MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Haram al-Sharif
Borrowed from Arabic الْحَرَم الشَّرِيف (al-ḥaram aš-šarīf, “the noble sanctuary”), a sobriquet also used for the other two holiest sites in Islam in Mecca and Medina.
Knaanic
From Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'na'án, “Slavic lands”, literally “Canaan”) + -ic.
Vogtlandkreis
Unadapted borrowing from German Vogtlandkreis.
Gujar
Borrowed from Hindi गूजर (gūjar), from Sanskrit गुर्जर (gurjara).
al-Amin
Borrowed from Arabic الْأَمِين (al-ʔamīn).
Abu Qasim
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو الْقَاسِم (ʔabū l-qāsim, “father of al-Qasim”).
clour
From Middle English cloure (“field”).
From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor.
Annas
From Latin Annas (used in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Ἅννας (Hánnas), from Hebrew / Aramaic חנן (khanan) as a shortened form of חֲנַנְיָה (khananya).
Hungary water
Ellipsis of Queen of Hungary's water, possibly a calque of French Eau de la Reine de Hongrie, after its supposed origin.
anaptyctic
From New Latin anaptycticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυκτος (anáptuktos, “that may be opened”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up; again; back”) + πτυκτός (ptuktós, “folded”), from the stem of πτύσσω (ptússō, “to fold”) + τός (tós, suffix forming verbal adjectives).
Gerasene
From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa).
pantropy
From Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “all”) + τροπή (tropḗ, “transformation”, literally “turning”), coined by American science-fiction writer James Blish and first attested in 1952.
Dome of the Rock
Calque of Arabic قبة الصخرة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra), from صخرة (ṣaḵra, “rock”) + قبة (qubba, “dome”).
ancylostoma
Borrowed from the taxonomic name Ancylostoma, eventually from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Analyzable as ancylo- + stoma.
maschalephidrosis
From Ancient Greek μασχάλη (maskhálē, “armpit”) + ephidrosis.
harpstring
From Middle English harpestring, harpestryng, harpe streng, from Old English hearpestreng (“harpstring”),
equivalent to harp + string. Cognate with Swedish harpsträng (“harpstring”), Icelandic hörpustrengur (“harpstring”).
Marston
From Old English mersc (“marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
vindical
From the Medieval Latin vindicālis (“avenging, punishing, vengeful, vindictive”), from the Classical Latin vindex (“avenger, punisher, revenger”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).
koekchuch
Borrowed from Russian коекчуч (kojekčuč), from Itelmen [Term?].
Gumm
* As an English surname, from Old English guma (“man”).
* As a German surname, shortened from various ancient Germanic names such as Gundemar, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *mērijaz (“great; famous”).
Jahukyan
From Armenian Ջահուկյան (J̌ahukyan).
bergall
From Norwegian berggalt (“a labrid fish”), equivalent to berg (“mountain, hill; rock”) + galte (“boar”).
Hrachya
From Armenian Հրաչյա (Hračʻya).
kholsun
From Marathi कोळसून (koḷsūn).
yichud
Borrowed from Hebrew יִחוּד (yikhúd).
zinar
Borrowed from Marathi झीनार (jhīnār, “necklace”); ultimately from Arabic زینار (zinar, “belt, sash”).
haybarn
From Middle English heybarn, heybern; equivalent to hay + barn.
vinal
From Latin vīnālis (rare), from vīnum (“wine”), or directly from vīnum + -al.
nihil album
From Medieval Latin nihil album (“white nothing”), from late medieval confusion of German nichts (“nothing”) and nix with Latin nix (“snow, snow-white thing”), used for white forms of zinc oxide. Doublet of nill.
Sauris
First attested 1280, the name is said to be of Illyrian origin, from *savira (“current”) (compare Sanskrit सरित् (sarit)). Known in German as Zahre.
cantus firmus
Unadapted borrowing from Latin cantus firmus (literally “fixed chant”).
Sikhi
From Punjabi ਸਿੱਖੀ (sikkhī).
Antipas
Through Latin Antipās from Ancient Greek Ἀντῐ́πᾱς (Antĭ́pās), a contraction of Ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (Antĭ́pătros); from ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (antĭ́pătros, “an initiate to the highest grade of the Mysteries of Mithras”).
Mohan
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mocháin (“descendant of Mochán”), from a diminutive of moch (“early, timely”).
