MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Xiangcheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 相城 (Xiàngchéng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄城 (Xiāngchéng).
From Mandarin 項城 /项城 (Xiàngchéng).
sarcocolla
From Latin sarcocolla, from Ancient Greek σαρκοκόλλα (sarkokólla), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue, adhesive”).
polyphloesboean
From πολυφλοίσβοιο (poluphloísboio), genitive of Ancient Greek πολύφλοισβος (polúphloisbos), as attested in Iliad 1.34.
chacmool
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chak moʼol (“jaguar”, literally “red paw”). The name was first given by Augustus Le Plongeon to a statue of this type discovered at Chichén Itzá in 1875.
Shangrao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 上饒 /上饶 (Shàngráo).
Wuyuan
From Mandarin 婺源 (Wùyuán).
Jiangwan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 江灣／江湾 (Jiāngwān).
fluctuous
From Latin flūctuōsus. By surface analysis, fluct(us) + -uous.
choro-
From Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).
khadag
From Mongolian хадаг (xadag)/ᠬᠠᠳᠠᠭ (qadag). Doublet of khata.
Lepanto-Bontoc
From Cebuano Lepanto + Bontoc.
Kalinga
Borrowed from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga).
Cagayan
From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine languages.
Davao del Norte
From Spanish Davao del Norte, from Davao + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).
Davao del Sur
From Spanish Davao del Sur, from Davao + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).
Davao Oriental
From Spanish Davao Oriental, from Davao + oriental (“eastern”).
Cotabato
Etymology tree
Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa)bor.
Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu
Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 (kōṭu)
Tamil கோடு (kōṭu)
Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)bor.
Malay kotabor.
Maguindanao kuta
Proto-Austronesian *batux
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu
Proto-Philippine *batu
Maguindanao watu
Maguindanao Kutawatubor.
Spanish Cotabatobor.
English Cotabato
From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).
Iloilo
From Spanish Iloílo, from Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of the land between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro is located.
Lanao del Norte
From Spanish Lánao del Norte, from Lánao + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).
Lanao del Sur
From Spanish Lánao del Sur, from Lánao + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).
Negros Occidental
Borrowed from Spanish Negros Occidental, from negros + occidental.
Misamis Occidental
From Spanish Misamis Occidental, from Misamis + occidental (“western”).
Tarlac
From Spanish Tarlac, from Kapampangan malatarlak.
Nueva Vizcaya
Borrowed from Spanish Nueva Vizcaya, from nueva + Basque Bizkaia.
Xiangzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 香洲 (Xiāngzhōu).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 襄州 (Xiāngzhōu).
Mingzhu
Borrowed from Mandarin 明珠 (Míngzhū, literally “shiny pearl”).
dinic
From Ancient Greek δίνη (dínē, “whirling”) + -ic.
Cacahuatepec
Borrowed from Spanish Cacahuatepec, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (“at, to, from”). The Nahuan word is a calque of a Mixtec word; compare San Juan Colorado Mixtec Yucu Suhva (“cacao mountain”).
Ometepec
Borrowed from Spanish Ometepec, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl ōme (“two”) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (“at, to, from”).
Xochistlahuaca
Borrowed from Spanish Xochistlahuaca, from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xōchitl (“flower”) + ixtlāhuacān (“plain”). The Nahuan word is a calque from Amuzgo; compare San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo Suntjaaꞌ (“flower plain”).
awara
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English awara, from Lokono awara.
Shohei
Borrowed from Japanese しょうへい (Shōhei).
Ohtani
Borrowed from Japanese 大谷 (Ōtani).
Mitsuhide
Borrowed from Japanese みつひで (Mitsuhide).
Hisamitsu
Borrowed from Japanese 久光 (Hisamitsu).
diergism
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”) + -ism.
Chubut
Borrowed from Spanish Chubut, from Tehuelche chupat (“transparent”).
Quinsay
From Middle Chinese 行在 or possibly 京師 (kjaeng srij) via one or more Romance languages (e.g. in the story of Marco Polo).
Kalgan
From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣalɣan, “gate”), from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠭᠣᠯᠠᠯᠲᠣ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (čiɣolalto qaɣalg-a, “meeting or assembly gate”), from its important position on Mongolia's trade routes with northern China.
