MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
placula
From Latinized form of Ancient Greek πλάκα (pláka, “plate”), from πλάξ (pláx), + -ula.
manlihood
Alteration of earlier manlihead, from Middle English manlihede, manlyhed, equivalent to manly + -hood.
manlihead
From Middle English manlihede, manlyhed, equivalent to manly + -head.
Xiaogan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 孝感 (Xiàogǎn).
Yingcheng
From Mandarin 應城 /应城 (Yìngchéng).
From Mandarin 郢城 (Yǐngchéng).
pukka sahib
From Urdu پکا صاحِب / Hindi पक्का साहिब (pakkā sāhib, “genuine master”).
McCurtain
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Curtáin, variant of Mac Cruitín (“son of the hunchback”).
Sallisaw
From French salaison, relating to the practice of salting bison meat.
Korol
Borrowed from Ukrainian Король (Korolʹ), from король (korolʹ, “king”).
Mahnomen County
From Mahnomen, the name of the county seat, which was borrowed from Ojibwe manoomin (“wild rice”).
Mahnomen
From Ojibwe manoomin (“wild rice”). Doublet of manoomin and mnomen.
Mille Lacs County
Named after Mille Lacs Lake, from French mille lacs (“thousand lakes”).
shock worker
Calque of Russian уда́рник (udárnik), from уда́р (udár, “strike, blow, shock”) + -ник (-nik).
acoptic
Introduced by the mathematician Branko Grünbaum to clarify terminology in the geometry of polygons and polyhedra. From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).
alpharetrovirus
From alpha + retro- + virus, from taxonomic name Alpharetrovirus.
Elisabethpol
Adaptation of Russian Елизаветпо́ль (Jelizavetpólʹ).
Alexandropol
From Russian Александро́поль (Aleksandrópolʹ).
bakoula
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بقولة (baqqūla).
royal road
In reference to Euclid, who is said to have told a king that there was no royal road to geometry. In the musical sense, a calque of Japanese 王道進行, itself deriving from a calque of sense 1.
xnipec
From a Mayan word for "dog's nose"; compare Itza Mayan niʼ (“nose”), pekʼ (“dog”).
Yangjiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陽江／阳江 (Yángjiāng).
Meizhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 梅州 (Méizhōu).
chao keng
From Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).
Gladwin
From an Old English personal name *Glædwine, which is composed of the elements glæd (“shining; joyful”) and wine (“friend”).
Medvedgrad
From Serbo-Croatian Medvedgrad, from medved (“bear”) + grad (“town, fort”).
Susedgrad
From Serbo-Croatian Susedgrad, from sused (“neighbour”) + grad (“town, fort”).
Jelengrad
From Serbo-Croatian Jelengrad, from jelen (“deer”) + grad (“town, fort”).
Zelendvor
From Serbo-Croatian Zelendvor, from zelen (“green”) + dvor (“castle, palace”).
Iuliyanov
Transliteration of Russian Иулия́нов (Iulijánov), from Иулиа́н (Iulián) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).
From Latin Iulianus, the Russian forename of St. Julian of Tarsus (~305 AD).
The name Iulianus may have a similar root to the Roman gens Iūlius, possibly a contraction of the Old Latin personal name *Iovilios (“descended from or pertaining to Jove”). See Iove.
old wife
From Middle English ald wyf, eld wiif, olde wyffe.
turbeh
From Ottoman Turkish تربه (türbe), from Arabic تُرْبَة (turba, “tomb”). Doublet of turbah.
shoesole
From Middle English scho sole, schu sole; equivalent to shoe + sole.
human-rightism
From human rights + -ism, calque of French droits-de-l'hommisme.
Makhnovshchina
From Russian махно́вщина (maxnóvščina) or Ukrainian махно́вщина (maxnóvščyna). Both mean "the thing relating to Makhno", and are equivalent to Махно (Maxno) + -ов (-ov) + -ский (-skij) + -ина (-ina).
Suizhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 隨州 /随州 (Suízhōu).
