MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
rudish
From Middle English rudish, rewdissh, equivalent to rude + -ish.
immutation
From Latin immutatio, from immutare, immutatum (“to change”). See immute.
betow
From be- + tow, or as a back-formation from Middle English betowen (“bestowed, applied”), past participle of bitēn (“to tug, pull, cover, apply, devote, employ, bring about, perform”), from Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose”).
chrysopoeia
Derived from Ancient Greek χρυσοποιία (khrusopoiía).
diradiation
From Latin dīradiō (“to arrange in rays”), from dis- + radius.
monothalamous
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) and θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos).
baptization
From Middle English baptizacion, from Latin baptizātiō. By surface analysis, baptize + -ation.
vidame
Borrowed from Middle French vidame, from Latin vice-dominus, from Latin vice (“instead of”) + dominus (“master, lord”).
papyraceous
From Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”) under influence of Middle French papyracee and French papiracé.
catabasion
From Ancient Greek καταβάσιον (katabásion, “a way down”), from κατάβασις (katábasis).
miscolour
From Middle English miscolouren. Compare Saterland Frisian Misklöär (“mismatched colour”). By surface analysis, mis- + colour.
rubedinous
From Latin rubēdō (“redness”), from rubeō (“to be red, ruddy”).
nolleity
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nolleitās, from nolle (“to be unwilling”) + -ity. Formed on the model of velleity.
somnific
From Latin somnificus, from somnus (“sleep”) + facere (“to make”). By surface analysis, somn- + -ific.
ludibrious
From Latin ludibrium (“mockery, derision”), from ludere (“to play, sport”).
gymnasiarch
From Latin gymnasiarchus, from Ancient Greek γυμνασίαρχος (gumnasíarkhos).
pykar
Borrowed from Bengali পাইকার (paikar), from Hindustani پیکار (pekār) / पैकार (paikār), from Classical Persian پای کار (pāy-kār).
agrostography
From Ancient Greek ἀγρώστη (agrṓstē, “grass”) + + -graphy.
batrachophagous
From Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + -phagous.
dzhigit
From Turkic languages (compare Nogai йигит (yigit), Tatar егет (yeget, “young male”)), via Russian джиги́т (džigít).
irremunerable
From Latin irremūnerābilis. Compare French irrémunérable. See remunerate.
heteropelmous
From hetero- + Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.
mucid
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der.
Proto-Italic *moukos
Latin mūcusdenom.
Latin mūceō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin mūcidusbor.
English mucid
Borrowed from Latin mucidus, from Latin mucus (“mucus”). See mucus, and compare moist.
oxhead
From Middle English oxe head, oxheved, equivalent to ox + head. Compare hogshead.
Chaldaic
From Latin chaldaicus. By surface analysis, Chalda- + -ic.
psora
Learned borrowing from Latin psōra, from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).
anophyte
From New Latin anōphytum, equivalent to ano- (“upward”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Hann
From a Middle English given name derived from Johan, variant of John, or less often from Henry or Randolph.
Jenning
From Middle English [Term?], a diminutive of the male given name Jan, variant of John.
Jennens
From Middle English [Term?], a diminutive of the male given name Jan, variant of John + patronymic suffix -s.
Jennett
From Middle English [Term?], a diminutive of the male given name Jan, variant of John.
demitint
Borrowed from French demi-teinte, or demi- + tint.
mydatoxin
From Ancient Greek μυδάω (mudáō, “be wet”) + toxin.
thyrohyoid
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā
Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)
Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin thyreoīdēs
Ancient Greek ὗ (hû)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)
▲
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor.
New Latin hȳoīdēs
New Latin thyreohȳoīdēsbor.
English thyrohyoid
Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + hyoid. Doublet of thyrohyoideus.
buscon
Borrowed from Spanish buscón (“searcher”), from buscar (“to search”).
Masr
From Classical Arabic مِصْر (miṣr) which originates from the Ancient Biblical Aramaic [script needed] (miṣrāyim), with the dual suffix -āyim, perhaps referring to the `two Egypts`: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
مَصْر (maṣr) is the colloquial Egyptian Arabic pronunciation.
chazzerai
Borrowed from Yiddish חזירײַ (khazeray, “filth, mess, dirty trick”), from Hebrew חזיר (khazír, “pig”).
mischoose
From Middle English mischeosen, mischesen, equivalent to mis- + choose.
horologer
From Middle English orloger, from Middle French orlogier; equivalent to horology + -er.