Zhangjiakou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張家口 /张家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu).
Santiago del Estero
From Spanish Santiago del Estero, distinguishing it from other places named Santiago.
Cozoyoapan
Borrowed from Spanish Cozoyoapan, from a Nahuan language.
Solaga
Borrowed from Spanish Solaga, from a Zapotec language; cf. Yatzachi Zapotec Zoꞌoḻaguəꞌ, Zoogocho Zapotec Zoḻagaꞌ.
imaginary geometry
Calque of Russian мни́мая геометрия (mnímaja geometrija), coined by mathematician Nicolai Lobachevsky, probably influenced by мни́мое чи́сло (mnímoje číslo, “imaginary number”), although his precise reasoning is unknown.
juridico-
Borrowed from Latin iūridicus, from Latin iūs (“law”).
dong quai
From Cantonese 當歸／当归 (dong1 gwai1).
trip to Jerusalem
Probably calque of German Reise nach Jerusalem, which originally referred to a different game.
girl rented overnight
A backronym of GRO. The word rented is translated from Cebuano abang (“to rent”), which can also mean “to hire a prostitute”.
extro-
A pseudo-Latinism prefix based upon Latin extra- (“outside, beyond”) under the influence of the distinction between Latin intro- (“inwards”) and intra- (“inside, within”). Formations in English are mostly limited to words formed as antonyms of terms formed with intro-.
wombok
From Cantonese 黃芽白 /黄芽白 (wong⁴ ngaa⁴ baak⁶).
omnitude
From New Latin omnitūdō (attested in the 18th century).
slitch
From Middle English slicche, from Old English *sliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *sliki, *slīk, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz, *slīką, from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg- (“to be slick; slide, slip”). Related to Dutch slijk (“mud, mire, slush”), German Low German Slick (“mud, silt”), German Schlick (“silt, mud”). Doublet of sleech.
netwise
From Middle English nettwyse, nette wise, nette wyse, equivalent to net + -wise.
twofoldly
From Middle English twofoldli, twafaldeliche, equivalent to twofold + -ly.
threefoldly
From Middle English threfoldeli, þrefoldely, equivalent to threefold + -ly.
people's commune
Calque from Chinese 人民公社 (rénmín gōngshè).
sphendone
From Ancient Greek σφενδόνη (sphendónē, “a sling”).
coelanaglyphic
From coel- (a variant of coelo- (prefix meaning ‘hollow’)) + anaglyphic (“relating to an anaglyph”), modelled after French coilanaglyphique. Coelo- is derived from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow; concave; a cavity, hollow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell; to be strong”)), while anaglyphic is derived from anaglyph (“decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief”) (from Ancient Greek ἀναγλυφή (anagluphḗ, “a work in low relief”), from ανα- (ana-, prefix meaning ‘above; upward’) + γλῠ́φειν (glŭ́phein) (the active infinitive of γλῠ́φω (glŭ́phō, “to carve, engrave”), from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to split”))) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns).
Ormoc
From Spanish Ormoc, from Cebuano ugmok.
Eleutherian
From Ancient Greek Ἐλευθερία (Eleuthería, “freedom”).
Giesel
German surname, from the personal name Giesel, shortened from several old Germanic names derived from the element *gīsl (“pledge, hostage”). Also a variant of Geisel, of the same meaning.
Azcapotzalco
Borrowed from Spanish Azcapotzalco, from Classical Nahuatl Āzcapōtzalco, from āzcapōtzalli (“anthill”) + -co (locative suffix).
kudyapi
From Tagalog kudyapi, Hiligaynon kudyapi and Cebuano kudyapi.
Huaquechula
Borrowed from Spanish Huaquechula, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Cuāuhquechōllān.
goguma mattang
From Korean 고구마 맛탕 (goguma mat'tang).
Ancient North Arabian
Attested since 1904. Calque of German Alt-Nord-Arabisch (itself from 1870s), which corresponds to Altnordarabisch in modern orthography
Boracay
From Ati. Probably from Aklanon. Alternatively from Hiligaynon sagay.