Catoosa County
From an obscure, variously interpreted Cherokee term phonetically pronounced Ga-du-si or Ga-tu-si. Interpretations include "between two hills," "on the hill," "into the hills," and signification of either a prominent hill or place thereon.
Chattahoochee
From Creek chato (“rock”) + huchi (“marked, painted”).
Huanggang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 黃岡 /黄冈 (Huánggāng).
Nirosta
Trade name, shortened from German nichtrostende Stähle (“rustproof steel”).
KNKT
From Indonesian KNKT (“Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi”).
musahharati
From Arabic مُسَحَّرَاتِيّ (musaḥḥarātiyy).
sleep with one's fathers
Calque of Biblical Hebrew וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִם־אֲבֹתָיו (wayyiškaḇ ʿim-ʾăḇōṯâw, literally “he slept with his fathers”) (found, for example, in the Bible at 1 Kings 2:10); compare be gathered to one's fathers.
McDuffie
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).
Oglethorpe
Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, so called from the Old Norse personal name Oddketill + thorpe. The personal name is composed by the elements odd (“point of a weapon”) + ketill (“cauldron”).
halzoun
From Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).
lahoh
From Arabic لحوح (laḥūḥ), related to لَوْح (lawḥ, “board”), apparently in the sense of being a flat surface.
Gaocheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高城 (Gāochéng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 藁城 (Gǎochéng).
siphono-
From the combining form of Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “siphon”).
ajmoda
Probably from Hindi अजमोद (ajmod) from Sanskrit अजमोद (ajamoda)
Zengdu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 曾都 (Zēngdū).
Lubas
Derived from Ibaloi dubas (“red clay”), which is abundant in the area.
ispaghula
Borrowed from Urdu اسپغول (ispaġol), from Classical Persian اسپغول (ispaġōl), from اسپ (asp, “horse”) + غول (ġōl, “ear”), because of the shape of its seeds.
ppongjjak
From Korean 뽕짝 (ppongjjak), of onomatopoeic origin.
befezzed
From be- (prefix intensifying adjectives with the sense ‘adorned with something’) + fezzed (“wearing a fez”). Fezzed is derived from fez + -ed (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of having the object represented by the noun), and fez from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes, “fez”), from فس (Fes), فاس (Fez, “the city of Fez, Morocco”) (where the red dye used to colour the hat was produced), from Arabic فَاس (fās, “Fez, Morocco; (archaic) fez”), perhaps related to Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴼⵣⴰ (afza, “coarse, rough; hard, rocky”) (referring to the Atlas Mountains).
fuerdai
From Mandarin 富二代 (fù'èrdài, literally “rich second generation”).
Guangshui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣水 /广水 (Guǎngshuǐ).
Xishui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 浠水 (Xīshuǐ).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 習水 /习水 (Xíshuǐ).
Tuscia
From Latin Tuscia, derived from tuscus (“Etruscan; Tuscan”).
Epicharmus
From Latin Epicharmus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπίχαρμος (Epíkharmos).
overperson
Calque of German Übermensch, equivalent to over- + person.
social murder
Calque of German sozialer Mord, first attested in Friedrich Engels' Die Lage der arbeitenden Klasse in England. Engels attributes the phrase to English workers' newspapers.
Tongling
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 銅陵 /铜陵 (Tónglíng).
Zongyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 樅陽／枞阳 (Zōngyáng).
eidolopoeia
From Ancient Greek εἰδωλοποιία (eidōlopoiía, “formation of images; putting words into the mouth of a dead person”), from εἰδωλοποιός (eidōlopoiós, “producing phantom-like appearances”), from εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “phantom”) + ποιός (poiós, “-like”).
Palo Pinto County
Named after Palo Pinto Creek, from Spanish palo pinto (“painted stick”).
astragalo-
By surface analysis, astragal(us) + -o-, ultimately from Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos).
Orbilius
From Latin Orbilius, in reference to the Roman grammarian Lucius Orbilius Pupillus.
styen
From Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognate with German Stein, Swedish sten, Dutch steen.
