MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
dissever
From Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, from Vulgar Latin *dissēperō, dissēperāre, from Latin dis- + sēparō.
goblin shark
Calque of Japanese 天狗鮫 (tenguzame), from 天狗 (tengu, “a mythical creature with a long nose”) + 鮫 (same, “shark”).
wilfully
From Old English wilfullīċe, corresponding to wilful + -ly.
amelia
From a- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.
pantler
From pantelere, a dissimilated variant of Middle English panterere, from panetrie; equivalent to pantry + -er.
Lilian
Used since the sixteenth century, possibly originally a pet form of Elizabeth, but generally accepted as a variant of Late Latin lilium (“lily”).
tintinnabular
From Latin tintinnabulum (“little bell”) + -ar (“forming adjectives”).
didapper
From Middle English dydoppar, from earlier douedoppe, deuedep, dyuedap with agentive suffix -er, from Old English dūfedoppa (“diving bird, pelican”), from dūfan (“to dive”) + *doppa (“diver”) (whence modern English dop (“diving bird”)). By surface analysis, dive + dop + -er.
canoodle
The origin of the verb is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested:
* From a blend of ca(ress) + noodle (“to engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time; to mess around, to play”).
* From German knuddeln (“to cuddle; (originally) to embrace tightly”); or related to Low German knuddle (“a clump, a knot”), a diminutive of knude, related to Old High German knodo, knoto (“a knot”) (modern German Knoten (“knot”)); ultimate etymology unknown. Compare also Norwegian Bokmål knulle (“to fuck”), Swedish knulla (“to fuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; to mash”) (and also compare the semantics of the Scandinavian cognates of fuck).
The noun is probably derived from the verb.
Tornedalen
From Swedish Tornedalen (“Meänmaa”), a geographic region shared by Sweden and Finland.
lunula
Borrowed from Latin lūnula. By surface analysis, luna + -ula.
Arcady
From Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).
From Russian Арка́дий (Arkádij). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos cognate with Ursula.
psilocybin
Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in.
thirl
From Middle English thirl, thiril, from Old English þyrel (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic *þurhilą (“hole, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷelo- which is *tr̥h₂kʷe + *-lo, from *terh₂-. Related to thrill, drill. By surface analysis, through + -le.
From Middle English thirlen, thurlen, thorlen, from Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), from the noun (see above). Doublet of thrill.
indenture
From Anglo-Norman endenture, from Old French endenteure, from endenter (“to dent”). The name of the contract derives from the irregular dent-shaped cut (indentation) used to prove the authenticity of the two parts, similar to a chirograph.
self-sufficient
From self- + sufficient, a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs).
epiphyte
From Ancient Greek ἐπιφύτον (epiphúton, “one [plant] that grows upon another plant”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”), via epi- (“above, over”) + -phyte (“plant”).
cwtch
From Welsh cwtsh (“hug, cuddle; little corner, recess”), from Middle English couche. Doublet of couch.
From Welsh cwtsio, from cwtsh + -o (suffix forming verbnouns).
meridional
Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
ecclesial
From French ecclésial, from Latin ecclēsiālis. By surface analysis, ecclesia + -al.
pimiento
From Spanish pimiento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingō (“to paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimento.
pimento
Borrowed from Portuguese pimento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), similar to Spanish pimiento, from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingo (“paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimiento.
peduncle
From Late Latin pedunculus, from pēs (“foot”, stem: ped-).
commissary
From Late Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissar.
discolor
From Middle English discoloren, discoloren, from Old French descolorer, discolorer, equivalent to dis- + color.
tsuris
Borrowed from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, “trouble, problem”), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, “trouble, tragedy, calamity”).
prolation
From Latin prolationem, from the past participle stem of proferre (“bring forward, produce”).
chow mein
Borrowed from Taishanese 炒麵／炒面 (cau² men⁵, “stir-fry noodles”).
abietic acid
From Latin abiet, abies (“silver fir”) + English -ic (“having the character of”), + acid.