Siargao
From Spanish Siargao, from Surigaonon Siargao, from saliargaw.
toesa
From Spanish and Portuguese toesa, from French toise. Doublet of toise.
Cuernavaca
Borrowed from Spanish Cuernavaca, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl Cuauhnāhuac, from cuahuitl (“tree”) + -nāhuac (“near”)); influenced by cuerno (“horn”) and vaca (“cow”).
eluctable
From Latin ēluctābilis, from ēluctor (“struggle out”) + -bilis.
penlop
Borrowed from Dzongkha དཔོན་སློབ (dpon slob).
Poblacion
From Spanish población. See poblacion.
From Spanish población, from Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnis, from Latin populus (“people”). Doublet of population.
Odalism
Neologism, formed from Old Norse óðal (whence also odal) + -ism.
padstool
From Middle English padstol, paddestol, padestol, equivalent to pad (“toad”) + stool. Cognate with Dutch paddestoel (“toadstool”).
Fancheng
From Mandarin 樊城 (Fánchéng).
kanaima
Borrowed from various Cariban sources such as Ye'kwana kanaimö, Kari'na kanaimo, Pemon kanaimö.
Liangzihu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 梁子湖 (Liángzihú).
Zhashan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 奓山 (Zhāshān).
drunken boxing
Calque from Chinese 醉拳 (zuìquán).
Scharnhorst
From German Scharnhorst, from Low German Scharnhorst, from Middle Low German Scharnhorst, from scharn (“dirty, damp”) + horst (“wooded hill”), from Old Saxon *skarn + hurst, from Proto-Germanic *skarną + *hursti.
verdaille
Compare French vert (“green”), as well as English grisaille or brunaille, from French.
soul cake
Probably from Middle English sǒuel, souvel, suvel (“food eaten with bread; food in general”), from Old English sufel, sufol (“anything (especially relish) eaten with bread; sowl”), from Proto-Germanic *suflą (“entremets, viands”), from Proto-Indo-European *seu-, *sew- (“juice; moisture; rain”). + cake. The practice of begging for a soul cake is related to begging for condiments (sowl or soul) from wealthy neighbours, with a Christian re-interpretation.
Dongjin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization for the Mandarin 東津 /东津 (Dōngjīn).
Ceann Comhairle
From Irish ceann (“head”) + comhairle (“[of] council”).
rere-supper
From Middle English rere soper, reresoper, reresouper, from Anglo-Norman rere super, from rere (“rear”) + super (“supper”). Later often assimilated to rere + supper.
Veadar
From Hebrew וְאֲדָר (v-Adár, literally “and Adar”).
subarrhation
From Latin [Term?], from sub (“under”) and arrha (“deposit, pledge”).
guarania
Borrowed from Spanish guarania, from guaraní, from Paraguayan Guarani abá guariní (“man of war”).
Kien
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Vietnamese Kiến.
* Borrowed from Dutch and German Kien, a variant of Kuhn.
milam
Borrowed from Tibetan རྨི་ལམ (rmi lam).
Athanasia
From Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía).
Kapilavastu
From Nepali कपिलवस्तु (kapilavastu), from Sanskrit कपिलवस्तु (kapilavastu), from कपिल (kapila) + वस्तु (vastu).
Bacavi
Borrowed from Hopi Paaqavi, from paaqavi (“reed”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paka.
Bankova
After Ukrainian Банкова (Bankova), from вулиця Банкова (vulycja Bankova, “Bank Street”), the location of the offices of the presidential administration in Kyiv, Ukraine.
beshbarmak
From Kyrgyz бешбармак (beşbarmak) and Kazakh бешбармақ (beşbarmaq), see more there.
Charax
From Latin Charax, from Ancient Greek Χάραξ (Khárax).
regionary
Learned borrowing from New Latin regionarius, referring to a deacon in charge of one of the seven wards of Rome, from Latin regiō + -ārius. Equivalent to region + -ary. Doublet of regionarius.
bing sutt
From Cantonese 冰室 (bing¹ sat¹, literally “ice room”).
Reiger
Borrowed from German Reiger or a reduced form of Dutch de Reiger.
icasm
From Ancient Greek εἴκασμα (eíkasma, “likeness”), from εἰκάζω (eikázō).
