bald”) + enez (“island”), from a lack of trees.
scansorious
From Latin scansorius (“climbing”) + -ous, from scansus + -torius.
Schedar
From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “breast, chest”), in reference to its position within Cassiopeia.
Gorrie
Short form of McGorrie, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh, from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity, divine”) + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“peace, tranquility, friendship”). Doublet of Godfrey and Jeffrey. Related to Icelandic Guðfríður, German Godafride, Latin Godefridus and Irish McGorry.
Seiyuhonto
From Japanese 政友本党 (literally “Orthodox Constitutional Friends Party”).
Seiyukai
From Japanese 立憲政友会 (literally “Association of Friends of Constitutional Government”).
servitrix
Learned borrowing from Latin servītrīx. By surface analysis, servitor + -trix.
sesquialteran
From Latin sesquialter + English -an, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”). Equivalent to sesquialtera + -an.
shatnez
Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז (shatnéz), of obscure further origin.
Hoar Cross
From Old English hār + cros, first recorded as Horcros in 1230 and thought to refer to grey cross or boundary cross; cross may refer to the crossroads there.
stem duchy
Calque of German Stammherzogtum (literally “tribe-duchy”)
Siddhanta
Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धान्त (siddhānta).
significatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin significātrīx. By surface analysis, significator + -trix.
Sisley
From the popular Middle English female given name Sisely, from Old French Cecile, Cicile, ultimately from Latin Caecilia.
Makar Sankranti
Borrowed from Hindi मकर संक्रांति (makar saṅkrānti).
Poush Sankranti
Borrowed from Bengali পৌষ সংক্রান্তি (pōuś śoṅkranti).
Magh Bihu
Borrowed from Assamese মাঘ বিহু (magh bihu).
Norgrove
Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Worcestershire, from Old English norþ (“north”) + grāf (“grove, copse”).
Tagore Song
Calque of Bengali রবীন্দ্রসঙ্গীত (robindrośoṅgit).
Ashbury
The first element comes from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”), while the second element could be either from beorg (“mountain, hill”) or byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
panung
From Thai ผ้านุ่ง (pâa-nûng).
Barisal
Borrowed from Bengali বরিশাল (boriśal).
dingir
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭 (dig̃ir, “god”).
Mangaluru
Borrowed from Kannada ಮಂಗಳೂರು (maṅgaḷūru). Named after deity Mangaladevi.
homo ludens
Coined by Dutch cultural historian Johan Huizinga in Homo Ludens (1938), which introduces the concept, from Latin homō lūdēns (“playful man”).
nakige
Borrowed from Japanese 泣きゲー (nakige, “crying game”), a compound of なき (naki, “crying”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game. Compare tearjerker.
utsuge
Borrowed from Japanese 鬱ゲー (utsuge, “depressing game”), a combination of 鬱 (utsu, “melancholy, gloom”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game.
nukige
Borrowed from Japanese 抜(ぬ)きゲー (nukigē), a combination of 抜(ぬ)く (nuku, “to jerk off”, literally “to extract”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game.
Sizhou
From Hanyu Pinyin Sìzhōu, from the Mandarin pronunciation of both Chinese 泗州 (Sìzhōu, “zhou on the Si River”) and 肆州 (Sìzhōu), used as both the name of the prefectures, subprefectures, &c. and their seats of government.
paternosterer
Learned borrowing from Middle English paternostrer, equivalent to paternoster + -er.
paukpan
Potentially from Burmese ပေါက်ပန်း (paukpan:).
chthamaloid
Derived from Chthamaloidea, from Chthamalidae which in turn came from Chthamalinae which was proposed by Charles Darwin in 1854, which appears to be named after the genus Chthamalus named by Camillo Ranzani from Bologna in Memoire di Storia Naturale 1820.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18394#page/462/mode/1up. Ancient Greek χθαμαλός (khthamalós, “flat or on the ground”)
Melnychuk
Borrowed from Ukrainian Мельничук (Melʹnyčuk).
Shushan
From Mandarin 蜀山 (Shǔshān).
Borrowed from Hebrew שׁוּשָׁן.
Persephatta
From Ancient Greek Περσεφάττα (Persephátta).
Persephassa
From Ancient Greek Περσεφάσσα (Persephássa).
dokkaebi
Borrowed from Korean 도깨비 (dokkaebi).
new immigrant
Calque of Mandarin 新住民 (xīnzhùmín).
angelomorphic
From angel + -o- + -morphic. First attested in the 19th century, but popularised after the 1950s on the basis of French angélomorphique as used in the work of Jean Daniélou.
