MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Mother of God
Calque of Latin Mater Dei and its descendants in other languages, from the Christian concept of the Trinity whereby Jesus as God the Son is identical to God the Father as the single divinity.
laurustinus
From Latin laurus (“laurel”) + tīnus (“Viburnum tinus”). See also laurestine.
sagoin
From a Tupian word, related to sai and apparently saki (from a Tupian word sagui).
Saharanpur
Borrowed from Hindi सहारनपुर (sahāranpur).
Sahidic
Calque of Arabic صَعِيدِي (ṣaʕīdī, “Upper Egyptian, Thebaic”), used to name the dialect in an 11th-century Coptic grammar by Athanasius of Qus.
Sahiwal
Borrowed from Urdu ساہِیوَال (sāhīvāl).
illecebrous
Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘full of’); illecebra from illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) (from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’) + laciō (“to ensnare, entice”)) + -bra (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument).
Xiao'erjing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小兒經 /小儿经 (Xiǎo'érjīng).
constellate
From Latin constēllātus (“starred”), past participle of constēllō. Equivalent to Latin constēllō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
stellify
From Middle English stellifien (“to make into a star; glorify, deify”), from Middle French stellifier, from Medieval Latin stellificāre, itself from Latin stella (“star”) + faciō (“make, do”).
fomes
From medical Latin fōmes (“fomite”), a figurative extension of its original sense of kindling, tinder, etc. Gradually supplanted in use by fomite, a mistaken backformation of its plural form fomites, from Latin fōmitēs.
Kalia
Borrowed from Punjabi ਕਾਲੀਆ (kālīā).
Kaila
From Yiddish קיילה (kaila)), In modern use a spelling variant of Kayla or Kyla.
banneret
From French banneret, from bannière (“banner”) + -et (“-et, -ette: forming diminutives”). Equivalent to banner + -et.
rindle
From Middle English rendel and other variants with d of rinel, whence also the more common form runnel: see that entry for more.
Aquitania
From Latin Aquitania. Doublet of Aquitaine and Guyenne.
Chrysler
From the motor company founded by and named after Walter Chrysler in 1925. Surname derives from German Kreißler.
haitch
From earlier aitch with an initial h- restored, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca, probably an extension of earlier ha, from an unidentified source. The restoration reflects the pronunciation of the letter name in several dialects of English. See the Wikipedia article about the letter.
lagg
Most likely from Swedish lagg (“moist, marshy area around a bog”), though compare the dialectal (Sussex, Somerset) English term(s) lag ("long, narrow, marshy meadow, usually by the side of a stream") and leg ("long, narrow meadow, gen. one which runs out of a larger piece of land"), apparently from leg (“limb”) (as of a body, or body of water). (Compare also Middle English lech(e) (“sluggish stream flowing through bog; bog”), usually attested with ch (whence English letch), but infrequently found as leg, lage in names.)
commote
Borrowed from Welsh cwmwd, from Middle Welsh kymhwt (literally “abode together”).
aerotropism
Formed as aero- + -tropism after the German Aërotropismus.
Ctesiphon
From Latin Ctēsiphōn, from Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn).
saibling
From German Saibling, etymologically equivalent to salmon + -ling.
tourelle
Borrowed from French tourelle. Doublet of tor, tower, and turret.
algo-
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos). By surface analysis, alg- + -o-.
Combining form of Latin alga.
connaisseur
Either a borrowing of the French connaisseur (literally “knower, one who knows”) or an updating of the earlier borrowing, connoisseur, to bring it into line with modern French orthography.
Muscovy
A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).
foliole
Diminutive of Latin folium (“leaf”). Compare French foliole.
enow
From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more.
sinople
From Old French sinople, from Latin Sinōpis, from Ancient Greek Σινωπίς (Sinōpís, “of Sinope”), a town that exported a red ocher. The unexpected change to meaning "green" in heraldry occurred in French texts around 1350 for unclear reasons.
alose
Borrowed from French alose, from Latin alausa, from unattested Gaulish *alausa. Cognate with German Alse.
saif
From Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword”).
Borrowed from Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword, scimitar”). This surname is mostly found in Yemen.