From Mandarin 磨憨 (Móhān) or Lü ᦢᦸᧈᦠᦱᧃ (ḃoa¹ḣaan).
Anjaneyulu
From Sanskrit आंजनेय (āṃjaneya).
Balder
Sense 1 is borrowed from Old Norse Baldr.
Sense 2 is inherited from Old English Bealdhere (a male given name).
Bronte
From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).
Dnipro
From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró) and earlier Днѣпръ (Dnipr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Proto-Sarmatian *dānu apara (“the far river”) or *dānapr (“the deep river”). The former derivation would pair it with the Dnister (“Near River”), while the latter would refer to its lack of fords. Doublet of Dnieper and Danasper. As a city, originally a clipping of Dnipropetrovsk, formally adopted as the town's name in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Its oblast has not yet followed suit because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution.
steck
From Middle English stic, from Middle Dutch stucke, sticke, from Old Dutch *stukki, *stikki, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“piece”).
Cognate with Danish stykke (“piece”), Dutch stuk (“piece”), Faroese stykki (“piece”), German Stück (“piece”), Icelandic stykki (“piece”), Norwegian stykke (“piece”), Swedish stycke (“piece”). Doublet of shtick and shtuka. See also stock.
e caudata
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ē caudāta (literally “tailed e”).
e caudatae
From the Medieval Latin ē caudātae, the nominative plural form of ē caudāta.
neusis
From Ancient Greek νεῦσις (neûsis, “inclination, tendency”), from νεύω (neúō).
Petrarch
From Petrarcha, Latinized version of Italian Petrarca.
Anzu
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒉎𒂂𒄷 (AN.IM.DUGUD^(MUŠEN) /⁠Anzû⁠/, “a mythical dragon-like bird”), origin unknown, perhaps from 𒀭 (An, “heaven”) + 𒍪 (zu, “to know”).
Moyses
Borrowed from Latin Mō̆ȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Shota
From Georgian შოთა (šota).
From Japanese ショタ (shota) or a clipping of shotacon.
Sookie
A variant of the name Susan or Susannah, from Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (“Shoshána”) meaning "rose" or "lily".
Cochrane
The surname has multiple origins:
# From the placename "Lowlands of Cochrane", in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
# An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain.
# An anglicization of Irish Ó Corcráin (“descendant of Corcrán”).
Yevpatoria
From Russian Евпато́рия (Jevpatórija), from Ancient Greek Εὐπατορία (Eupatoría).
Seres
From Latin Sērēs, from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the North Chinese; North China”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
Thunor
Learned borrowing from Old English Þunor. Doublet of thunder.
Scala Nuova
Borrowed from the Italian name given to it by Genoese and Venetian traders in the Middle Ages, literally “new port” (equivalent to modern Italian scalo nuovo).
Chatino
Borrowed from Spanish chatino, from a Chatino language; cf. Zacatepec Chatino chaʔ tinyan (literally “speech”).
teiglach
From Yiddish טייגלעך (teyglekh), plural of טייגל (teygl).
SBU
Borrowed from Ukrainian СБУ (SBU), initialism of Слу́жба безпе́ки Украї́ни (Slúžba bezpéky Ukrajíny, literally “Security Service of Ukraine”).
sednoid
From Sedn(a) + -oid. In turn, from Inuktitut ᓴᓐᓇ (sanna, “Inuit goddess, the Mother of the Sea”). Named after the dwarf planet, the prototype of its class.
portego
From Venetan pòrtego. Doublet of porch, portico, and porticus.
awrah
Borrowed from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra).
Vaid
Borrowed from Punjabi ਵੈਦ (vaid).
staurotheke
From stauro- + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, box”).
Bakhchisaray
From Russian Бахчисара́й (Baxčisaráj), from Crimean Tatar Bağçasaray, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه (bağçe, “garden”), from Persian باغچه (bâġče, “[small] garden”) and سرای (sarây, “house, palace”).
Bakhchysarai
From Ukrainian Бахчисара́й (Baxčysaráj).
smearwort
From Middle English smērewort, from Old English smeoruwyrt from smeoru (“ointment”) + wyrt (“herb”).
reredorter
From Middle English reredortor, rere dortour, equivalent to rere (“rear; to the rear of”) + dorter (“dormitory”).
Scutari
Borrowed from Greek Σκουτάρι (Skoutári).