Ixmiquilpan
Borrowed from Spanish Ixmiquilpan, from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Itzmiquilpan, from itzmīquilitl (“purslane”) + -pan (locative suffix), calqued from Mezquital Otomi Nts’u̱tk’ani, from tsꞌu̱tkꞌǎni (“purslane”).
Wuqing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武清 (Wǔqīng).
Gaocun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高村 (Gāocūn).
holy fire
From Middle English holi fir, haliȝ fir, equivalent to holy + fire.
bakwan
From Indonesian bakwan, from Hokkien 肉圓 /肉圆 (bah-oân, “meatball”) or 肉丸 (bah-oân, “meatball”). Doublet of ba-wan.
feathern
From Middle English fetheren, plural of fether (“fether”), equivalent to feather + -en (plural marker).
periphractic
From Ancient Greek περιφρακτικός (periphraktikós), from φράσσω (phrássō).
Docetae
From Late Latin Docetae, from Koine Greek Δοκηταί (Dokētaí), from Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem, to appear”).
brethren-in-law
From Middle English breþeren in lawe, equivalent to brethren + in + law.
Two Ladies
Calque of Egyptian nbtj, from the dual of nbt (“mistress, lady”).
karategi
From Japanese 空手着(からてぎ) (karategi). By surface analysis, karate + gi.
tlaco
Borrowed from Spanish tlaco (“tlaco”), from Classical Nahuatl tlaco (“half”).
dimidial
Borrowed from Latin dīmidiālis (“related to the half”) from dīmidium.
Urga
Borrowed from Mongolian өргөө (örgöö, “palace”).
epithymetic
From Ancient Greek ἐπιθυμητικός (epithumētikós), from ἐπιθυμέω (epithuméō, “desire”).
Zhijiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 芷江 (Zhǐjiāng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 枝江 (Zhījiāng).
Parthenius
From Latin Parthenius, from Ancient Greek Παρθένιος (Parthénios). Doublet of Bartın.
Marcionist
From Late Latin Marcionista, from Koine Greek Μαρκιωνιστής (Markiōnistḗs), from Μαρκιων (Markiōn) + Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs). Equivalent to Marcion + -ist.
chanate
Borrowed from Spanish chanate, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tzanatl (“great-tailed grackle”).
Borrowed from Portuguese chanate, from an indigenous language of Mozambique.
spectatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin spectātrīx. By surface analysis, spectator + -trix.
Mudon
Borrowed from Burmese မုဒုံ (mu.dum), ultimately from Mon မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ် (literally “salty peak”).
Dawei
Borrowed from Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), ultimately from Mon ထဝဲ (literally “to sit cross-legged”).
Bhamo
Borrowed from Burmese ဗန်းမော် (ban:mau), ultimately from Shan မၢၼ်ႈမေႃႇး (literally “potter's village”).
Dangyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 當陽 /当阳 (Dāngyáng).
Yoxall
From Old English ġeoces halh (yoke's nook).
Aconbury
From Middle English Akornebir, from Old English [Term?], from ācweorna (“squirrel”) + burg (“fort”).
Alphamstone
From Middle English Alfelmestuna, from Old English [Term?], from Ælfhelmes (male personal name, genitive) + tūn (“farmstead”).
panciteria
From Philippine Spanish pancitería. Compare Tagalog pansiterya.
one-rabbit
Calque of Classical Nahuatl cētōchhuia, from cē tōchtli (“One Rabbit”, the year 1454 in the Aztec calendar) + -huia
pyoptysis
From pyo- + Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō, “spit”).
Khan Tengri
Borrowed from Russian Хан-Те́нгри (Xan-Téngri).
tetrakis legomenon
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres
Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)
Ancient Greek -ᾰ́κῐς (-ắkĭs)
Ancient Greek τετράκῐς (tetrákĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti
Proto-Hellenic *légō
Ancient Greek λεγόμενον (legómenon)
Ancient Greek τετράκῐς λεγόμενον (tetrákĭs legómenon)bor.
