MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
lucifugous
From Latin lucifugus (“light-fleeing”), from lucere (“to shine”) + fugere (“to flee”). By surface analysis, luci- + -fugous.
totient
From Latin totiēns (“so many times, so often”). Coined by English mathematician James Joseph Sylvester in 1879.
heroical
From Middle English heroicalle, from Latin hērōicus + -al. By surface analysis, hero + -ical.
gladder
From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adjective), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.
From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from Middle English *gladderen, from Old English *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad + -er (fequentative suffix).
idio-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hwédios
Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos)der.
English idio-
Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἴδιος (ídios, “own, personal, distinct”). By surface analysis, idi- + -o-. Unrelated to ideo-.
Ulyanov
Transliteration of Russian Улья́нов (Ulʹjánov), from Ульян (Ulʹjan, “Julian”) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).
frumentaceous
From Late Latin frumentaceus, from Latin frumentum (“grain”), from the root of frux (“fruit”).
soko
Perhaps from Swahili sokwe (“chimpanzee, non-human hominid”).
Sif
From Old Norse, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō; see also Old English sibb (“kinship”) (whence Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”), whence English sib, sibling), German Sippe (“tribe”).
lindworm
Cognate with Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”), Norwegian lindorm (“serpent”), German Lindwurm (“dragon”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *linþawurmiz, likely via Old Norse.
rooves
From Middle English rooves, roves, from Old English hrōfas (nominative and accusative plural of hrōf (“roof”)); equivalent to roof + -s.
overlive
From Middle English overliven, from Old English oferlibban (“to survive”), equivalent to over- + live. Cognate with Dutch overleven (“to survive”), German überleben (“to survive, outlive”), Swedish överleva (“to survive, outlive, outlast”).
popedom
From Middle English popedome, papdome, from Old English pāpdōm, equivalent to pope + -dom. Cognate with Dutch pausdom (“popedom”), German Papsttum (“papacy; popedom”), Old Norse páfadómr (“popedom; papacy”), Swedish påvedöme (“papacy”).
affusion
From Latin affusio, from Latin affundō (“to pour or sprinkle onto”), from Latin fundō (“to pour”), from Proto-Italic *hundō (“to pour out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”).
Gita
From Sanskrit गीता (gītā, “song”), sometimes in reference to Bhagavad Gita.
absey
From Middle English abce, abcy, abse, apsy, equivalent to A + B + C.
Prokop
From the Czech, Polish, Ukrainian and Belarusian personal name Prokop.
Oleg
Borrowed from Russian Оле́г (Olég), a Varangian name, ultimately from Old Norse Helgi (“holy, sacred or blessed”). Cognate to modern Scandinavian Helge.
housewifery
From Middle English huswyfery, huswyffrye, howswyfry, equivalent to housewife + -ry.
Galina
Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”), name of a Nereid and of early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Berliner
The first sense is either from German Berliner (“native or inhabitant of Berlin”) or formed in English from Berlin + -er. The second sense is from German Berliner (“doughnut”).
bakehouse
From Middle English bakhows, bakhous, bachous, from Old English bæchūs (“bakery, bakehouse”), from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs (“bakehouse”), equivalent to bake + house. Cognate with Scots bake-hous (“bakehouse, bakery”), Saterland Frisian Bakhuus (“bakehouse”), West Frisian bakkhûs (“bakehouse”), Dutch bakhuis (“bakehouse”), German Low German Backhuus (“bakehouse”), German Backhaus (“bakehouse, bakery”).
outlawry
Inherited from Middle English outlawerie, from outlawe + -erie after Anglo-Norman utlagarie, utlarie, and Late Latin utlagaria; by surface analysis, outlaw + -ry.
horsed
From Middle English horsed, i-horsed, yhorsed, y-horsed, from Old English horsod, ġehorsod, past participle of Old English horsian, ġehorsian (“to horse”), equivalent to horse + -ed.
maktab
Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), from the root ك ت ب (k t b).
Milena
From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).
burier
From bury + -er, from Middle English biriere, from Old English byrgere. Present form probably reformed from the verb based on West Midland dialect.
Suez
From Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + سويس, of uncertain origin but sometimes connected to South Levantine Arabic forms of سُوس (sūs, “licorice”). A folk etymology sometimes relates it to a supposed Egyptian suan (“beginning”), but this appears to be a ghost word or misinterpretation as no such word exists.