Cybele
From Latin Cybelē, from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē).
Gallipoli
Sense 1 (“peninsula in Turkey”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Turkish Gelibolu, and from its etymon Byzantine Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs, “Kallipolis, former name of Gelibolu”) and late variant forms, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλος (kắllos, “beauty; beautiful person or thing; nobility”) (of unknown origin, disputedly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“beautiful”)) + πόλις (pólis, “city; city-state”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (“city; fortification”)). Doublet of Callipolis, Gelibolu, and Kallipolis.
Sense 2 (“town in Italy”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Latin Callipolis, from Byzantine Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs): see above.
covil
Borrowed from Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, literally “god-house”).
ad eundem
Borrowed from Latin ad eundem gradum (“at the same degree”).
Sino-Xenic
From Sino- + xeno- + -ic, from Late Latin Sīnae (“the Chinese”) + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign”); coined by American linguist Samuel Martin in 1953.
sacha inchi
From Quechua sacha (“tree, forest, wild”) + inchi (“peanut”).
Nove
Clipping of Russian Новако́вский (Novakóvskij).
From Italian Nove.
From Ukrainian Нове́ (Nové, literally “New”). Contrast Stare.
mehndi
Borrowed from Hindustani मेहंदी (mehandī) / مہندی (mihandī), from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā). First attested in the 19th century.
stratiote
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρατιώτης (stratiṓtēs).
Mukden
From Manchu ᠮᡠᡴ᠋ᡩᡝᠨ (mukden).
white-haired
From Middle English white-heered, white-harid, white-herede, whyte-harede, white hared, equivalent to white + haired. Compare Old Norse hvít-hárr and hvít-hærðr (“white-haired”).
Hampstead
From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.
turuq
Borrowed from Arabic طُرُق (ṭuruq)
Tignish
Derived from the Mi'kmaq toponym Tedeneche, originally referring to the Tignish River.
Qingming
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, literally “Pure & Bright”).
Chingming
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness").
Ching Ming
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness").
Tomb Sweeping Day
From its former Chinese name 掃墳節 /扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié, “Sweep-Tomb Festival”), from the traditional act of cleaning one's family grave with willow branches during the holiday.
Ching-ming
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness").
Qingming Festival
A partial calque of Mandarin 清明節 /清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, “Pure & Bright”), the solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar on which the holiday is celebrated. Doublet of Pure Brightness Festival.
Chingming Festival
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival").
Ching Ming Festival
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival").
Ching-ming Festival
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival").
Knidos
A respelling of earlier Cnidus to reflect more closely its ultimate etymon, Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Belleville
From Belle + -ville.
* (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”).
* (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”.
* (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.
Moosonee
From Cree ᒨᓱᓂᔾ (moosoniy).
qingtuan
Borrowed from Mandarin 青團／青团 (qīngtuán) via Hanyu Pinyin.
Pure Brightness Festival
A calque of Chinese 清明節 /清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), from 清明 (Qīngmíng, “Pure & Bright”), one of the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Doublet of Qingming Festival.
Banff
From Scottish Gaelic, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”).
Erickson
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son.
scholarch
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχολάρχης (skholárkhēs, “head of a school”).
Roxbury
From Old English hrōc (“rook”), in the genitive singular case hrōces + byriġ, from burg (“fortified place”).
Kamloops
Borrowed from Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”). A derivation from French Camp des Loups (“Camp of Wolves”) is probably a folk etymology.
argumentum ad baculum
Unadapted borrowing from Latin argūmentum ad baculum (literally “argument to the cudgel”).
septennium
From Late Latin septennium, from septennis (“7-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
Fernley
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“wood clearing”).
Kuroki
Borrowed from Japanese 黒木(くろき) (Kuroki).
The hamlet is named for general Kuroki Tamemoto, and was founded during the Russo-Japanese war.
Magog
From Biblical Hebrew מָגוֹג (māḡôḡ).
Potton
From Old English pott (“pot”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Stanstead
From Old English stan (“stone”) + stede (“place”), meaning "stony place".
Chisasibi
From Cree ᒋᓴᓯᐱ (cisasipi, “great river”).
Nemaska
From Cree ᓀᒥᔅᑳ (nemiskaa, “where the fish abound”).
Sothic
From Sothis (“Sirius”) + -ic (forming adjectives), a variant of earlier Sothiac, from French sothiaque, ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic”, forming adjectives).