English tetrakis legomenon
From Ancient Greek τετράκις λεγόμενον (tetrákis legómenon, “(something) said only four times”), from τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō).
Quicunque
From Latin quīcunque (“whosoever”), which is its first word.
amblygnathous
From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt”) + -gnathous. By surface analysis, ambly- + -gnathous.
melanochroous
From melano- + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “complexion”) + -ous.
battalia pie
Corrupted from French béatilles, diminutive formed from Latin beatus.
liefly
From Middle English levely, levelike, lefliȝ, leofliche, from Old English lēoflīċe (“kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly”), from lēoflīċ, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīka, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, equivalent to lief + -ly.
Chemosh
Borrowed from Hebrew כְּמוֹשׁ (kəmōš), from Moabite 𐤊𐤌𐤔 (kmš), of unclear etymology. Compare Eblaite 𒅗𒈪𒅖 (kamiš).
Yuan'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 遠安 /远安 (Yuǎn'ān).
qarmaq
From Inuktitut ᖃᕐᒪᖅ (qarmaq).
Huawei
From the company, Huawei. Huawei was borrowed from Mandarin 華為／华为 (Huáwéi). See Wikipedia for more.
dynamo-
From Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).
Yiling
From Mandarin 夷陵 (Yílíng).
impotentia coeundi
Learned borrowing from Latin impotentia coeundī (“incapacity to copulate”).
Shahekou
From Mandarin 沙河口 (Shāhékǒu).
adyton
From Ancient Greek ἄδυτον (áduton); compare adytum.
sparr
Likely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.
Llin-nen
From Taishanese 新寧／新宁 (lhin1 nen3). The ll digraph represents [ɬ], as in Welsh.
cukong
Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).
Ackworth
From the Old English personal name Acca + worþ (“enclosure”).
Salmonby
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Salmondebi, from Old Norse, from Salmundr (male given name) + býr (“farm; village”).
Haltemprice
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from haut (“high”) + emprise (“enterprise”).
meristoderm
From Ancient Greek μεριστός (meristós, “divided”) + -derm.
Dumaguete
From Spanish Dumaguete, ultimately from Cebuano dagit.
catch no ball
Calque of Hokkien 掠無球 /掠无球 (lia̍h bô kiû, “to not understand”, literally “catch no ball”).
social fascism
Calque of German Sozialfaschismus and/or Russian социал-фашизм (social-fašizm), terms that gained currency during the Weimar years.
Shalako
Borrowed from Zuni [Term?].
Borrowed from Hopi Saʼlako, from Zuni [Term?].
lobang
From Malay lubang (“hole, opening, gap”), commonly misspelled and pronounced in Singapore as lobang.
Dianjun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 點軍 /点军 (Diǎnjūn).
pliosaurian
From taxonomic name Pliosaurus or pliosaur + -ian; compare saurian.
Tsinan
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán).
Saxonical
From medieval Latin Saxonicus (“Saxon”) + -al. Compare Saxonic.
conscript father
Calque of Latin patrēs cōnscrīptī; see there for more.
rhizanth
From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
akpeteshie
From Ga [Term?], meaning "they are hiding", in reference to its prohibition during the colonial period.
chronometrics
From chrono- + -metrics on the model of chronometer, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) and μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”).
meco-
From combining form of Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos, “length”).
proxime accessit
From proxime (“next or immediately following”), accessit, from Latin for "she/he came very near".
Wujiagang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 伍家崗 /伍家岗 (Wǔjiāgǎng).
Xiaoting
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 猇亭 (Xiāotíng).
Butuanon
From Cebuano Butuanon, from Butuan + -on.
The Call of South Africa
Calque of Afrikaans Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
K-selection
Coined by the American ecologists Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in 1967. The choice of the letter K came from the German Kapazitätsgrenze (“capacity limit”).
minjok
Unadapted borrowing from Korean 민족(民族) (minjok, “race, ethnicity”).
Shangluo
From Mandarin 商洛 (Shāngluò).
Luonan
From Mandarin 洛南 (Luònán).
From Mandarin 珞南 (Luònán).
Danfeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹鳳 /丹凤 (Dānfèng).
Sagarmatha
From Nepali सगरमाथा (sagarmāthā).