Connell
From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”).
affrayer
From Middle English *affrayere, affrayour, equivalent to affray + -er.
vato
From Spanish vato, ultimately from chivato. Term is mostly used by people from northwest Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California).
Chukchi
From Russian чу́кчи (čúkči), plural of чу́кча (čúkča), derived from Chukchi [script needed] (chauchu), meaning "rich in reindeer".
eccyclema
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).
Munro
From Scottish Gaelic
* (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro.
Colosseum
From Late Latin, from Latin colossēus (“colossal”); a mediaeval term for the classical Latin Amphitheatrum Flavium; see also coliseum.
diatryma
From translingual †Diatryma, a former name for the genus, from Ancient Greek διατρήμα (diatrḗma, “canoe”).
tuchus
From Yiddish תּחת (tokhes, “buttocks”), in turn from Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat, “buttocks”).
Ithaca
Borrowed from Latin Ithaca, from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
eudiometer
From Ancient Greek εὔδιος (eúdios, “clear (weather)”) + -meter.
misbehaving
From Middle English misbehaving, equivalent to misbehave + -ing.
Brunei Darussalam
Clipping of Malay Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Syrian Arab Republic
Calque of Arabic الْجُمْهُورِيَّة الْعَرَبِيَّة السُّورِيَّة (al-jumhūriyya l-ʕarabiyya s-sūriyya).
Rami
Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin). This surname is predominantly found in Morocco and India.
Aguascalientes
From Spanish Aguascalientes, literally "hot waters", because of the many hot springs in the state.
Campeche
From the city of Campeche, from Yucatec Maya Kaan Peech.
Coahuila
From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”).
Durango
Named after the city of Durango, in northern Spain, of uncertain origin, probably from Basque Duranco, but possibly from Basque Urazango, Basque Padurango, or a Roman fundus, Late Latin Turanicus. More at Durango on Wikipedia.
Guanajuato
From Purepecha Quanax Huato, meaning hill of frogs.
Guerrero
Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”). Doublet of Warrior.
Jalisco
Borrowed from Spanish Jalisco, from Nahuatl Xālixco, from xalli (“sand”) + ixtli (“face, plain”) + -co (“locative suffix”).
tota
From a native word for it, perhaps Amharic ጦጣ (ṭoṭa, “monkey, ape”).
Nayarit
From Cora Náayerite, named after a chief of the Cora people, Cora Naye.
Sinaloa
Disputed. From Mayo sinalobola (“round pitahaya”) or cut corn.
Tlaxcala
Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxcala, from Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān.
Zacatecas
(place): From Nahuatl zacatēcah (“people of the place of grass”), from zacatl (“grass”).
Maluku
The islands are said to have been named Arabic جَزِيرَات المَلِك (jazīrāt al-malik, literally “king islands”) by Arab merchants. However, since the name itself has been mentioned in a 14th-century Majapahit eulogy, Nagarakretagama, that predates the arrival of Islam in Maluku at the late fifteenth century, other sources claim that the name comes from a local language with the meaning "the head of a bull" or "the head of something large".
Yogyakarta
From Indonesian Yogyakarta, from Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta).
embryon
From Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”).
almandine
An alteration of the earlier alabandine, from Latin alabandina, from Alabanda, a town in Caria, a province of Asia Minor, where the mineral was found.
anchoress
From Middle English ankres, ankerisse, anchoryse; equivalent to anchor + -ess.
Guinness
An Anglicization of an Irish patronymic surname based on Angus.
Ignatius
From Latin Ignātius, variant of gens name Egnātius, altered to resemble ignis (“fire”), establishing a folk etymology meaning akin to “Fiery One”. Of uncertain origin, perhaps originally borrowed from Etruscan.
It might be related to Ancient Greek ἴγνης (ígnēs, “indigene”), ἴγνητος (ígnētos), from *ἔν-γνη-τες (*én-gnē-tes), formed from έν (én) + Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, produce”), also seen in γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being”).
Heathrow
Named after the hamlet of Heath Row, which was obliterated for construction of the airport. From Middle English heth (“heath”) + rew (“row”).
trephine
Borrowed from French tréphine, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trepan.
entomo-
Combining form of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”).
Kleopatra
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεοπᾰ́τρᾱ (Kleopắtrā).