Sothiac
From French sothiaque, ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).
corps de logis
Unadapted borrowing from French corps de logis (literally “body of the house”).
yage
Borrowed from Spanish yagé, from Cofán yagé or yajé.
terra alba
Borrowed from Latin terra (“earth”) + alba (“white”), literally meaning "white earth". Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.
ferrado
From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Neo
Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu.
chivito
From Rioplatense Spanish chivito, diminutive of chivo (“goat”).
Yuanjiang
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 沅江 (Yuánjiāng, “Yuan River”).
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 元江 (Yuán Jiāng, literally “First River”).
ab urbe condita
Borrowed from Latin ab Urbe conditā (“in the year from the city having been founded”), in reference to Rome.
Borrowed from Latin ab Urbe conditā (“[in the year] from the city [of Rome] having been founded”).
echinocyte
From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog; sea urchin”) + -cyte.
gutta serena
From Latin gutta serena (literally “clear drop”), as the term refers to blindness when the eye is unobstructed (clear).
Cesky terrier
From Czech český (“Czech”); the breed was created by a Czech breeder, František Horák, in 1948, as a cross between a Sealyham terrier and a Scottish terrier, to create a terrier suitable for hunting in the forests of Bohemia.
Mariupol
Borrowed from Ukrainian Маріу́поль (Mariúpolʹ), from Russian Мариу́поль (Mariúpolʹ), from Greek Μαριούπολη (Marioúpoli), from being named after the Virgin Mary, Empress Maria Feodorovna, the Crimean Greek city of Mariampol, from Μαρία (María) + πόλη (póli).
volksmarching
From German Volksmarsch (literally “people's march”) + -ing.
sapiosexuality
From Latin sapiens (“wise, judicious”) + sexuality or sapiosexual + -ity. Purportedly coined in 1998.
Hami melon
From Hami + melon, calque from Mandarin 哈密瓜 (hāmìguā).
Kramatorsk
Borrowed from Ukrainian Крамато́рськ (Kramatórsʹk) and Russian Крамато́рск (Kramatórsk).
balconing
Borrowed from Spanish balconing, itself a pseudo-anglicism from Spanish balcón (“balcony”, noun) + -ing (suffix).
This pseudo-anglicism was coined in Spain as a result of many drunk British tourists dying or seriously injuring themselves by attempting this stunt, thus featuring in many media headlines. See the Wikipedia article for more information.
Beihai
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北海 (Běihǎi, literally “North Sea”).
Astur
Of Celtic, possibly Celtiberian origin. The name could ultimately be related to the Phoenician goddess Astarte.
yi mein
Borrowed from Taishanese 伊麵 /伊面. See also chow mein.
Doukhobor
From Russian Духобор (Duxobor, “spirit wrestler”).
cos lettuce
Uncertain. Variously derived from Cos, an alternative spelling of the Greek island of Kos, or from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).
Novorossiya
From Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija, literally “New Russia”).
zaisan
Borrowed from Mongolian зайсан (zajsan), Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang) and Written Oirat ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ (zaᠶisang), themselves from Mandarin 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “grand chancellor”).
Cnidus
From the Latin Cnidus, from the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Praxiteles
Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, from Ancient Greek Πρᾱξῐτέλης (Prāxĭtélēs).
Arviat
From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).
Kimmirut
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ (kimmirot, literally “heel”).
Arsaces
Borrowed from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/); see there for more.
Arsacid
From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id.
Arsacidae
Borrowed from Latin Arsacidae, plural of Arsacidēs.
senbei
From Japanese 煎餅(せんべい) (senbei). Doublet of jianbing.
almud
From Spanish almud and Portuguese almude, both from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (al-mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Doublet of almude. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios), Latin modius, French muid, and Dutch mud.
periegetic
Borrowed from Koine Greek περιηγητικός (periēgētikós, “of or pertaining to a periegete (a writer of periegeses); descriptive”), from περιηγητής (periēgētḗs, “periegete”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, suffix forming adjectives, meaning ‘of or pertaining to, in the manner of’”).
Slavi
From Russian сла́вы (slávy, “praises”), plural of сла́ва (sláva, “glory”), from Proto-Slavic *slàva (“fame; glory”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).
From Latin Sclavī, plural of Late Latin and Medieval Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”).