Origen
Borrowed from Late Latin Ōrigenēs, from Koine Greek Ὠριγένης (Ōrigénēs), probably ultimately from Ὧρος (Hôros, “Horus”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born of”).
intitulate
From Late Latin intitulātus, past participle of intitulāre, whence intitule and entitle (obsolete intitle).
Sophonisba
From Latin Sophonisba, itself from Ancient Greek Σοφονῑ́βη (Sophonī́bē), eventually from Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ṣpnbʿl).
hexakaidecahedral
From Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) + -hedral. Compare Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).
Ariano
Borrowed from Italian Ariano; this surname is also found in Central America.
Strensham
From the unattested Old English personal name *Strenge + -s- + hām (“homestead”).
Zhenbeipu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鎮北堡 /镇北堡.
Jankauskas
Borrowed from Lithuanian Jankauskas, itself from Polish Jankowski.
Cheah
From either Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝 /谢 (Zia⁷).
Yesheng
From Mandarin 葉盛／叶盛 (Yèshèng).
orders are orders
Calque of German Befehl ist Befehl (“order is order”), used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).
qingzhen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清真 (qīngzhēn).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清鎮 /清镇 (Qīngzhèn).
Yanghe
From Mandarin 楊和／杨和 (Yánghé).
manganblende
From mangan- + blende, from German blende (“blind, dazzle”).
Turiy Rog
Borrowed from Russian Турий Рог (Turij Rog).
Sanhaja
From Arabic صنهاجة (ṣanhāja).
Pourquoi Pas
From French pourquoi pas (literally “why not”). Named by John Rymill, after Charcot's expedition ship, the Pourquoi-Pas ?.
Erechtheion
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρέχθειον (Erékhtheion).
telesterion
From Ancient Greek τελεστήριον (telestḗrion, “initiation hall”), from τελείω (teleíō, “to initiate”).
chio bu
From Hokkien 𪁎母 /𲍸母 (chhio bú, “pretty woman”), from 𪁎 /𲍸 (chhio, “(of a male animal) sexually excited”).
Fforestfach
From Welsh fforest + fach (“little/small forest”).
Liskov
Borrowed from Russian Лисков (Liskov), of toponymic origin from Лиски (Liski), Лыски (Lyski), or Лысково (Lyskovo), + -ов (-ov).
Ajami
From Arabic عَجَمِيّ (ʕajamiyy). By surface analysis, Ajam + -i.
Skutnik
The name is thought to derive from Romanian scuti (“to absolve”); compare Romanian Scutelnici. The common noun comes from Martin Leonard Skutnik III, a guest at the 1982 State of the Union address; see quotations below.
Russiano
Blend of Russia + Americano; From Russian, from English Americano, from Spanish americano, from Italian caffè americano, from being a version of the usual cup of American coffee. From the political climate in Russia and anti-Americanism. Folk etymology credits the coinage to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev in Russian in 2016, however, this is not correct, as the term already predates this, in Russian and in English.
Elefsina
Borrowed from Greek Ελευσίνα (Elefsína).
Lanna
Borrowed from Thai ล้านนา (láan-naa).
Vajradhara
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वज्रधर (vajradhara).
Cullane
Anglicized from the Irish Irish Coilean, from Irish coileán (“pup, youth, trickster”), Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.
Leya
Borrowed from Turkish Leya and Arabic لَيْيَا (layyā).
Bankura
Borrowed from Bengali বাঁকুড়া (bãkuṛa).
fritessaus
Borrowed from Dutch fritessaus, from frites (“French fries”) + saus (“sauce”).
Dudayev
From Russian Дудаев (Dudajev); Transliteration of Russian Дудаев (Dudajev). From Chechen [Term?]
Shiodome
From Japanese 汐止(しおどめ) (shiodome).
O'Cullane
Anglicization of Irish Ó Coileáin, derived from Irish Coileáin, itself derived from coileán (“pup, youth, trickster”), Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.
Piacentine
From Piacenza + -ine, after Italian piacentino.
Tuguegarao
Borrowed from Spanish Tuguegarao, of Ibanag origin.
Rueifang
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Ruèifang.
Jhubei
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 竹北 (Zhúběi), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhúběi.