Chaparian
From Armenian Չափարյան (Čʻapʻaryan).
pinda
Borrowed from Sanskrit पिण्ड (piṇḍa).
anaclasis
From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις (anáklasis).
anacoluthia
From Ancient Greek ἀνακολουθία (anakolouthía).
bolis
From Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolide.
saintess
From Middle English seintesse. By surface analysis, saint + -ess.
unthankfulness
From Middle English unthankfullnes, equivalent to unthankful + -ness.
unthankfully
From Middle English unthankefully, equivalent to unthankful + -ly.
waitoreke
Borrowed from Māori. The etymology is disputed. The first syllable is probably from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai (“water”), from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Māori toreke (“be left behind, forsaken”) can be found in dictionaries.
saithe
From Old Norse seiðr; compare Norwegian sei and Swedish and Danish sej.
huhu beetle
From Māori huhu, which specifically refers to the larval form, from Proto-Polynesian *fufu.
pourpoint
From Middle English purpoynt, from Anglo-Norman purpoint, alteration of perpoint, from Late Latin perpunctum, from per- + punctum (“pierced”). The modern spelling is influenced by French pourpoint.
Halina
Borrowed from Belarusian Галі́на (Halína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
orcin
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws
Proto-Italic *auzis
Latin auris
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -cula
Latin auricula
Latin ōriculader.
Italian oricelloder.
Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
Old Catalan orxellader.
Old French orchel
French orseilleder.
Dutch orseilleder.
New Latin orcinader.
French orcineder.
English orcin
From French orcine, from New Latin orcina, from Dutch orseille, from French orseille, from Old French orchel, orseil, from Old Catalan orxella (influenced by dialectal Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)), from Italian oricello, from Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant of auricula), both diminutives of auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa. The name of the dye was influenced by the visual resemblance of the lichen used in production to a small ear.
adjute
From Middle French adjouter (modern French ajouter), from Old French ajoster, from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre. The spelling was perhaps reinforced by folk-etymological association with Classical Latin adiūtō (“to help”) (which Samuel Johnson gives as the etymology and meaning). Possibly a doublet of adjust.
bardash
From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of berdache.
diadumenos
From Ancient Greek διαδούμενος (diadoúmenos).
bayard
From French bayard, from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. By surface analysis, bay + -ard.
advolution
From Latin advolutum, past participle of advolvere (“to roll to”).
askari
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-
Proto-Indo-European *-seti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati
Proto-Iranian *karah
Middle Persian lšklbor.?
Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar)
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)
Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)bor.
Swahili askaribor.
English askari
From Swahili askari (“soldier”), from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy). Doublet of lascar.
Borrowed from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy, “soldier, policeman”).
anaphoresis
From ana- + -phoresis or from Ancient Greek ἀναφορέω (anaphoréō).
Soraya
Borrowed from Iranian Persian ثریا (sorayyâ), from Classical Persian ثریا (surayyā, “brilliant gem; Pleiades”), ultimately from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).
Amu Darya
From Persian آمودریا (âmu-daryâ). The second component is Persian دریا (daryâ, “sea”).
Jayhoun
From Arabic جَيْحُون (jayḥūn, “Amu Darya; Gihon”) and جِيحُون (jīḥūn, “(same)”), from Biblical Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (Giḥôn). Doublet of Gihon.
analepsis
From Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis).
irreal
From Latin irrealis, from in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, tangible, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irrealis.
anasarca
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up to, thoroughly”) + σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, body”), short for ὕδρωψ ἀνὰ σάρκα (húdrōps anà sárka, literally “dropsy throughout the flesh”). Compare hyposarca.
malfeasor
From Middle English malfesour, from Anglo-Norman malfesour, from Old French mal (“evil”) + fes-, stem of fere (“do, make”), from Latin faciō (“to do”). Compare malefactor, borrowed directly from Latin.
gunia
Etymology tree
Dravidiander.?
Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī)
Hindi गनी (ganī)bor.
Iranian Persian گونی (guni)bor.
Omani Arabic قونية (gūniyya)bor.
Swahili guniabor.
English gunia
From Swahili gunia, from Omani Arabic قُوْنِيَّة (gūniyya). Doublet of gunny.
bima
Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.