Baoji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶雞 /宝鸡 (Bǎojī).
Fufeng
From Mandarin 扶風 /扶风 (Fúfēng).
pastrama
From Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma. Doublet of pastirma and pastrami.
pommecythere
Borrowed from French pomme cythère, from pomme (“apple”) and Cythère (“Kythira”).
malafide
Univerbation of mala fide, from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”).
swayamsevak
From Hindi स्वयंसेवक (svayansevak), from Sanskrit स्वयम् (svayam, “self”) and सेवक (sevaka, “servant”).
imambara
From Urdu اِمام باڑا (imām bāṛā) or اِمام باڑَہ (imām bāṛa).
tamashbeen
Borrowed from Hindi तमाशबीन (tamāśbīn)/Urdu تماشبین. From तमाशा (tamāśā, “spectacle”) + -बीन (-bīn, suffix concerning vision), from Persian تماشا + بین.
Jiuquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 酒泉 (Jiǔquán).
Winfred
From Old English Wynnfriþ, from wynn (“joy”) + friþ (“peace”).
digoneutic
From di- +Ancient Greek γονεύω (goneúō, “produce offspring”) (from γονεύς (goneús, “parent”)) + -tic.
paraglenal
From para- + Ancient Greek γλήνη (glḗnē, “shallow socket of a joint”) + -al.
Essaouira
From Arabic الصَّوِيرَة (aṣ-ṣawīra, literally “the little rampart”).
Dubas
* (Slavic): Borrowed from Slavic ( Polish Dubas and Ukrainian Дубас (Dubas) )
* (French): Borrowed from French Dubas, a topographic surname for someone who lived in the lower part of the village.
helcosis
From Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “ulcer”) + -osis.
Jingzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 荊州 /荆州 (Jīngzhōu).
Willan
From the Alemannic German surname, variant of Wielan, Wieland.
besully
From Middle English bisulien, from Old English besylian (“to soil, stain”), equivalent to be- + sully.
book-teaching
From book + teaching. Perhaps continuing Old English bōctǣċing.
buckeen
From Irish boicín, the diminutive of boc. Equivalent to buck + -een.
Republic of Northern Macedonia
An alternative translation of Macedonian Република Северна Македонија (Republika Severna Makedonija).
Jiang'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江安 (Jiāng'ān).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江岸 (Jiāng'àn).
glomerulo-
From glomerulus, from Latin glomerulus, from glomer(is) + -ulus, from glomus (“ball-shaped mass”). By surface analysis, glomerul- + -o-.
Yiyuan
From Mandarin 一元 (Yīyuán).
From Mandarin 沂源 (Yíyuán).
Thyatira
Borrowed from Latin Thyatīra, from Ancient Greek Θυάτειρα (Thuáteira).
aso ebi
From Yoruba aṣọ-ẹbí (literally “family cloth”).
Gago
Borrowed from Spanish Gago, from Galician gago (“stutterer”).
Maeonia
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μαιονία (Maionía).
Tato
Borrowed from Georgian ტატო (ṭaṭo) or Spanish Tato.
Bebryces
Borrowed from Latin Bebrycēs pl, from Ancient Greek Βέβρυκες (Bébrukes), plural of Βέβρυξ (Bébrux).
broccoli rabe
Ultimately from Italian broccoli di rapa (“sprouts or stalks of the turnip”).
marjoret
From Cebuano mardyoret, ultimately from English majorette.
wasla
From Arabic وَصْلَةٌ (waṣlatun).
Caligula
From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula.
stanitsa
From Russian стани́ца (staníca), a cognate with a word for station in many Slavic languages, ultimately from Old East Slavic станъ (stanŭ).
hypoglossus
Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus, clipping of nervus hypoglōssus (“hypoglossal nerve”).
haldi
Borrowed from Hindi हलदी (haldī), from Sanskrit हलदी (haladī).
portership
From Middle English portership, portershippe, equivalent to porter + -ship.