Sinwu
The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新屋 (Xīnwū), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sinwu.
Sindian
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新店 (Xīndiàn), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sindiàn.
ramyeon
Borrowed from Korean 라면 (ramyeon), from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of laghman, lamian, and ramen.
Seah
From Hokkien 謝／谢 (Siā) or 佘 (Siâ).
Jianshih
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 尖石 (Jiānshí), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jianshíh.
Sinjhu
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新竹 (Xīnzhú), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sinjhú.
Wunshan
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 文山 (Wénshān), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Wúnshan.
Hsinpei
From Mandarin 新北 (Xīnběi) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-pei³.
Mikoyan cutlet
Calque of Russian микояновская котлета (mikojanovskaja kotleta), named after Soviet politician Anastas Mikoyan.
Joloano
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish joloano, from Joló + -ano.
ketiv
Borrowed from Aramaic כְּתִיב (kəṯîḇ).
Couzen
A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.
Telok Blangah
From Malay teluk + Malay belanga. Literally Cooking Pot's Bay.
Elmina
The Malaysian town's name was from Elmina Estate, one of the country's oldest oil palm plantations dating back to 1917. It was possibly derived from Portuguese el mina (“the mine”), which referred to the plantation itself.
Blithedale
A placename meaning "happy valley", from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”) + Old English dæl (“dale”). Note the anachronistic sense of blithe.
Taijhong
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 臺中／台中 (Táizhōng) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Táijhong.
gynotikolobomassophile
From gyno- + Ancient Greek ὠτικός (ōtikós, “of the ear”) + Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “earlobe”) + Ancient Greek μασάομαι (masáomai, “to chew”) + -phile.
sinseh
From Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ). Doublet of sensei, from Japanese 先生(せんせい) (sensei).
guokui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 鍋盔 /锅盔 (guōkuī).
Manchoukuo
From Mandarin 滿洲國 /满洲国 (Mǎnzhōuguó) Wade–Giles romanization: Man³-chou¹-kuo².
Pimsleur
Borrowed from French Pimsleur, a Jewish surname, perhaps a variant of German Pinsler, ultimately from Pinsel (“paintbrush”) + -er.
zeno-
From Ancient Greek Ζηνο- (Zēno-), combining form of Ζεύς (Zeús).
hermeo-
From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).
Tapachula
Borrowed from Spanish Tapachula, of Nahuatl origin.
tarafdar
Borrowed from Hindi तरफ़दार (tarafdār) or Bengali তরফদার (torophdar).
tartemorion
From Ancient Greek ταρτημόριον (tartēmórion), τετάρτη (tetártē, “a fourth part”) + μόριον (mórion).
Huamani
Borrowed from Spanish Huamaní, of Quechua origin.
Telephus
From Ancient Greek Τήλεφος (Tḗlephos, literally “far-shining”).
winepot
From Middle English wyne-potte, wynpot, equivalent to wine + pot.
Cerron
Borrowed from Spanish Cerrón. This surname is most commonly found in Peru.
Pa'O
From Burmese ပအိုဝ်း (pa.uiw:).
Thamyris
From Ancient Greek Θάμυρις (Thámuris).
maaveh
Borrowed from Pahari-Potwari مان٘ویں (māṉveṉ), plural form of مان٘واں (māṉvāṉ, “mother's young brother”).
Thunar
Borrowed from German Thunar, a learned borrowing from Old Saxon Thunær, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunr. Doublet of Thor, Thunor, and thunder.
Chiangling
From Mandarin 江陵 (Jiānglíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-ling².
Ouyang
From Mandarin 歐陽 /欧阳 (Ōuyáng).
Chin-shih
From Mandarin 津市 (Jīnshì) Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-shih⁴.
Archontic
Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀρχοντικοί (Arkhontikoí), from ἄρχων (árkhōn, “archon”).
Pelasgus
Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós)
Hulan
From Mandarin 呼蘭 /呼兰 (Hūlán).
Jinxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金溪.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 錦西 /锦西.
Jana Gana Mana
Borrowed from Hindi जन गण मन (jan gaṇ man).
double ka meetha
From double + Hindi का मीठा (kā mīṭhā, “sweet”). "Double" is said to refer to the type of bread ("double roti") that swells up to twice the size after baking.
khubani ka meetha
Unadapted borrowing from Hindi ख़ूबानी का मीठा (xūbānī kā mīṭhā, literally “sweet apricot”); compare Urdu خوبانی کا میٹھا (xūbānī kā mīṭhā).