Pampango
From Spanish pampango, from Kapampangan pampang (“river bank”) + -o.
gegenschein
Borrowed from German Gegenschein (“counter-shine”), from gegen- + Schein.
tricorne
From French tricorne, from Latin tricornis. Doublet of tricorn.
humiliator
From Latin humiliātor. By surface analysis, humiliate + -or.
rimu
Borrowed from Māori rimu. Doublet of limu, from Hawaiian limu, which comes from the same source.
satrapy
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σατραπεία (satrapeía).
Arkhimedes
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
Saint Kitts
Calque of Spanish San Cristóbal (“Saint Christopher”) using a form of the nickname Kit in place of the full name Christopher. Doublet of Saint Christopher and San Cristobal.
butyric
From -ic and French butyrique, -ique suffixed to Latin būtȳrum, or from the Latin or butyro- + -ic. Piecewise doublet of buttery, butter ultimately being from the Latin and -y being a doublet of -ic.
swingeing
From swinge + -ing. Swinge is derived from Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swengan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”).
Bayeux
Borrowed from French Bayeux, from Old French Baios, Baieus, from Late Latin Baiocae, from Latin Baiocassī, from Gaulish *Bodiocasses (a tribe name, literally “blond curls”) (compare Old Irish buidechass).
Compare the surrounding region of Bessin (Old French Beissin), from Late Latin (pagus) Baiocassīnus.
thin as a rake
Alteration of earlier lean as a rake, from Middle English lene as a rake; the last element in is potentially an modification of either Middle English *rak (“skinny animal”) (from Old Norse hrak) or rak (“rack”) after rake (“rake”), though it might merely represent that word.
Cytherean
From Latin Cytherēius [from Ancient Greek Κυθερήϊος (Kutherḗïos), from Κύθηρα (Kúthēra) + -ήϊος (-ḗïos)] + -an.
Dror
From Hebrew דְּרוֹר (d'rór, “Dror, freedom, sparrow”).
Fano
Borrowed from Amharic ፋኖ (fano).
avulse
From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- + vellō.
rachis
From New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).
vicissity
From viciss(itous) + -ity, from Latin vicissitas. Mentioned since at least 1717, in Elisha Coles's An English Dictionary.
South West Africa
Calque of German Südwestafrika, the name of the German colony before it was lost during World War I and put under South African administration.
Dahomey
From Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”).
Nyasaland
Etymology tree
Yao (Africa) nyasa
Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Germanic *landą
Proto-West Germanic *land
Old English land
Middle English lond
English land
English -land
English Nyasaland
From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.
Ruthenia
Related to Ruthene, Ruthenian, Ruthenic, from Medieval Latin Rutheni, Ruteni, related to Russi, Ruzi as Prutheni, Pruteni is to Prussi, Pruzi (“Prussians”). Compare Rus, Russ, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), compare Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs).
dweomer
Learned borrowing from Middle English dweomer, from Old English dwimor, from Proto-Germanic *dwemrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whisk, raise dust, fume”).
psychologue
From psycho- + -logue, a calque of French psychologue.
astony
From Middle English astoneyen, astony, a back-formation from astoneyed, from a- + Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix). See also astone, astonish.
ulus
From Russian улу́с (ulús), from Yakut улуус (uluus).
explanator
From Latin explānātor, from explānō (“to flatten out, make plain, explain”).
fastly
From Middle English fastly, fastliche, festliche, from Old English fæstlīċe (“firmly, constantly”), from Proto-West Germanic *fastulīkē, from Proto-West Germanic *fastulīkê (“securely, firmly”); equivalent to fast + -ly.
From Middle English fastliche, fastly; equivalent to fast + -ly.
bemol
From Italian bemolle, from Medieval Latin b mollis (“B-flat”, literally “soft B”).
abaya
From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.
Borrowed from Tagalog Abaya.
garlick
A corruption of a placename, probably German Görlitz in Silesia (whence early spellings like garlits), or possibly Dutch Gulik (the Duchy of Jülich, suggested by early spellings like gulix).
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Gorelik.
* As an English surname, from the noun garlic.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Gerlach and Garlich.
tate
Borrowed from Japanese 縦 (tate).