Borrowed from Indonesian Bima.
nauther
From Old English nauþer, nawþer, from na + hwæþer.
Aferdita
Orthographic simplification of Albanian Afërdita. Doublet of Aphrodite.
Buckley
From Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to buck + -ley (“lea”).
Ecbatana
From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.
interminate
From Latin intermināt-, passive perfect participial stem of interminor (“to threaten, menace”).
Kutaisi
Borrowed from Georgian ქუთაისი (kutaisi).
for that
From Middle English for that, from an alteration of Old English for þon (þe), with the instrumental demonstrative pronoun þon replaced by nominative/accusative þæt due to levelling of the Old English declensional system in Middle English. Equivalent to for (“because of”) + that.
Compare forthan, a parallel descendant of the same construction without the declensional levelling.
yowe
From Middle English yowe, yeue, variant forms of ewe, from Old English eowu. Compare doublet ewe and Scots yowe.
Torlak
Probably a derivative of Serbo-Croatian torlati (“to talk noisily”), though other theories exist.
esquilax
Coined in a 1995 episode of the animated TV show The Simpsons named "Lisa's Wedding", in which a Renaissance fair sideshow falsely promotes a normal rabbit as "a horse with the head of a rabbit and the body of a rabbit".
Possibly inspired by fanciful names for creatures from Medieval Latin (e.g. basilisk, cockatrice).
jaboticaba
Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaβoti
Old Tupi îaboti
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ
Proto-Tupian *-ap
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
Old Tupi -a
Old Tupi kaba
Old Tupi îabutikababor.
Brazilian Portuguese jabuticababor.
English jaboticaba
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaboticaba (also spelt jabuticaba), from Old Tupi îabutikaba (“jaboticaba fruit”, literally “jabuti fat”).
jagir
From Urdu جاگیر (jāgīr), from Classical Persian جاگیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جا (jā, “place”) + گیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).
scammony
From Middle English scamōnīe, from Old French scamonie, from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμώνιον (skammṓnion).
jemadar
Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dār, “bearer”).
jambiya
Borrowed from Arabic جَنْبِيَّة (janbiyya).
compellation
Borrowed from Latin compellātiōnem (“act of addressing”) + English -ion (suffix indicating the result of an action or process). Compellātiōnem is the accusative singular of compellātiō (“a rebuke, reprimand, reproof”), from compellō (“to compel; to urge; to drive together”) (from com- (prefix indicating a bringing together of several things) + pellō (“to drive, impel; to strike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach; to drive; to strike; to thrust”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results). Compare appellation.
wilaya
Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Doublet of vilayet and wilayat.
colicin
From French colicine, from coli- + -cine, with ending formed by analogy from antibiotics like auréomycine, streptomycine, with second element from myc- + -ine.
bettong
Borrowed from Dharug badang. Recorded in English since 1830–40.
psammophyte
From German Psammophyt, containing Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos, “sand”). By surface analysis, psammo- + -phyte.
scia-
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῐά (skĭá, “shade”).
carcino-
From Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”). By surface analysis, carcin- + -o-.
Egbert
From Old English Ecgberht, name of early English kings, from Old English ecg (“edge (of a blade)”) + beorht (“bright”) or Proto-Germanic *Agjōberhtaz.
Royston
From a place name in Hertfordshire, from the medieval given name Royce + Old English tūn (“settlement”).
Blythe
English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.
mithridate
From Middle English mitridate and methridat, from Old French mithridat, from Late Latin mithridatum and mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridatium, mithridatum, and mithridaticon.
lingula
Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).
jird
Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation.
judogi
Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)着(ぎ) (jūdōgi). By surface analysis, judo + gi.
pedo-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits
Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs)der.
English pedo-
From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”),
genitive stem παιδ- (paid-).
From Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “ground”).
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
Proto-Italic *pets
Latin pēsder.
English pedo-
From Latin pēs (“foot”).