Uzh
From Ukrainian Уж (Už) or a cognate, from Proto-Slavic *ǫžь (“snake”).
Shashi
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 沙市 (Shāshì).
Borrowed from Sanskrit शशि (śaśi).
pyrrhous
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós). Spelling influenced by -ous.
Lixin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 利辛 (Lìxīn).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 立新 (Lìxīn).
Dingsidang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丁司壋 /丁司垱 (Dīngsīdàng).
Banzhudang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 斑竹壋 /斑竹垱 (Bānzhúdàng).
Gong'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 公安 (Gōng'ān).
Luohu
From Mandarin 羅湖／罗湖 (Luóhú).
Meichuan
From Mandarin 梅川 (Méichuān).
Wuxue
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武穴 (Wǔxué).
Sujiadang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 蘇家壋／苏家垱 (Sūjiādàng).
Gongqingcheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 共青城 (Gòngqīngchéng, literally “China Youth League City”).
Zhoushan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 舟山 (Zhōushān).
Quzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 衢州 (Qúzhōu).
Jiaxing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嘉興 /嘉兴 (Jiāxīng).
Huzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湖州 (Húzhōu).
Zhaotong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 昭通 (Zhāotōng).
Yuxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 玉溪 (Yùxī).
Qujing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 曲靖 (Qūjìng).
Pu'er City
From Mandarin 普洱 (Pǔ'ěr).
Lincang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 臨滄 /临沧 (Líncāng).
Baoshan
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān).
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山 /宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires.
Ziyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 資陽 /资阳 (Zīyáng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紫陽 /紫阳 (Zǐyáng).
Ya'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雅安 (Yǎ'ān).
Panzhihua
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 攀枝花 (Pānzhīhuā).
Suining
From Mandarin 遂寧 /遂宁 (Suìníng).
From Mandarin 睢寧 /睢宁.
Yibin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宜賓 /宜宾 (Yíbīn).
Zigong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 自貢 /自贡 (Zìgòng).
Mianyang
From Mandarin 綿陽／绵阳 (Miányáng).
From Mandarin 沔陽／沔阳 (Miǎnyáng).
Neijiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 內江 /内江 (Nèijiāng).
Luzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 潞州.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瀘州 /泸州 (Lúzhōu).
Leshan
From Mandarin 樂山 /乐山 (Lèshān).
Guangyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣元 /广元 (Guǎngyuán).
Guang'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣安 /广安 (Guǎng'ān).
Deyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 德陽 /德阳 (Déyáng).
Dazhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 達州／达州 (Dázhōu).
Bazhong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴中 (Bāzhōng).
Shuozhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 朔州 (Shuòzhōu).
Weihai
From Mandarin 威海 (Wēihǎi).
Tai'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 泰安 (Tài'ān).
Liaocheng
From Mandarin 聊城 (Liáochéng).
Jiujiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng).
From Mandarin 鳩江 /鸠江 (Jiūjiāng).
Gedangdian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 圪壋店 /圪垱店 (Gēdàngdiàn).
Wuzhi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武陟 (Wǔzhì).
Jiaozuo
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 焦作 (Jiāozuò).
Sieradz
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Sieradz.
yunnanozoan
From Mandarin 雲南／云南 (Yúnnán, “Yunnan (a province of China)”) + -zoan.
Zhucheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邾城 (Zhūchéng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 諸城 /诸城 (Zhūchéng).
Atreus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).
bird's nest
From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's + nest.
opisthocranion
From opistho- + Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “upper part of the head, skull”), compare cranium and -ion (“craniometric landmark”).
Alexandrov
Transliteration of Russian Алекса́ндров (Aleksándrov).
Ghassemi
From Iranian Persian قاسمی (ġâssemi), from Classical Persian قاسمی (qāsimī), from the given name قاسم, from Arabic قَاسِم (qāsim).
kangalang
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English kangalang; further etymology unknown.
tjaty
Borrowed from Egyptian TA-t:Z1-A1 (ṯꜣtj).
en coup de sabre
From French en coup de sabre (literally “by/in a strike of the sword”), so-called because of its resemblance to the scar of a sabre wound.
peridesmium
From peri- + Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “a band”) + -ium.
galuchat
From French galuchat, named after the craftsman Jean-Claude Galuchat.
beglossed
From Middle English *biglosed, past participle of Middle English biglosen, equivalent to be- + gloss + -ed.