From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from Old Norse Táta, a personal name of unknown meaning. Doublet of Tait and Zeiss.
blamer
From Middle English blamer, blamear, blamere, equivalent to blame + -er.
buccina
Borrowed from Latin būcina, buccina. Doublet of buisine and posaune.
bell ringer
Inherited from Middle English belringer, belle ringer, bellryngar, belryngere, equivalent to bell + ringer.
cteniform
From Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”) + -form.
Machu Picchu
From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).
tenebrose
From Middle English tenebrose, from Old French tenebros, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).
capotasto
From Italian capotasto, from capo (“head”) + tasto (“fret”).
simplices
Learned borrowing from Latin simplicēs, a masculine or feminine plural form of simplex.
farter
From Middle English farter, fartare, fertere, equivalent to fart + -er (agent noun suffix), or, for a bed or sleeping bag, + -er (patient suffix). Cognate with German Furzer (“farter”).
tabela
Borrowed from Hindi तबेला (tabelā), from Classical Persian طَوِیلَه (tawīla), from Arabic طَوِيلَة (ṭawīla).
harmattan
From Twi Akan haramata or a related word (whence also Spanish harmatán). The ultimate origin is supposed by some to be an Arabic word, but which one is uncertain; حَرَام (ḥarām, “accursed thing”) has been suggested.
dement
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Vulgar Latin dē
Vulgar Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *méntis
Proto-Italic *mentis
Vulgar Latin mēns
Vulgar Latin dēmēns
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Vulgar Latin -ō
Vulgar Latin dēmentōder.
English dement
Borrowed from Middle French dement, from Latin demens; verb from Vulgar Latin dementare (“to deceive; to drive mad”), also from Latin dēmēns (“demented, mad”).
bevor
From Middle English baviere, from Old French baviere (“child's bib”), from baver (“to slaver”).
povo
Probably a blend of poverty + -o (diminutive suffix), owing to the term's Australian origins. Alternatively, borrowed from Portuguese povo (“common people; the working class”).
Manchuria
Probably originally a backformation from Manchurian (“of or relating to the Manchus”), from Dutch Mansiourische, from Mansiouwer (“a Manchu”) + -isch (“-ish: forming adjectives”), possibly as a calque of Japanese 満州 (まんしゅう, Manshū, “Manchuria; Manchurian”). Equivalent to New Latin and English Manchu + -ia, with the r added for ease of pronunciation under the influence of names like Etruria, Liguria, &c. Cf. French Mandchourie, German Mandschurei, &c. Further popularized by Philipp von Siebold's early-19th-century Dutch translations of Japanese maps employing the term, replacing the earlier and vaguer Tartary, Eastern Tartary, Chinese Tartary, &c.
forel
From Middle English forel (“case, sheath”), from Old French forrel, fourrel.
traditor
From Latin trāditor (“betrayer”), from trādō (“to hand over”). Doublet of traitor.
tritone
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos). By surface analysis, tri- + tone.
concertante
From Italian concertante, originally present participle of concertare (“to form or perform a concert”).
sloot
Borrowed from Afrikaans sloot, from Dutch sloot, from Middle Dutch slote, sloot, from Old Dutch *slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slaut.
oblatum
From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).
From Latin oblātum, past participle of offerō (“bring to, offer”), from ob (“in front of”) + ferō (“bring”). Compare oblate.
what if
Dates back at least to Old English hwæt ġif, of the same meaning. A similar expression occurs in Latin in the Vulgate, Acts 23:9, "Factus est autem clamor magnus. Et surgentes quidam pharisaeorum, pugnabant, decentes: Nihil mali inveniumus in homine isto: quid si Spiritus locutus est ei, aut angelus?" ("And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?" Douay-Rheims translation)
carpintero
Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”). Doublet of carpenter.
piment
Borrowed from French piment. See pimento, pimiento, and pigment.
propiska
Borrowed from Russian пропи́ска (propíska), from пропи́сывать (propísyvatʹ, “write into”).
Stefanos
Transliteration of Greek Στέφανος (Stéfanos), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Cognate with English Stephen.
cytomegalovirus
Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Cytomegalovirus, equivalent to cyto- + megalo- + virus.
unprovable
From Middle English unprevable, wnprowabil, equivalent to un- + provable.
domatium
Borrowed from New Latin dōmatium, from Ancient Greek δωμάτιον (dōmátion, “chamber, bedroom”), diminutive of δῶμα (dôma, “house, dwelling place of animals”); akin to δόμος (dómos, “house”).
fenland
From Middle English fenlond, from Old English fenland, equivalent to fen + land. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foanlound (“moorland”), West Frisian feanlân (“peat bog”), Dutch veenland (“peat bog”), Middle Low German vēnlant, vennelant (“swampy, boggy pastureland”).