Surigaonon
From Cebuano Surigaonon, from Surigao + -non.
Xiling
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西陵 (Xīlíng).
dingolay
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-
Middle French des-
Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ-
Proto-Germanic *kringaną
Proto-Germanic *kringazder.
Old Dutch *kring
Middle Dutch kring
Middle Dutch crinkelenbor.
Old French gringoller
Middle French gringueler
Middle French desgringueler
French dégringolerder.?
Kongo dyengulader.
English dingolay
From Kongo dyengula (“to gyrate the waist while dancing”), possibly from French dégringoler (“to fall down, tumble”).
chadon beni
Borrowed from French chardon béni (“blessed thistle”): chardon (“thistle”) (ultimately from Latin carduus (“wild thistle; artichoke”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“to rub, scrape, scratch”)) + béni (past participle of bénir (“to bless”), ultimately from Late Latin benedīcō (“to bless, praise”), from bene (“well”) and dīcō (“speak”)).
peewah
Borrowed from Trinidadian Creole English peewa, peewah, from Spanish pijguao (Latin America), possibly from Quechua [Term?]. The English word is cognate with Spanish pifá, pivá (Panama), pijuayo (Peru).
Eisodia
From Ancient Greek εἴσοδος (eísodos, “entrance”).
go strong
Combination of go and strong (adverb). The adverb was formed of Old English strong + -e; compare strongly.
Pasig
From Tagalog Pasig, from pasig (“sandy riverbank”).
Common folk etymologies include claims of Sanskrit origin, or a corruption of Tagalog mabagsik by Chinese. No Sanskrit words sounding similar to Pasig exist, however. Cognate with Paser (“a regency in Indonesia”).
Huangshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin for 黃石／黄石 (Huángshí).
Maraw
Borrowed from Hopi Maraw (“member of the Maraw society”), from maraw (“a kind of insect”).
tun-moot
From Old English tūn (“town”) + mōt (“meeting”).
restaur
From Middle French restaur, from Old French restor, restaur.
Either an alteration of restore, or borrowed from Latin restaurāre.
Abberley
From Old English Eadbeald (a given name) + leah (“forest clearing, meadow, lea”).
Mandaluyong
From Tagalog Mandaluyong, of uncertain origin.
Hanseong
From Korean 한성(漢城) (Hanseong).
apartheid flag
From apartheid + flag. From Afrikaans apartheid (“separateness”), and it being the flag of a state that practiced it.
Yidu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū).
Dodds
From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.
apartheid anthem
Compound of apartheid + anthem. From Afrikaans apartheid (“separateness”), and it being the national anthem of a state that practiced it.
Shizishan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 獅子山／狮子山 (Shīzǐshān).
Khashoggi
From Arabic خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī), from Ottoman Turkish قاشیقجی (kaşıkcı, “spoon-maker”) (Turkish kaşıkçı).
K and K
Part-translation of German k. u. k., short for kaiserlich und königlich (“imperial and royal”).
signcrypt
Blend of sign + encrypt, from en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”)
tychoplankton
From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance, luck, accident”) + -o- + plankton.
sympelmous
From sym- + Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.
Old Kingdom
Calque of German Altes Reich, eventually displacing Old Empire, an older calque of the same term. Coined in the 1840s as part of a periodization of Ancient Egyptian history into Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
New Kingdom
Calque of German Neues Reich, eventually displacing New Empire, an older calque of the same term. Coined in the 1840s as part of a periodization of Ancient Egyptian history into Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
pollman
Blend of poll (“ordinary university degree”) + man. First part from Ancient Greek πολλοί (polloí, “the many, the masses”). Second part from Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”).
crestmarine
From French christe-marine, influenced by crest, as if a reference to its coastal habitat.
typtology
From Ancient Greek τύπτω (túptō, “to strike”) + -logy.
Scaean
From the Scaean Gate in Troy, from Ancient Greek σκαιός (skaiós, “left”).
dystomic
From dys- (“defective”) + -tome (“cutting, section”) + -ic (“adjectival suffix”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Xingshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 興山 /兴山 (Xīngshān).
semostomous
From Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “mark”) + -stome + -ous.