Petaluma
From Coast Miwok Péta Lúuma, meaning "backside of the ridge" or "sloping hill".
Zoucheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄒城 /邹城 (Zōuchéng).
Irenaeus
From Latin Īrēnaeus, from Ancient Greek Εἰρηναῖος (Eirēnaîos), from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”).
Shastrakar
Borrowed from Marathi शााकार (śāākār). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
long home
From Middle English lang ham, lang hame, long hom, longue home.
Mojave Desert
Named after the Mohave people, from a shortened form of their endonym, Mojave Hamakhaave (“beside the water”).
The spelling Mojave is from Spanish, while Mohave comes from modern English.
language game
Calque of German Sprachspiel, coined by Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Bethsaida
From Hebrew/Aramaic בית צידה (bet tsaida, “house of hunting”).
Alternate reading of Bethesda, from Aramaic חַסְדָּא (bēṯ ḥasdā, “House of Grace”).
Syriarch
From Latin Syriarcha, from Ancient Greek Συριάρχης (Suriárkhēs).
peristalith
From Ancient Greek περιστέλλω (peristéllō, “wrap around”) (from περί (perí, “around”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I place”)) + -lith (“stone”). Compare peristaltic.
sphrigosis
From Ancient Greek σφριγάω (sphrigáō, “to be vigorous”) + -osis.
cul-de-four
From French cul-de-four, literally "bottom of the oven".
Panteleimon
From Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn).
phaco-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φᾰκός (phăkós)der.
English phaco-
From Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil, lenticular body”). For the sense change, compare Medieval Latin lēns (“lens”), from Latin lēns (“lentil”).
Jingshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 京山 (Jīngshān).
Yonglong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 永隆 (Yǒnglóng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 永漋 (Yǒnglóng).
mortichnium
From Latin mors (“death, corpse”) + -ichnion, with influence from -ium.
Mara Salvatrucha
Borrowed from Spanish Mara Salvatrucha.
stichos
From Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row”).
sheener
From Middle English schenre, from Old English sċēnra, sċȳnra, from Proto-Germanic *skaunizô, comparative of Proto-Germanic *skauniz (“shiny; beautiful”), equivalent to sheen + -er.
sheenest
From Middle English shenest, from Old English sċēnost, sċȳnost, sċēonost, sċīenost, from Proto-Germanic *skaunistaz, superlative of Proto-Germanic *skauniz (“shiny; beautiful”), equivalent to sheen + -est (superlative suffix).
patchoi
From Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³).
bare-footen
From Middle English bare foten, equivalent to barefoot + -en (past participle ending). Compare English barefooted.
Songzi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 松滋 (Sōngzī).
Tsinghua
Borrowed from Mandarin 清華 /清华 (Qīnghuá).
Cletus
Borrowed from Latin Cletus, short form of the papal name Anacletus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλητος (anáklētos, “invoked”), from ἀνακαλέω (anakaléō) + -τός (-tós).
semeion
From Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark”).
pygian
From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) + -ian, or extracted from callipygian and similar terms.
selictar
Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.
chupchap
Borrowed from Hindi चुपचाप (cupcāp).
scansorius
From Latin scansorius (“climbing”), from scansus + -torius.
Xianning
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 咸寧 /咸甯 /咸宁 (Xiánníng).
kotyliskos
From Ancient Greek κοτυλίσκος (kotulískos).
wunna
From Igbo ụnụ. Compare Jamaican Creole unnu.
baseling
From Middle English baseling (attested only in the sense of debased coinage), equivalent to base + -ling.