Lindenhurst
From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + hyrst (“hurst”).
Taiwu
From Mandarin 太武.
From Mandarin 泰武 (Tàiwǔ).
Tsochuan
c. 1940s, from Mandarin 左權 /左权 (Zuǒquán), Wade–Giles romanization: Tso³-chʻüan².
Kuyuan
From Mandarin 固原 (Gùyuán), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku⁴-yüan².
Crantor
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κράντωρ (Krántōr), from κράντωρ (krántōr), agent noun of κραίνω (kraínō, “accomplish, fulfil”).
Ximenez
Borrowed from Spanish Ximénez, archaic spelling of Jiménez.
through-gird
From Middle English thurghgirden (“to run through, pierce”), from thurgh- (“thorough-”) + girden (“to strike”), from girde, ȝerde (“rod, staff”). More at thorough, yard.
kadala
Borrowed from Dravidian languages, compare Malayalam കടല (kaṭala), Tamil கடலை (kaṭalai).
Lucksinger
A variant of Luchsinger. Borrowed from German Luchsinger.
Hai-feng
From Mandarin 海豐 /海丰 (Hǎifēng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-fêng¹.
Aldborough
From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, Aldbury, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.
akshauhini
Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षौहिणी (akṣauhiṇī).
coenesthesiopathy
From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception from the senses”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, condition”).
shannot
Contraction of shall + not, first attested in the 16th century but likely inherited from Late Middle English. Displaced by shan't in most dialects of English after the early modern period. Parallel to cannot and obsolete or dialectal wonnot, hannot, donnot.
Shnorhokian
Borrowed from Armenian Շնորհոքյան (Šnorhokʻyan).
Polemon
Borrowed from Latin Polemōn, Polemō, from Ancient Greek Πολέμων (Polémōn), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war, battle”) + -ων (-ōn, possessive name suffix).
Danshuei
From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淡水 (Dànshuǐ), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Dànshuěi.
Danshui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淡水 (Dànshuǐ).
Marj
From Arabic المَرْج (al-Marj), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + مَرْج (marj, “meadow”).
Swarthmoor
From Old English sweart (“black”) + mōr (“moor”).
honoki
Borrowed from Japanese 朴(ほう)の木(き) (hō no ki).
Yokosuka
Borrowed from Japanese 横(よこ)須(す)賀(か) (Yokosuka).
mishti doi
Borrowed from Bengali মিষ্টি দই (miśṭi doi, literally “sweet curd”).
sandesh
Borrowed from Bengali সন্দেশ (śondeś).
Borrowed from Sanskrit संदेश (saṃdeśa).
sorshe ilish
Borrowed from Bengali সরষে ইলিশ (śorśe iliś, literally “mustard hilsa”).
Zapopan
Borrowed from Spanish Zapopan, from Classical Nahuatl Tzapopan.
Boylestone
Possibly from Old English Boilestun (“Boghyll farm”). From Boghylles, the genitive singular form made up of Old English boga (“bow”) + hyll ("hill") combined with tūn ("farm"). All three elements synthesize to a meaning of "rounded hill farm".
Kushih
From Mandarin 固始 (Gùshǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku⁴-shih³.
peucedanoid
From Ancient Greek πευκέδανον (peukédanon) + -oid.
Ashcott
From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + cot (“cottage, hut”).
Blackmere
From Old English blæc (“black”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).
Masjid al-Haram
From Arabic الْمَسْجِد الْحَرَام (al-masjid al-ḥarām).
parapolitics
Borrowed from Spanish parapolítica, from paramilitar (“paramilitary”) + política (“politics”).
Noska
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Noška, derivative of Nosek. Also from nôška, diminutive of noša (“backpack”) (compare nosiť (“to carry”)).
Morazan
Borrowed from Spanish Morazán; this surname is predominantly found in Honduras.
Kaixian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 開縣 /开县.
Ashdon
From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + dūn (“hill”), "hill growing with ashtrees".
Ashtree
From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + Old English trēo (“tree”).
Elwha
From Klallam ʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ.
Fenghsien
From Mandarin 奉賢／奉贤 (Fèngxián) Wade–Giles romanization: Fêng⁴-hsien².
Ivanenko
Borrowed from Ukrainian Іване́нко (Ivanénko).