sharn
From Middle English scharn, from Old English sċearn (“sharn, dung, muck, filth”), from Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną (“manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“dung, manure”). Cognate with North Frisian skern (“dung, manure”), Danish, Swedish, and Icelandic skarn (“dung”), German Harn (“urine”). Doublet of skarn.
schiavona
From Italian. So named because the sword was popular among the Schiavoni (“Slavs”), Istrian and Dalmatian Slavs who formed the bodyguard of the Doge of Venice.
sylvanium
From New Latin silvānium, so called from Transylvania, where it was first found, + -ium.
lithofracteur
Borrowed from French lithofracteur. Compare litho- (“rock”), fracture (“to break”).
nyctitropic
From Ancient Greek νύχτατροπικός (núkhtatropikós, literally “night-turning”).
hallmote
From Middle English hallmote, equivalent to hall + mote (“meeting”), see moot.
lobus
Borrowed from Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).
metanotum
From New Latin metanōtum, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) + νῶτον (nôton).
endeictic
From Ancient Greek ἐνδεικτικός (endeiktikós), from ἐν- (en-) + δεικτικός (deiktikós).
beggarhood
From Middle English *beggarhode, beggarhede, equivalent to beggar + -hood.
carnate
Borrowed from Late Latin carnātus (“fleshy”), from carō (“meat, flesh”, oblique stem in carn-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
morigerous
Borrowed from Latin morigerus, from mōs, mōris (“custom, manner”) + gerō (“to bear, conduct”).
eupione
From Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + πίων (píōn, “fat”).
elaterite
From New Latin elatēr, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “driver, that which drives away”) + -ite.
mesopodium
From New Latin mesopodium, from meso- + -podium.
recoverance
From Middle English recoveraunce, from Old French recovrance; equivalent to recover + -ance.
gaoliang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng).
pteryla
Possibly from ptero- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “forest”).
ouarine
From French ouarine (which see for more), from the same source as English guariba.
grandiflora
From translingual Grandiflora, from New Latin grandiflōra, the feminine form, following the feminine gender of rosa (“rose”), of grandiflōrus (“having large flowers”), from grandis (“large”) + flōs (“flower”, stem flōr-) + -us (suffix forming adjectives; feminine -a).
Hobb
From Middle English Hobb.
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Robb
From Middle English Robb.
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Fenn
* As an English topographic surname, from the noun fen.
* As a south German surname, from Fenn (“bog, swamp”), related to the above. Compare Fehn.
* As a Chinese surname, from 馮 /冯, compare Feng.
Alghero
Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).
mititei
From Romanian mititei, plural of mititel (“tiny”), diminutive of mic (“small”).
shlenter
From Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”).
philologue
Borrowed from Middle French philologue, from Latin philologus (“lover of learning”), from Ancient Greek φιλολόγος (philológos, “lover of words and learning”). Equivalent to philo- + -logue.
imploratory
From Latin implōrātus + English -atory (suffix forming adjectives of, relating to, or connected with [the specified thing]). Implōrātus is the perfect passive participle of implōrō (“to beseech, entreat, implore; to appeal to, pray to”): see further at implore.
dialypetalous
From Ancient Greek διαλύω (dialúō, “separate”) + Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”).
Anahita
From Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (a-n-h-i-t /⁠anahita⁠/).
Artaxerxes
From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašēr).
catechetics
Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).
infestuous
From Latin infestus. See infest (adjective). By surface analysis, infest + -u- + -ous.
howadji
From Arabic خَوَاجَا (ḵawājā, “gentleman”), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja, “gentleman”). The term came to be applied to merchants because they were formerly the chief travellers. Doublet of hodja.
hairen
From Middle English heeren, from Old English hǣren (“made of hair”), from Proto-West Germanic *hārīn, equivalent to hair + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Scots hairen, hairn, herin (“made of hair”), German hären (“made of hair”).
sely
From Middle English sely, from Old English sǣliġ (“blessed, fortunate”), (also gesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)), from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg (“happy”). Equivalent to Middle English seel + -y.
farang
Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “Westerner”). Doublet of Frank, frank, franc, and firangi.