Judeo-Christian
After a German term coined by Ferdinand Christian Baur in an issue of the Tübinger Zeitschrift für Theologie in 1831. Also Judeo- + Christian.
piteously
From Middle English piteuously, pitously; equivalent to piteous + -ly.
oekaki
Borrowed from Japanese お絵かき (o-ekaki), a diminutive word for "drawing."
ganguro
Borrowed from Japanese slang ガングロ (ganguro), from 顔 (gan, “face”) 黒 (kuro, “black”), in reference to the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan.
rapacity
From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité, from Latin rapacitas.
argle-bargle
First documented in English in 1822, from Scots (where first recorded in 1808), from earlier argle (“argue obstinately, wrangle”) used in English since 16th century, presumably from argue + -le (frequentative suffix), though possibly from Old Norse (Suio-Gothic) ierga – possibly influenced by haggle – plus rhyming reduplication, possibly from bargain, found in early variant aurgle-bargain (1720).
gluttonously
From Middle English glotenously, gloutonnously; equivalent to gluttonous + -ly.
complect
From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.
bo tree
From Sinhalese බෝ (bō) + tree. The first component is from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge; tree of wisdom”), and thus a doublet of bid in the "offer price" sense.
raad
From Dutch raad (“counsel”), cognate with Middle English ræd (“counsel”).
Borrowed from Arabic رَعْد (raʕd, “thunder”).
halo-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l
Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls
Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der.
English halo-
Combining form of Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “sea, salt”).
Secretary General
Calque of French secrétaire général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun (i.e., postpositive).
sectary
Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sectārius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario.
seeder
From Middle English seeder, seder, from Old English sǣdere (“sower”), equivalent to seed + -er.
seigneur
Borrowed from Middle French seigneur, from Old French seignor. Doublet of seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
eloquently
From Middle English eloquently, eloquentely, equivalent to eloquent + -ly.
grunion
Uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).
impedimenta
Learned borrowing from Latin impedimenta, circa 1600. Compare impediment.
do-
From dodeca-, from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”).
instant noodle
Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen)
doubloon
From French doublon, from Spanish doblón, augmentative of doble (“double”), because it was worth twice a pistole.
glassful
From Middle English glas fulle, glasseful; equivalent to glass + -ful.
Pratt
Probably from French pré (“meadow”), meaning a meadow dweller; from Old French prat, from Latin pratum. Another proposed source is Old English prætt (“trick, cunning, astute”).
From Middle English prat, from Old English prætt. More at prat.
yerk
From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”), compare ġearc (“active, quick”), from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with jerk; see yare for more cognates.
socage
From Middle English sokage, from Anglo-Norman socage, from Old French soc (“soke”), ultimately from Old English sōcn. By surface analysis, soke + -age.
disyllabic
Borrowed from French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus, equivalent to di- + syllabic.
unfree
From Middle English unfre, from Old English [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *unfrī; cognates include Middle High German unfrī (German unfrei), Middle Low German unvrī, Middle Dutch onvri (Dutch onvrij). By surface analysis, un- + free.
socio-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
Proto-Italic *sokjos
Latin sokios
Latin sociusder.
English socio-
From Latin socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).
Sheldon
From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).
Wharton
Various possible origins:
* The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
kashrut
Borrowed from Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת (kashrut).
tooth and nail
From the Middle English phrase (with) nayles and teþ (“viciously, ferociously”, literally “(with) nails and teeth”).
straightly
From Middle English streightly, streightli, streiȝtli, equivalent to straight + -ly.
Tulsa
From Creek Tallasi (literally “old town”). Compare Tallahassee, from the same or a similar term.
Omaha
Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ.
blither
The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or inarticulately”), from blaðr (“nonsense”); further etymology uncertain.
The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.
Dead Sea
Calque of Latin Mare Mortuus, under influence from Byzantine Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa) and Arabic اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).
Skraeling
After Old Norse skrælingi (of disputed etymology), the Norse name for the native inhabitants of Greenland and continental North America (Eastern Canada).
powers that be
After Romans 13:1 in the Tyndale Bible and the King James Version. The phrase is a translation of the Ancient Greek αἱ οὖσαι ἐξουσίαι (hai oûsai exousíai, “the existing authorities”). The verb be is the archaic third-person plural present indicative form, equivalent to the modern are, and not a subjunctive.
Welsh yard
A calque of Welsh llath (“a rod”), similarly distinguished within Welsh as the llath Gymreig (“a Welsh rod”).
varix
Via Middle English varix from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).
hepato-
Etymology tree
Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər
Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der.
English hepato-
From Ancient Greek ἠπᾰτ- (ēpăt-), the stem of ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr, “liver”); compare hepar.
sailer
From Middle English sailer, sayler, saylere, equivalent to sail + -er.
Thermopylae
From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).
ephebiphobia
From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “youth”) + -phobia. The coinage of this term is attributed to a 1994 article by Kirk Astroth published in Phi Delta Kappan.
angio-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἄγγος (ángos)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)
Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)lbor.