Bim
From the 1860s. Origin unknown. Perhaps from Igbo bem (“my home, household, folk, fellows”).
pai huang gua
From Mandarin 拍黃瓜／拍黄瓜.
unsly
From Middle English unsly, unslei, unsley, unsleiȝ, unsleȝe, unsleeiȝ, equivalent to un- + sly.
butlery
From Middle English buttillary, buttlarye, botelerye, botelerie, from Old French boteillerie, butelerie and Medieval Latin butellaria.
Dunhuang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng).
Anlu
From the Postal Map romanization of the Mandarin 安陸 /安陆 (Ānlù).
woadster
From Middle English wodester, equivalent to woad (“to dye with woad”) + -ster.
Davao Occidental
From Spanish Davao Occidental, from Davao + occidental (“western”).
The province was created, in 2013, by grouping five of the eight municipalities of the second legislative district of Davao del Sur.
Shishou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石首 (Shíshǒu).
tap tap
Borrowed from Haitian Creole taptap (literally “quick quick”).
lick-box
From lick + box. Possibly a calque of French liche-casse.
Hanchuan
From the Mandarin 漢川 /汉川 (Hànchuān).
Huilong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 回龍／回龙 (Huílóng).
Shayang
From the postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 沙洋 (Shāyáng).
horribile dictu
Borrowed from Latin horribile dictu (literally “horrible to say”).
Dongsheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 東勝 /东胜 (Dōngshèng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 東升 /东升 (Dōngshēng).
miration
Related to mirate. Usually said to be a shortening of admiration. Ultimately from Latin mīrātiō, mīror (“marvel at”).
Mithridatic
From Latin Mithridāticus, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδατικός (Mithridatikós), from Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs) + -ικός (-ikós), from Old Median *Miθra-dāta (literally “Mithra-given”).
charoses
Borrowed from Yiddish חרוסת (kharoyses).
Bugatti
Borrowed from Italian Bugatti.
From French Bugatti. Named after the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti.
trocheus
From Latin trochaeus, from Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), from τροχός (trokhós) + -αῖος (-aîos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).
peristeropod
From Ancient Greek περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”) + -pod.
hippomanes
From Latin hippomanes, from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής (hippomănḗs); see hippo- and the related suffix -mania.
INRIA
Borrowed from French INRIA (“Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique”).
Raphia
From Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst
diasporal
From diaspora + -al (suffix forming adjectives; or forming nouns, especially of some verbal action). Diaspora is derived from Ancient Greek διασπορά (diasporá, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick”), *sperH- (“to kick”)).
thanakha
From Burmese သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:).
Honghu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 洪湖 (Hónghú).
Taixuanjing
From Mandarin 太玄經／太玄经 (Tàixuánjīng, literally “Canon of Supreme Mystery”).
Pherecrates
Either from Latin Pherecratēs or directly from its etymon, Ancient Greek Φερεκρᾰ́της (Pherekrắtēs).
OKB
From Russian ОКБ (OKB), initialism of опытное конструкторское бюро (opytnoje konstruktorskoje bjuro) or опытно-конструкторское бюро (opytno-konstruktorskoje bjuro, “expert design bureau”).
dorf
In some cases from German Dorf and in others from the cognate Yiddish דאָרף (dorf). Doublet of dorp and thorp.
mangonize
Borrowed from Latin mangōnizō (“to adorn wares for sale”), from mangō (“dealer who adorns his wares to make them look more valuable”) (the source of English monger) + -izō (“-ize”).
hare's ear
From Middle English harys eere, haris heere, hares eres, equivalent to hare's + ear.
snallygaster
Probably a modification of Pennsylvania German schnelle Geeschter (“quick ghost”).
deshmukh
From Marathi देशमुख (deśmukh).
Wanquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 萬全 /万全 (Wànquán).
ocellation
From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ation.
Yingshan
From the Postal Map romanization of the Mandarin 英山 (Yīngshān).
Sennacherib
From Latin Sennacherib, ultimately from Akkadian 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (/⁠Sîn-ahhī-erība⁠/, “Sîn has replaced the brothers”).