Vedda
From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā, “hunter”), from Sanskrit वेति (veti, “hunt”), q.v.
houppelande
Inherited from Middle English hopeland, hopland, houpelond, hoppelande, from Old French houppelande (1281), probably a calque from Old English hōppāda (“upper tunic”).
hydrocaulus
From New Latin hydrocaulus, from hydro- + Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stalk, stem”).
recuperable
From Middle English recuperable, from Medieval Latin recuperābilis and Old French recuperable.
isothermobath
From iso- + thermo- + Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) (see bathy-).
urosteon
From New Latin ūrosteon, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
bohea
Borrowed from Hokkien 武夷 (Bú-î) or 武夷茶 (Bú-î-tê, “Bohea tea”), named after the Bohea Hills or in Hokkien 武夷山 (Bú-î-soaⁿ), also known as Wuyi Mountains from Mandarin 武夷山 (Wǔyíshān), in Fujian where the tea is grown. Compare French bou.
impertransible
From Latin im- (“not”) + pertransire (“to go through”). See per- and transient.
epithumetic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθυμητικός (epithumētikós), from ἐπιθυμέω (epithuméō, “to want, to desire”).
Hellanodic
From Ancient Greek Ἑλλανοδίκας (Hellanodíkas), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”) + δίκη (díkē, “justice”).
cocciferous
From Latin coccum (“a berry”) + -ferous. See coccus.
intemperant
From Latin intemperāns, -antis. See in- (“not”) + temperant.
albuminimeter
From Latin albumen, albuminis + -meter. Compare French albuminimètre.
goodship
From Middle English goodschipe, from Old English gōdscipe (“kindness”), equivalent to good + -ship.
overweigh
From Middle English overweȝen; equivalent to over- + weigh. First known attestation in the Ancrene Wisse ("luue ouerweið hit").
Arachosia
From Latin Arachōsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραχωσία (Arakhōsía), a borrowing from the Iranian language of that region; ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hárahwatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *SáraswatiH. Compare the Old Persian name of the place: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 (h-r-u-v-t-i-š /⁠harauvatiš⁠/, literally “rich in waters/lakes”).
Achaemenid
Borrowed from Latin Achaemenidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμενίδης (Akhaimenídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs) + Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Achaemenes + -id.
inobedient
From Middle English inobedient, from Old French inobedient, from Latin inoboediens (“not obedient”), present participle of inoboedire (“to disobey”). Compare French inobedient. See obedient.
amphigenous
From amphi- + Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “gender”) + -ous.
barrator
From Middle English baratour, from Old French barateor (“deceiver”), from Old French barater, bareter (“to deceive, cheat, barter”). Compare barter (intransitive verb).
brabble
From Middle Dutch brabbelen (“to quarrel, jabber”). Akin to babble. Compare modern Dutch brabbelen, German brabbeln (“to talk confusedly”).
beef olive
Probably from the French alouette (“lark”), since the shape resembles a dish of stuffed larks; or possibly from the shape.
loculicidal
From Latin loculus (“cell”) + caedere (“to cut”). Compare French loculicide.
urachus
From New Latin ūrachus, from Ancient Greek οὐραχός (ourakhós).
essoin
Inherited from Middle English essoyne, from Old French essoignier, from Medieval Latin exoniō, essoniō (“excuse oneself; accept an excuse”), from ex- + sonium + -ō, sonium being from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju (“care, need”).
Englishry
From English + -ry, in legal senses after Anglo-Norman englescherie, englecherie. Compare Late Latin Anglescheria, Englescheria (“the state of being English”).
odmyl
From Ancient Greek ὀδμή (odmḗ, “stench”) + -yl.
miscounsel
From Middle English miscounceilen, miscounselen, equivalent to mis- + counsel. Possibly formed on the model of Old French mesconceillier.
miscounselling
From Middle English myscounsellynge, equivalent to miscounsel + -ing.
miscounseling
From Middle English myscounsellynge, equivalent to miscounsel + -ing.
catastaltic
From Ancient Greek κατασταλτικός (katastaltikós, “holding in check”), from καταστέλλω (katastéllō, “repress”), from στέλλω (stéllō).
lithy
From Middle English lethi, from Old English liþiġ (“free, unrestrained, flexible”), from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz; equivalent to lith (“limb, joint”) + -y. Cognate with Dutch ledig, German ledig, Swedish ledig, Icelandic liðugur.
physoclist
From physo- + Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed, shut”).
tauriform
From Latin taurifōrmis, from taurus (“a bull”) + -form. Compare French tauriforme.
apadana
From Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴 (a-p-d-a-n /⁠apadāna⁠/). Doublet of iwan.
Drangiana
From Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianḗ), ultimately from Old Persian *Drankah. Compare with Old Persian 𐏀𐎼𐎣 (z-r-k /⁠Zraⁿkaʰ⁠/).
Chorasmia
From Latin Chorasmia, from Ancient Greek Χορασμία (Khorasmía), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /⁠ʰuvārazmī-⁠/).