Erh-li-t'ou
From Mandarin 二里頭 (Èrlǐtóu), Wade–Giles romanization: Êrh⁴-li³-tʻou².
Demopoulos
Borrowed from Greek Δημόπουλος (Dimópoulos). Variant of Dimopoulos.
Dukakis
Borrowed from Greek Δουκάκης (Doukákis).
Doukakis
Borrowed from Greek Δουκάκης (Doukákis).
Puttenham
From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hām (“homestead, settlement”).
la la
From Hokkien 啦啦 (la-la), a reduplication of 蜊 (lâ, “clam”).
Chornobaivka
From Ukrainian Чорноба́ївка (Čornobájivka).
Kirschenman
A rarer respelling of Kirschenmann, from German Kirschenmann. Ultimately from Middle High German.
Kirschenmann
Borrowed from German Kirschenmann, from Middle High German kirse (“cherry”) + man (“man”).
Ramzan
Borrowed from Hindustani रमज़ान (ramzān) / رمضان (ramzān) / Bengali রমজান (romzan) and other South Asian languages, from Classical Persian رمضان (ramazān), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
aanchal
Borrowed from Hindi आँचल (ā̃cal), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala).
Borrowed from Sanskrit आँचल (ām̐cala).
see hum
From Cantonese 螄蚶 /蛳蚶 (si¹ ham¹).
tyfoong
From a Sinitic language term 大風／大风 ("big wind"); compare e.g. Cantonese daai6 fung1 /taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/, Hakka thai-fûng /tʰai̯⁵⁵ fuŋ²⁴/.
Linxia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 臨夏 /临夏 (Línxià).
beeherd
From Middle English beehyrde, equivalent to bee + herd (“herder, keeper”).
Roscoff
Borrowed from French Roscoff, with the pronunciation influenced by Breton Rosko.
beeman
From Middle English beman, bemon, perhaps a partial calque of Old English bēoċeorl (“beekeeper”), equivalent to bee + -man. Old English bēoċeorl may be an alteration of bēocere (“beekeeper”).
Geevarghese
Borrowed from Malayalam ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), probably from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis).
Kaladan
Borrowed from Burmese ကုလားတန် (ku.la:tan).
Somerford
"The ford crossable in summer", from Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford.
copy song
Borrowed from Burmese ကော်ပီသီချင်း (kaupisihkyang:).
line car
Calque of Burmese လိုင်းကား (luing:ka:, “route bus”)
Drougoubitai
From Ancient Greek Δρουγουβῖται (Drougoubîtai).
zdravets oil
From Bulgarian здра́вец (zdrávec, “geranium, cranesbill”) + oil.
yizkor
From Hebrew יִזְכּוֹר (literally “may [God] remember”), from the opening word of the service.
yosenabe
From Japanese 寄せ鍋 (yosenabe).
Vidofnir
Borrowed from Old Norse Víðópnir or Víðófnir.
Enchelei
From Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλιοι (Enkhélioi), from ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”). Possibly from the Illyrian cognate of the word, itself closely related to Albanian ngjalë (“eel”). This is made further plausible by the word being found with a -γγ- (-ng-) in place of -γχ- (-nkh-) in Mnaseas. The demonym can be traced back to mythology, where Cadmus, become king of this people, turns into a serpent.
Enchele
From Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλη (Enkhélē).
amphoriskos
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμφορίσκος (amphorískos).
apo koinou
Ellipsis from Ancient Greek σχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ (skhêma apò koinoû, “figure [drawn] from what is common”).
appetitost
From Danish appetitost: appetit (“appetite”) + ost (“cheese”).
Archegetes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs, “leader, chieftain”).
Meena
Borrowed from Hindi मीना (mīnā), from Sanskrit मीन (mīna, “fish, synonym of the patron deity Matsya”).
Borrowed from Sanskrit मीना (mīnā).
Kelmentsi
From Ukrainian Ке́льменці (Kélʹmenci).
Aceldama
From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”).
ac etiam
Borrowed from Latin ac etiam (“and also”). First attested in 1717.
Devil's Island
Devil or devil and island
* (Bermuda): Calque from Portuguese. From the calls of the cahow (“Bermuda petrel”), mistaken for calls of ghosts and spirits
* (French Guiana): Calque of French Île du Diable From the notorious conditions on the penal exile island
Tlemcen
Borrowed from Arabic تِلِمْسَان (tilimsān).