Brumaire
Borrowed from French brumaire, from brume (“mist, haze, fog”) + -aire.
Frimaire
Borrowed from French frimaire, from frimas (“frost”) + -aire.
Prairial
Borrowed from French prairial, from prairie (“meadow, prairie, pasture”) + -al.
Messidor
Borrowed from French messidor, from Latin messis (“harvest”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
Thermidor
Borrowed from French thermidor, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
Fructidor
Borrowed from French fructidor, from Latin fructus (“fruit”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
lightsome
From Middle English lightsum, equivalent to light (“bright”, adjective) + -some (suffix forming adjectives).
librate
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lībrātus, perfect passive participle of lībrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lībra (“a balance”).
From Medieval Latin lībrāta, from Latin lībra (“pound”).
polyspast
From Latin polyspaston (“hoisting-tackle with many pulleys”), from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (polúspaston, “compound pulley”).
Middle Earth
From Middle English myddelerthe, middelerthe; an alteration of earlier middelerd; in turn an alteration of earlier middenerd; from Old English middaneard (“Middle Earth”), variant of middanġeard (“Earth, the world”, literally “the middle yard, enclosure, or realm”) mis- or reinterpreting its meaning, from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) and *gʰórdʰos (“enclosure”). Cognate with Norwegian & English Midgard (q.v.) and Danish, Norwegian, & Swedish Midgård.
punani
From Jamaican Creole punani, perhaps from Akan oponaani. Possibly influenced by English poon (“vagina”) from French putain, or from Hawaiian Puanani (“beautiful flower”).
fibrilla
Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra + -illa. Doublet of fibril. Compare fibre. By surface analysis, fibre + Latin -illa.
Sani
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.
* Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community.
* Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a surname given to the second of two or more sons, from Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).
sabayon
From French sabayon, from Italian zabaione, possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”, from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix).
Athina
From Greek Αθήνα (Athína), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai). Doublet of Athens.
From Greek Αθηνά (Athiná), from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athena.
Magellan
Borrowed from New Latin Magellanus, Latinization of Portuguese Magalhães.
bardo
Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.
baristi
From suffixing Italian -i, plural of nouns ending with -o.
From Italian baristi, masculine plural of barista.
accouche
A back-formation from accouchement, or else from French accoucher.
pozole
From Spanish pozole, from Classical Nahuatl pozolli (“stew of maize kernels”).
manducate
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin mandūcātus, perfect passive participle of to chew, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French manger.
heronsew
From Middle English heronsewe, from Old French haironcel, diminutive of heiron.
Noreen
Anglicized from Irish Nóirín (diminutive of Nóra (“Nora”)).
Anglicized from Arabic نُورٍ (nūrin, “light”, in the genitive case).
calefaction
Borrowed from Latin calefactiō, calefactiōnem.
thanatology
From thanato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).
anergy
From New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not, without”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
resistentialism
Blend of Latin res (“thing”) + resister + existentialism. Coined in 1948 by British humorist Paul Jennings.
hemiola
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡμιόλιος (hēmiólios), "containing one and a half; half as much again; in the ratio of 3:2".
enharmonic
From Latin enharmonicus, from Late Latin enarmonius, from Ancient Greek ἐναρμόνιος (enarmónios), from ἐν (en)+ἁρμονία (harmonía).
Cordula
From Late Latin Cordula, name of a companion of Saint Ursula, associated with Latin cor (“heart”) (genitive singular cordis).
kerning
From kern (“part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter”) + -ing, from French carne (“corner”).
aporesis
From Ancient Greek ἀπόρησις (apórēsis) synonym of ἀπορία (aporía) and of the same root.
alveolare
Borrowed from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).
fordone
From Middle English fordon, from Old English fordōn, from Proto-Germanic *fradōnaz, past participle of *fradōną (“to fordo; do away with”), equivalent to for- + done. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferdäin, Dutch verdaan, German vertan.
Issa
From Somali Ciise or Arabic عيسى.
From Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”).