Khwarazm
From Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm).
vacherin
Borrowed from French vacherin, from Franco-Provençal [Term?]. The dessert was likely named for its resemblance to the round shape of vacherin cheese wheels.
steatoma
From Ancient Greek στεάτωμα (steátōma). By surface analysis, steato- + -oma.
ceraunics
From Ancient Greek κεραυνός (keraunós, “thunderbolt”) + -ics.
anguineous
From Latin anguineus, from anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis. See also anguinous.
hexapterous
From Ancient Greek ἑξαπτέρυγος (hexaptérugos), equivalent to hexa- + -pterous.
burghbote
From Middle English burghbote (“the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications in repair; the tax levied for this purpose”), from Old English burgbōt, burhbōt (“liability for repair of the walls of a town or fortress”), equivalent to burgh + bote.
Diggle
(surname): From a medieval diminutive of Dick.
: (place name): From Old English degle, ("valley").
Hickling
From the Old English personal name *Hicel + -ing (“belonging to”).
tholemod
From Middle English tholemod, from Old English þolmōd, þolemōd (“forbearing, patient, of a patient disposition; patience, endurance”), equivalent to thole + mood. Cognate with Icelandic þolinmóður (“patient”), Swedish tålmodig (“patient”), Danish tålmodig (“patient”).
thornen
From Middle English thornen, from Old English þyrnen (“thorny, of thorns”), from Proto-West Germanic *þurnīn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn + -en.
geason
From Middle English geson, gesene (“rare, scarce”), from Old English gǣsne (“deprived of, wanting, destitute, barren, sterile, dead”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī (“barren, poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to be gaping, yawn”). Cognate with Old High German geisini, keisini (“lack”), a noun, and more remotely with North Frisian gast (“barren”), Low German güst (“barren”).
abkari
From Persian آبکاری (âbkâri), from آبکار (âbkâr).
folkmoot
From Old English folcġemōt (“meeting of the people of a town or district”), equivalent to folk + moot.
Abernethy
The first part of the name, Aber, is thought to be a Pictish word meaning "confluence," from Proto-Brythonic *aber + the name Nethy, a river in Scotland.
lapidescent
Borrowed from Latin lapidēscēns, present participle of lapidēscō (“to petrify”).
pulverous
Compare Latin pulvereus, from pulvis, pulveris (“dust, powder”). By surface analysis, pulver + -ous.
pointel
From Old French [Term?], from Latin punctillum (“a little point”). Cognate with Spanish puntilla (“tiptoe; small dagger used in bullfighting”). Doublet of pontil.
fiddlewood
From fiddle + wood, a corruption of French bois-fidèle (“faithful wood”), so called from its durability.
stromatology
From Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma) + -logy.
gnathidium
Learned borrowing from New Latin gnathidium. By surface analysis, gnath- + -idium.
phacoid
From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”) + -oid.
threpsology
From Ancient Greek θρέψις (thrépsis, “nourishing”) (from τρέφω (tréphō)) + -logy.
solicitate
Borrowed from Latin sollicitātus, perfect passive participle of sollicitō (“to solicit, disturb, rouse”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French solliciter.
Borrowed from Latin sollicitātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.
inofficious
From Latin inofficiōsus. Compare French inofficieux. See in- (“not”) + officious.
unbishop
From Middle English *unbishopen (suggested by past participle unbishoped, unbisschoped), equivalent to un- + bishop.
unbishoped
From Middle English unbishoped, unbisschoped, equivalent to un- + bishoped.
overthwartly
From Middle English overthwertly; equivalent to overthwart + -ly.
prejudicant
From Latin praeiūdicāns, present participle of praeiūdicō (“to prejudge”).
antagony
From Ancient Greek ἀντᾰγωνίᾱ (antăgōníā).
goemin
From French goémon (“seaweed”), a Celtic borrowing, + -in.
riparium
Borrowed from Latin rīpārium (“inhabiting the banks of rivers”), from rīpa (“river bank”) + -arium
disworship
From Middle English disworship, disworshipe, dysworschip, equivalent to dis- + worship (noun).
From Middle English disworschipen, equivalent to dis- + worship (verb).
gemeinschaft
From German Gemeinschaft (“community”), equivalent to gemein (“common”) + -schaft (“-ship”). More at mean, -ship. Compare to English gesellschaft.
rammish
From Middle English rammysh, rammyssh, equivalent to ram + -ish.
holaspidean
From holo- + Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ean.