English angio-
From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, urn, pot”), itself from ἄγγος (ángos, “vessel”).
smirch
From Middle English *smorchen ("to spatter, soil"; attested in besmorchid (“bespattered, soiled all over”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a derivative of Middle English smeoren, smuren, smeren (“to smear”) or related to Middle English smotry (“sooty, grimy”). Compare also Middle English bismotered (“bespattered, soiled”), Old French esmorcher (“to torture”), Middle English smoterly, smoterlich (“besmirched”), modern English smut.
epicardium
New Latin, from Latin epi- (“over”) + Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
sower
From Middle English sowere, from Old English sāwere; equivalent to sow + -er.
bas-relief
From French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, compound of basso (“low”) + rilievo (“relief”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”).
manful
From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man + -ful.
feverfew
From Middle English feverfu, feverfeu, feverfugie, modified by folk etymology from either Old French fevrefue or Old English feferfuge, both from Latin febrifugia, from febris (“fever”) + fugō (“to drive away”). Doublet of febrifuge.
celestite
From Latin caelestis (“celestial, heavenly”), because of the usual blue shade, + -ite.
acanthite
Named in 1855, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + -ite, because of the crystal shapes.
flatworm
From flat + worm, a calque of taxonomic name Platyhelminthes.
orpine
From Old French orpin, Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).
haram
Borrowed from Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām). Doublet of harem and herem.
hystricine
From Late Latin hystrix (genitive hystricis), a kind of porcupine.
periosteum
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
cron
From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Crone, itself shortened from McCrone, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Cróin (“son of the swarthy one”), from crón (“swarthy”).
* As a German, Jewish, and Swedish surname, Americanized/variant of Kron.
* As a French surname, from the regional word crone (“water hole”).
* Also as a French surname, from Picard Old French cron (“bent, curved”), itself probably a Germanic borrowing akin to Proto-Germanic *krumpaz or a similar variant.
* As a Breton surname, from kronn (“round, rounded”), from Proto-Brythonic *krunn.
firelight
From Middle English fire liȝt, fyre lyghte, from Old English fȳrlēoht, equivalent to fire + light.
plyometrics
From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + -metric (“measure”). Additional details are available in Wikipedia at plyometrics § Etymology.
connivance
From early 18th c., replaced earlier form connivence (late 16th c.), from Latin connīventia, from connīvēns (“winking”).
ayahuasca
From Spanish ayahuasca, from Quechua ayawaska, from aya (“spirit, ancestor”) + waska (“vine”). First use appears c. 1870. See cite below.
Stirling
Borrowed from Middle Scots Stirveling, from Early Scots Strivelin, Strivelyn, likely from Old Irish sreb, srib (“stream”) + linn (“pool, lake”). Cognate with Old French Estrivelin, Middle Welsh Ystriflin.
brisket
From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk.
Baath
From Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ, “resurrection”), part of the party's official name, حِزْب البَعْث العَرَبِيّ الاِشْتِرَاكِيّ (ḥizb al-baʕṯ al-ʕarabiyy al-ištirākiyy, literally “the party of the Arab socialist resurrection”). The sequence ــَعْـ (aʿ) is often rendered as ⟨aa⟩ in English; compare Baalbek for بَعْلَبَكّ (baʕlabakk), the Kaaba for الكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba), Saad (name) for سَعْد (saʕd), or zaatar for زَعْتَر (zaʕtar).
solar letter
Calque of Arabic حَرْف شَمْسِيّ (ḥarf šamsiyy).
lunar letter
Calque of Arabic حَرْف قَمَرِيّ (ḥarf qamariyy).
reduplicate
From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.
outfall
From Middle English outfallen, equivalent to out- + fall. Compare Dutch uitvallen (“to fall out, sally”), German ausfallen (“to fall out, lunge”), Swedish utfalla (“to fall out”).
artesian
From French puits artésien (“artesian well”), from the former province of Artois, where the technique of artesian wells was elaborated by monks in the 12th century.
shinigami
Borrowing from Japanese 死に神 (shinigami).
From Japanese 死神 (Shinigami).
gulosity
From Late Latin gulōsitātem, from gulōsus (“gluttonous”).
ceremonious
Learned borrowing from Middle French cérémonieux (modern French cérémonieux) or directly from its etymon Latin caerimōniōsus + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Caerimōniōsus is derived from Latin caerimōnia (“awe, reverence, veneration; sacredness, sanctity; religious ceremony, ritual”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to build, make; to do”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly’ forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, ceremony + -ous.
keech
Compare dialectal English keech (“cake”), perhaps ultimately a back-formation from Middle English kechel (“small cake”).