Panmunjom
From Korean 판문점(板門店) (Panmunjeom).
brachium
Borrowed from Latin bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of braccio.
prothese
From Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek; cognate with German Prothese, Dutch prothese and French prothèse.
shabbos
Borrowed from Yiddish שבת (shabes), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát). Doublet of Shabbat and Sabbath.
spiraeic acid
From spiraeic (from the Latin plant name Spiraea (“spirea”) + -ic) + acid.
commemoratory
First attested in 1695; borrowed from New Latin commemorātōrius, from Latin commemorō. Cognate with French commémoratoire, by surface analysis, commemorate + -ory.
yellow jersey
Calque of French maillot jaune: maillot (“jersey, shirt; vest”) + jaune (“yellow”, adjective).
unwalled
From Middle English unwalled, unwallyd; equivalent to un- + walled.
Siirt
From Turkish Siirt, from Ottoman Turkish سعرد (Siird).
sajou
From French sajou, from a Tupian word sai wassu, sai-guaçū (literally “big monkey”).
Saka
First attested in the late 19th century as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक (śaka), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Mostly displaced earlier Saca, ultimately from the same source via Latin. Doublet of Saca, Shaka, and Scyth.
Borrowed from Japanese 坂(さか) (Saka); sometimes used as a topographic surname for someone who lived on a slope.
Borrowed from Estonian Saka.
Borrowed from Latvian Saka.
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic صاكة (ṣāka).
Borrowed from Turkish Saka, an occupational surname for a water-carrier, from saka (“water-carrier”).
Borrowed from Yoruba Saka.
Sakai
From Malay Sakai.
Borrowed from Japanese 堺 (Sakai), Japanese 酒井 (Sakai), Japanese 坂井 (Sakai) or Japanese 境 (Sakai).
sakeret
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], diminutive of sacre (because the male is smaller than the female).
sakia
From Arabic سَاقِيَة (sāqiya). Doublet of acequia.
Sakta
From Sanskrit शाक्त (śākta, “related to Shakti”), from शक्ति (Śákti, Śaktí).
pneumology
From New Latin pneumologia, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, pneumo- + -logy.
passible
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passible, from Late Latin passibilis.
bibliology
From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”); see biblio- + -logy.
brachylogy
From Late Latin brachylogia from Ancient Greek βραχυλογία (brakhulogía), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”), equivalent to brachy- + -logy; compare brachyology.
Filomena
From Latin Filumena, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).
Kashgar
Transliteration of Russian Кашга́р (Kašgár), from Persian کَاشْغَر (kâšġar).
Kashi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí), short for 喀什噶爾／喀什噶尔 (Kāshígá'ěr), from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ (kasigar), from Written Oirat ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ (xašiɣar), from Classical Persian کاشغر (Kāšġar).
From Sanskrit काशी (kāśī).
Vespasian
From Middle English Vespasian, from Latin Vespasiānus.
tentation
From Old French tentation, from Latin tentatio, alternative form of temptatio. See temptation.
florentium
Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).
salak
From Malay salak.
Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.
Pridnestrovie
Borrowed from Russian Приднестровье (Pridnestrovʹje, literally “[Land] by the Dniester [River]”).
kahweol
Borrowed from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”) + -ol
Daivajna
From Sanskrit दैवज्ञ (daivajña).
marshrutka
From Russian маршру́тка (maršrútka), colloquial clipping of маршру́тное такси́ (maršrútnoje taksí, “routed taxi”), from маршру́т (maršrút, “planned route”) and такси́ (taksí, “taxi”).
patache
Borrowed from Spanish patache, of uncertain origin. The carriage sense is after French.
salband
From German, from Middle High German selbende, selpende, from selp (“self”) (from Old High German selb << Proto-Germanic *selbaz) + ende (“end”) (from Old High German enti).
gourou
From a West African language, such as Hausa gōr̃ò or Bambara goro.
barnacle
Uncertain, with long-debated origin. From Middle English barnakille, from earlier bernake, bernekke, most likely from Old Northern French bernaque (“barnacle”) (compare French barnache), probably from Medieval Latin barneca (“limpet”), probably from Gaulish (compare Welsh brennig, Irish bairneach), from Proto-Celtic *barannīkos, from *barinā (“rock, rocky ground”) (compare Old Irish barenn (“boulder”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“hill, mountain”) + Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos; for sense development, compare Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, “rock”) which gave λεπάς (lepás, “limpet”).