Drayton
From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn (literally “town where logs are dragged”), from draġan (“to draw, drag”) + tūn (“enclosure, town”). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (“town, settlement”) + Old English tūn.
sphex
Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes).
lixivium
Learned borrowing from Latin lixivium, lixivia, from lixīvus. See lixivial.
insanable
From Latin īnsānābilis. Compare Old French insanable. See in- (“not”) + sanable.
missel
From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.
manumotor
From Latin manus (“hand”) + mōtō (“to move, set in motion”).
indifuscin
From indican + Latin fuscus (“dusky”) + -in.
furacious
From Latin furax, furacis (“thievish”), from fur (“thief”).
recision
From Latin recisio, from recidere, recisum (“to cut off”).
Turcoman
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcomannus, from Classical Persian ترکمان (turkamān). Doublet of Turkman and Turkmen.
vernant
From Latin vernans, present participle vernare (“to flourish”), from ver (“spring”).
alfet
From Medieval Latin alfetum, from Old English alfæt (“fire-vat”), from āl (“fire”) + fæt (“vat”).
mesorchium
From New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?], literally "between the testicles".
stull
Related to German Stollen (“stull”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stullô (“support, post, beam”), but its route into English is uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German stolle. Doublet of stollen. Compare also stum.
ommateum
From New Latin ommateum, from Ancient Greek ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”).
retrusion
From Latin retrūsiō, from retrūdō (“to push back”).
monocephalous
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μονοκέφαλος (monoképhalos). By surface analysis, mono- + -cephalous.
salsuginous
From Latin salsugo, salsuginis (“saltness”), from salsus (“salted, salt”). Compare French salsugineux.
porraceous
From Latin porrāceus, from porrum, porrus (“a leek”).
poriform
From Latin porus (“pore”) + -form. Compare French poriforme.
orbicularis
Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris (“orbicular muscle”). Doublet of orbicular.
longiroster
From Latin longus (“long”) + rostrum (“beak”). Compare French longirostre.
incorporal
From Latin incorporalis. See in- (“not”) + corporal, and compare incorporeal.
fouter
From French foutre (“to lecher”), Latin futuere. Compare fouty.
Flaundrish
From Middle English fflaundrisshe, Flanderisch, Flandrich, flaunderich, Flaundrissh, Flaundryssh; equivalent to Flanders + -ish.
woosy
From Middle English *wosy, equivalent to ooze + -y. Cognate with Old Frisian wasie (“miry”). More at ooze.
homestall
From Middle English homstal, hamstal, from Old English hāmsteall (“homestead; residence”), equivalent to home + stall.
incogitant
From Latin incogitans, from in- (“not”) + cogitans, present participle of cogitare (“to think”). See cogitate.
enomoty
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνωμοτία (enōmotía).
phene
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der.
French phèneder.
English phene
Proposed 1836 by French scientist Auguste Laurent as an alternative name for benzene, from French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light, cause to appear, show”).
shebander
From Persian شاهبندر (šâhbandar, “harbormaster”)
furbisher
From Middle English furbisshour, from Middle French fourbisseur; equivalent to furbish + -er. Compare French fourbisseur.
Neocomian
From Latin Neocomum (“Neuchâtel”) + -ian.
Townsend
From town + -s- + end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”), referring to a dweller at the outskirts of a village.
earnestful
From Middle English ernestful. By surface analysis, earnest + -ful.
lignum rhodium
From New Latin lignum rhodium (literally “rosy wood”), from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).
Montagnais
Borrowed from French montagnais, from montagne (“mountain”) + -ais.
spousage
From Old French espousaige, from espouser. See spouse (transitive verb).
Innu-aimun
From Montagnais Innu-aimun.
Innu
From Montagnais Innu, from inniw (“man”), from Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa. Not related to Inuit. This replaced the term Montagnais as the primary name of the people since 1990, but it remains in use officially to refer to its subgroups.
goomah
From Neapolitan cummà (“godmother”); popularized by Southern Italian immigrants in America.
thurification
From Middle English, from Middle French thurification, from Late Latin thurificatio, from Latin thurificatus; equivalent to thus (“incense”) + -ification.
scug
Scottish and Northern English from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô (“shadow, reflection”). Cognate with Icelandic skuggi, Swedish skugga, Danish skygge, Old English sċūa, sċūwa (“a shade”).
anteport
Alteration influenced by ante- of Italian antiporta, from anti- (“preceding”) + porta (“gate, door”). Sense 1 may show an English innovation, translating Italian portiere in the 1625 quotation. By surface analysis, ante- + port.