Tampa
Unknown, likely from a Calusa word. See Tampa, Florida § Etymology for more.
calvaria
From Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calvarium, calavera, and calvary.
choda
Borrowed from Hindi चोदा (codā, abusive term for “son”), from चोदना (codnā, “to copulate”), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀢𑀺 (*coddati), from Sanskrit चोदति (codati). Doublet of choad and chudai.
camisole
From French camisole, from Old Occitan camisola, diminutive of camisa (“shirt”).
couatl
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cōātl (“snake”); influenced by Quetzalcoatl.
geest
Borrowed from German Geest (from Low German güst (“dry, infertile”, adjective), from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”)) or Dutch geest (from Middle Dutch geest, from Old Dutch *gēst (“dry, infertile”)), in either case a substantivization of what was initially an adjective, Proto-Germanic *gais- (“infertile”), ultimately probably from *gīnan. See also German gähnen.
commonality
Inherited from Middle English comunalite, remodelling of comunalte (modern English commonalty) as if from a putative Medieval Latin *commūnālitās.
greaves
From Low German (compare German Low German Greev, Greve (“greaves”)), from Middle Low German grêve, from Old Saxon *griovo, from Proto-West Germanic *greubō (“roughage, brushwood, kindling”), perhaps related to *grubaz (“rough, coarse”), the root of German Griebe (“greaves, crackling”). Possibly related to gruff. Also compare Old High German grob (“coarse”) (modern German grob).
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a brushwood or thicket, from Old English grǣfe (“brushwood, thicket”).
recreant
From Middle English recreaunt, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French recreant (“defeated”), from recroire (“to yield in a trial by combat, surrender allegiance”). Compare miscreant.
Shirshak
Borrowed from Hindi शीर्षक (śīrṣak).
princeps
Borrowed from Latin prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”). Doublet of prince and principe.
Dodd
Uncertain, but possibly from any of the following:
# Old English personal names Dodd(a), Dudd(a)
# The Proto-Germanic root *dudd-/*dodd- (“rounded”), denoting a rounded, lumpish man, or a stupid person.
# The same root as Old English dydrian (“to deceive”), denoting a deceiver.
# The verb dod (“to make bare, to lop off”), to denote a fairly hairless person.
bitterling
From German Bitterling, calque from Latin amārus (“bitter”), equivalent to bitter + -ling. Compare grayling, fingerling.
albularyo
Borrowed from Tagalog albularyo, from Spanish herbolario (“herbalist”).
clop
Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap.
teratology
From terato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).
stiletto
Borrowed from Italian stiletto. By surface analysis, Latin stilus + Italian -etto. Doublet of stylet.
wanderjahr
From German Wanderjahr (“journeyman’s year”), from wandern (“wander, trek”) + Jahr (“year”).
Adriatic
From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either:
* an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
* Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.
perdita
From Latin perdita (“lost woman”).
Named after the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale; from Italian perdita (“loss”).
valvule
From Latin valvula (“valve, little valve”) either directly or via French valvule, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvula.
allantois
Ancient Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”). Compare Greek αλλαντικό (allantikó).
amblygonite
From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt, dull”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle, corner”) + -ite. By surface analysis, ambly- + -gon + -ite.
coequal
From Middle English coequalle, from Latin coaequālis; equivalent to co- + equal.
calk
From French calque, ultimately derived from Latin calcō (“to trample”). Doublet of calque.
Possibly a habitational surname from Calke in Derbyshire, or alternatively an Americanized spelling of German Kalk.
callosity
From Middle English callosite, collositee, calosite, from Anglo-Norman calosité (compare Old French chalosité), from Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callous + -ity.
callowness
From Middle English calowʒnes (“baldness”), equivalent to callow + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kealens (“baldness”).
hupaithric
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros) with the addition of -ic, the former from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).
voorwerp
From Dutch voorwerp (“object”), after Hanny's Voorwerp, discovered in 2007 by Dutch schoolteacher Hanny van Arkel.
Puducherry
Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”), reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry.
syndactyly
From syn- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + -y.
analcime
Named in 1801 after the property of attaining weak electricity when heated or subjected to friction; from the Ancient Greek ἀνάλκιμος (análkimos, “weak”).
uraniscus
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρανίσκος (ouranískos, “ceiling”).
Heliopolis
Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.
chrysomelid
Borrowed from translingual Chrysomelidae, from the type genus of Chrysomela, from the root word of Ancient Greek χρῡσόμηλον (khrūsómēlon).
ventriculus
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventricle.
Aloysius
Latinization of Occitan Aloys, an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.
starkness
From Middle English starknes, starkenes, starkenesse, equivalent to stark + -ness.