First attestations referred to the goose, with corresponding folklore (q.v.).
tashkil
Borrowed from Arabic تَشْكِيل (taškīl).
ne exeat
Borrowed from Latin nē exeat (literally “may he not go forth”), from nē (“not”) + exeat, third-person singular subjunctive of exeō (“depart”).
scutage
From Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum (“shield”).
enteron
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”).
eth-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
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Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērbor.
German Äther
German Ether
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Ethylbor.
English ethyl
English eth-
From ethyl. Ultimately from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”).
but-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws
Proto-Hellenic *gʷous
Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs)
Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tūrós
Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós)
Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der.
English but-
From butyl. Ultimately from Ancient Greek βούτυρος (boúturos, “butter”).
prop-
By false splitting from propionic or directly from French propionique. Ultimately from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) and πίων (píōn, “fat”).
sclerotium
From New Latin sclerotium, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
sectator
Borrowed from Latin sectātor, from sector, frequentative of sequor (“follow”).
massaman
From Thai มัสมั่น (mát-sà-màn, “Muslim-like curry”), from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân, “Muslim”), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”).
fictious
From ficti(on) + -ous, as if Latin *fictiōsus, from fictiō.
toxemic
From toxemia (“organic blood poisoning”) + -ic, from New Latin toxaemia, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “poison, toxin”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).
albuminoid
From albumin (from Latin albumen (“egg white”) via French albumine) + -oid. Ultimately from Latin albus (“white”).
chevaline
Clipped borrowing from French viande chevaline (“equine flesh”).
prosiopesis
Coined in 1917 by the Danish linguist Jens Otto Harry Jespersen: pro- (“before”) (from the Ancient Greek preposition πρό (pró)) + σιώπησις (siṓpēsis, “taciturnity”) (from σιωπάω (siōpáō, “to be silent”)) + -σις (-sis), (-sis, suffix forming nouns of action).
coxal
Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin coxalis, from Latin coxa. By surface analysis, cox- + -al.
prosiopetic
From pro- (“before”) + Ancient Greek σιωπητικός (siōpētikós, “taciturn”); compare prosiopesis.
aponia
From Ancient Greek ἀπονία (aponía, “without suffering”).
Champissage
A trademark; perhaps from Hindi चाँपी (cā̃pī) and massage.
aloo gobi
From Hindi आलू गोभी (ālū gobhī). See also aloo and gobi.
kalonji
From Hindi कलौंजी (kalauñjī) or कलोंजी (kaloñjī), Urdu کلونجی (kaloñjī).Which is ultimately derived from Tamil Karuñcīrakam(கருஞ்சீரகம்), black cumin.
Kalmuck
From Middle Polish Kałmuk m sg (noun), from Kipchak [Term?] (/⁠qalmaq⁠/), whence Kazakh қалмақ (qalmaq), Siberian Tatar ҡалмаҡ (qalmaq), etc.
titubant
From French titubant, present participle of tituber, from Latin titubāre (“falter”).
cuttlebone
From Middle English cotilbone [and other forms], from cotil, cutil, codel (“cuttlefish; cuttlebone”) (from Old English cudele (“cuttlefish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, to curve; an arch; a vault”)) + bon (“bone”) (from Old English bān (“bone”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, strike; to cut, hew”)). The English word is analysable as cuttle (“cuttlefish”) + bone.
colloque
Apparently from Latin colloquī.
From French colloque, from Latin colloquium. Attested once in Middle English (?1482) as colloke (“a place for conversation”).
areole
Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola: a small area. Doublet of areola.
Areopagus
From Ancient Greek Ἄρειος Πάγος (Áreios Págos, literally “Rock of Ares”), which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens.
Vespasianus
From Middle English Vespasianus, from Latin Vespasiānus.
assassinatrix
From Latin assassinatrix. By surface analysis, assassinate + -trix.
Oriental
From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern”), from oriēns (“rising (of the Sun)”), present active participle of orior (“to rise”).
congius
From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”).
tegu
From teguexin, from Nahuatl tecoixin (“lizard”).
sixtyfold
From Middle English sixtifold, sexti fold, from Old English sixtiġfeald (“sixtyfold”), equivalent to sixty + -fold.