Hazelton
From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”).
Ashcroft
Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Stewiacke
Derived from a corruption of the Mi'kmaq toponym Esiktaweak, translated as "whimpering and whining as it goes" (referring to the Stewiacke River).
Lunenburg
From German Lüneburg. Because the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg became King of Great Britain in 1707, many places in former British colonies also carry this name.
Pictou
The name of the town is derived from Mi'kmaq piktook (“explosion, fire”). The toponym refers to highly explosive methane from coal seams located under the town's harbour.
erenagh
Borrowed from Old Irish airchinnech, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷenno- (“extremity, end”); see *kʷennom (“head”).
vasilopita
From Greek βασιλόπιτα (vasilópita).
Oromocto
The town is derived from the river, which is thought to have originated in Malecite-Passamaquoddy welamukotuk (“deep water”).
Grand Falls
* (town in New Brunswick): Calque of French Grand-Sault, derived from grand (“big, great”) and sault (“waterfall”). The town is named after a large set of waterfalls in the Saint John River.
* (Churchill Falls): grand+falls (“waterfall”). From being a waterfall located on the Grand River. Coined by Hudson's Bay Company explorer John McLean 1820s. From the river's name in Innu, Mishta-shipu. From Montagnais mishta (“grand, great”).
Dyer
* As an English surname, from dyer (“one who dyes”). Compare Dexter.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Dwyer.
culinology
Derived from Latin culina (“kitchen”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “branch of study, to speak”).
Ferryland
The name of the town derives from a reinterpretation of Portuguese farelho (“sharp rocks, reef”).
Englee
Derived from a corruption of French anglais (“English”), referring here to a settlement created by English settlers in an area officially controlled by the French as a result of the Treaty of Utrecht.
Ramea
The name of the town probably derives from the French toponym La Ramée, a locality near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey.
Forteau
Derived from French Forteau, derived in turn from a compound of fort (“strong”) and eau (“water”). The toponym refers to the powerful, unpredictable tides found near the village.
Kissimmee
Borrowed from Calusa, meaning "the long water / river", from k(a-) (“the”) + (ʔ)iśi (“water”) + -mi (“long”).
Gars
French, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *kar, *gar (“big rock”), referring to the geography, probably from the same ultimate origin as Welsh craig (“cliff, rock”).
Carros
Borrowed from French Carros, itself from Occitan Carròs.
Vaux
English, Scottish, and French name, all from placenames in France derived from Old French val (“valley”).
Parlyaree
Borrowed from Polari, from Italian parlare (“to talk”). See Polari for more.
bandh
Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, “closure”), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of bund (“a type of enclosure”).
not worth the candle
Calque of French le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle.
Banderite
First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).
phyllobolia
From Ancient Greek φυλλοβολία (phullobolía), from φύλλον (phúllon) and βάλλω (bállō).
Wissant
From French Wissant, from Dutch wit zand (literally “white sand”).
beisa
From Amharic [script needed] (be'zā, "oryx").
boerboel
From Afrikaans boer (“farmer”) + boel, a shortening of boelhond (“bulldog”).
Balaklava
From Russian Балакла́ва (Balakláva), from Ottoman Turkish بالقلاوه (balıklava), from بالقلاغه (balıklaga, “fishing ground”)
segol
Borrowed from Hebrew סֶגּוֹל m (segól).
jarovization
Borrowed from Russian яровизация (jarovizacija, “vernalization”), from яровой (jarovoj, “spring (of crops)”, adjective), + -ization.
Voldemort
After the evil wizard Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, coined by author J. K. Rowling as a compound of French vol de mort (“a flight or theft from death”). Voldemort's birth name is Tom Marvolo Riddle; an anagram of it is "I am Lord Voldemort". The verb sense comes from the fact that in the story, many characters refuse to call Voldemort by his proper name, calling him euphemisms such as "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "You-Know-Who". Also, Voldemort puts a spell on his own name that alerts him when others speak it.
Putler
Borrowed from Russian Пу́тлер (Pútler), otherwise a blend of Putin + Hitler. Compare English Xitler.
padwal
Borrowed from Marathi पडवळ (paḍvaḷ), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯 (paḍavaḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮 (paḍola), from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *puḍala.
coracan millet
From Sri Lankan Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), which is cognate with, if not from, Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ).
coracan
From Sri Lankan Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), which is cognate with, if not from, Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ).