MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Aesacus
From Latin Aesacus, from Ancient Greek Αἴσᾰκος (Aísăkos).
Musaeus
Borrowed from Latin Mūsaeus, from Ancient Greek Μουσαῖος (Mousaîos).
perispomeni
From Greek περισπωμένη (perispoméni).
Praesepe
From Latin praes(a)epe (“enclousre, pen, name of star cluster”).
procreatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin prōcreātrīx. By surface analysis, procreator + -trix.
vesica biliaris
Unadapted borrowing from Latin vesica biliaris.
caddichus
From Ancient Greek κάδδιχος (káddikhos, “a vessel used in voting”). Mentioned in Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus, describing Ancient Spartan customs.
LIGA
An abbreviation of German Lithographie (“lithography”) + Galvanoformung (“electroplating”) + Abformung (“molding”).
Paulinian
From Latin Paulīnus + -ian, partly after German paulinisch and partly after French paulinien. By surface analysis, Pauline + -ian.
Pelasgoi
From Ancient Greek Πελασγοί (Pelasgoí), nominative plural of Πελασγός (Pelasgós, “Pelasgian”).
Caliking
Borrowed from Ibaloi Caliking. See that for more details.
Topdac
Borrowed from Ibaloi Topdac. See that for more details.
Cattubo
Acronym of all of its sitios: Calasipan, Apanbirang, Timbac, TUlodan, Butiao, and Oyusan. See the meronyms below for more info.
It was also derived from Ibaloi katutubo (“young”).
Abiang
Borrowed from Ibaloi Abiang. See that for more details.
Stirner
Borrowed from German Stirner, from Stirn (“forehead”) + -er.
Bangal
From Bengali বাঙ্গাল (baṅgal).
Ile aux Canards
Borrowed from French Île aux Canards (literally “Isle of the Ducks”).
Seogwipo
Borrowed from Korean 서귀포(西歸浦) (Seogwipo).
stawsome
From Scots stawsum, from staw, sta, staa, stau (“stall”) + -sum. Equivalent to English stall + -some.
sambusak
From North Levantine Arabic سمبوسك (sambūsak), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.
Doublet of sambusa, sambuseh, sambuusa, samosa, and samsa.
Nishit
Transliteration of Hindi निशित (niśit), from Sanskrit निशित (niśita).
Nishita
Transliteration of Hindi निशिता (niśitā), from Sanskrit निशिता (niśitā).
Wazalendo
Borrowed from Swahili wazalendo (“patriots; nationalists”).
Shihding
From Mandarin 石碇 (Shídìng) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Shíhdìng.
Shenkeng
From the Mandarin 深坑 (Shēnkēng).
Minimarg
From Urdu مِنی مَرْگ (minī marg).
milt-sick
From Old English milte seoc, literally, “spleen-sick”. By surface analysis, milt + sick.
sobrinicide
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sobrīnicidium (“cousin-killing”)
conisterion
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κονιστήριον (konistḗrion).
Xiangshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 香山 (Xiāngshān).
Sinpu
From Mandarin 新埔 (Xīnpǔ) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sinpǔ.
Beipu
From Mandarin 北埔 (Běipǔ).
Anle
From Mandarin 安樂 /安乐 (Ānlè).
Sanxia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 三峽 (Sānxiá).
Tucheng
From Mandarin 土城 (Tǔchéng).
Shulin
From Mandarin 樹林 (Shùlín).
Yingge
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶯歌 (Yīnggē).
Novosil
From Russian Новоси́ль (Novosílʹ).
Bolkhov
From Russian Бо́лхов (Bólxov).
Riza
Borrowed from Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be satisfied”).
Sanchong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 三重 (Sānchóng).
Zhonghe
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中和 (Zhōnghé).
Pyrih
From Ukrainian пиріг (pyrih), from Proto-Slavic *pirogъ.
Pyrich
Probably via Polish transliteration, from Ukrainian пиріг (pyrih), from Proto-Slavic *pirogъ.
Goloyad
From Russian Голояд (Golojad) and Ukrainian Голояд (Holojad).
Goloiad
From Russian Голояд (Golojad) and Ukrainian Голояд (Holojad).
Golojad
From Russian Голояд (Golojad) and Ukrainian Голояд (Holojad).
Lobach
Transliteration of the East Slavic surname Лобач. Perhaps from East Slavic лоб -ач.
Lobacz
Polish-style transliteration of the Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian surname Лобач. Perhaps from East Slavic лоб -ач.
Din Tai Fung
From the restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, from Hakka 鼎泰豐 /鼎泰丰 (Tín-thai-fûng). Its initials resemble DTF (“down to fuck”).
megalopterous
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -ous
Krasnov
Russian Красно́в (Krasnóv), ultimately from Russian кра́сный (krásnyj, “beautiful; red”). The nickname for Donald Trump was popularized in 2025 from a claim by a former Kazakhstani KGB official, Alnur Mussayev, that it was the codename of Donald Trump during his visits to the Soviet Union.
Yingko
From Mandarin 鶯歌 (Yīnggē), Wade–Giles romanization: Ying¹-ko¹.
Subh-i-Azal
Borrowed from Classical Persian صُبْحِ اَزَل (subh-i azal).
chou chou
Borrowed from Singaporean Mandarin 臭臭 (chòuchou, literally “smelly (thing)”).
Halh
Borrowed from Khalkha Mongolian Халх (Xalx).
Kotlyne
From Ukrainian Ко́тлине (Kótlyne).
Shuangsi
From Mandarin 雙溪 (Shuāngxī) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Shuangsi.
Campsea Ashe
Originally two settlements; recorded as Campeseia and Esce in 1086 (DB), from Old English camp + ēg, and æsc (“ash”). This later became Campsey Ash, as noted below.
Aethusa
Ancient Greek Αἵθουσα (Haíthousa)
nulligest
Borrowed from terms in Romance languages such as French nulligeste, from Latin nūllus (“none”) + gestus (“borne, carried”).
Sanhsia
From Mandarin 三峽 (Sānxiá), Wade–Giles romanization: San¹-hsia².
Rooiels
Borrowed from Afrikaans Rooiels, from Afrikaans rooiels / rooi-els (“Cunonia capensis”).
Tanjung Rambutan
Borrowed from Malay Tanjung Rambutan. Sense 3 refers to the notorious reputation of the psychiatric hospital located there as associated with people with mental illnesses.
Aphthartodocetist
From Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτοδοκήτης (aphthartodokḗtēs), derived from Ancient Greek ἀφθαρτος (aphthartos, “incorruptible”) + Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem, I appear”).
bigfin squid
Calque of taxonomic name Magnapinna, from Latin magna (“big, large”) + pinna (“fin”).
Puxian Min
Calque of Chinese 莆仙閩語 /莆仙闽语.
Puxian
Borrowed from Chinese 莆仙 (Pú-Xiān).
Jiaxian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān).
Liugui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 六龜 (Liùguī).
gwarosa
Borrowed from Korean 과로사 (gwarosa). Doublet of guolaosi and karoshi.
Sansia
From Mandarin 三峽 (Sānxiá), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sansiá.
Chungho
From Mandarin 中和 (Zhōnghé), Wade–Giles romanization: Chung¹-ho².
occidentosis
From occident (“west”) + -osis; calque of Iranian Persian غربزدگی (ġarb-zadegi).
Teoswa
From Teochew 潮汕 (dio⁵ suan¹).
trapezitine
Borrowed from translingual Trapezitinae. By surface analysis, translingual Trapezites + -ine. Further from Ancient Greek τρᾰπεζῑ́της (trăpezī́tēs, “banker”), τρᾰ́πεζᾰ (trắpeză, “table”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂- (“tripodal”), comprised of *tri- (“tri-, three”) and *pṓds (“foot”), themselves from *tréyes (“three”) and *ped- (“to walk, to step”).
Lamjung
Borrowed from Nepali लमजुङ (lamajuṅ).
Ningyang
From Mandarin 寧陽 /宁阳 (Níngyáng).
aneabil
Uncertain. Possibly from ane (a variant of one) + -able, or an alteration of onlepy. Alternatively, from the Latin inhabilis, used to refer to an unmarried man, or Old French anable. Whether the word was used as an adjective or a noun is uncertain.
epigonion
Ancient Greek ἐπιγόνιον (epigónion)
Loch's chromodoris
Calque of taxonomic name Chromodoris lochi.
Soloviov
Borrowed from Ukrainian Соловйов (Solovjov).
Soloviova
Borrowed from Ukrainian Соловйова (Solovjova).
Penmachno
From Welsh pen + Machno, the village is situated on the Afon Machno.
Thrithala
Borrowed from Malayalam തൃത്താല (tr̥ttāla).
Sushkivka
Borrowed from Ukrainian Су́шківка (Súškivka).
KPD
Borrowed from German KPD (“Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands”).
Japanese iris
Etymology tree
Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor.
Malay Jepangbor.
Portuguese Japãobor.
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Malay Jepangbor.
Dutch Japanbor.
English Japan
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English Japanese
Ancient Greek ϝῖρῐς (wîrĭs)
Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris)bor.
Latin irisbor.
English iris
blend
Translingual Iriscalq.
Latin japonicacalq.
English Japanese iris
Calque of taxonomic name Iris japonica, as gardeners have colloquialised its term.
Esquiline Hill
Calque of Latin Esquilinus mons, which see.
Gangseo
Borrowed from Korean 강서(江西) (Gangseo).
Kanbi
Borrowed from Gujarati કણબી (kaṇbī).
Kunbi
Borrowed from Marathi कुणबी (kuṇbī).
Consuetudinous
From Medieval Latin cōnsuētūdinis, from Latin cōnsuetudō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -in- + -ous.
herit
From Middle English heriten, from Middle French heriter (modern French hériter), from Old French eriter, heriter, earlier *hereter, from Latin hērēditō.
jangal
Borrowed from Hindustani جَن٘گَل (jaṅgal) / जंगल (jaṅgal)
Evros
From Greek Έβρος (Évros), from Ancient Greek Ἕβρος (Hébros), from Thracian *Ebrus (“wide”) or ebros (“splasher”).
Iouliana
Transliteration of the Greek Ιουλιανά (Ioulianá).
farmla
Ultimately from Arabic فَرْمَلَة (farmala) via Tunisian Arabic or Libyan Arabic.
Temotu
Reflects the univerbation of Proto-Polynesian *te (“the”) + Proto-Polynesian *motu (“reef islet”). The place name Temotu, literally “the reef islet” arose in different Polynesian languages, making it impossible to indicate the exact source of the English term for different locations with the same name.
Popasnaya
From Russian Попа́сная (Popásnaja).
Holbein
From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)
Izumisano
Borrowed from Japanese 泉佐野 (Izumisano).
Karamanlis
From Greek Καραμανλής (Karamanlís).
Papandreou
From Greek Παπανδρέου (Papandréou).
vanilla submarine
Calque of Greek βανίλια υποβρύχιο (vanília ypovrýchio), referring to the way it is served submerged in water.
lok-lok
From Cantonese 淥淥 /渌渌 (luk⁶ luk⁶).
lor ark
From Hokkien 滷鴨 /卤鸭 (ló͘-ah).
ang ku kueh
Borrowed from Hokkien 紅龜粿 /红龟粿 (âng-ku-kóe).
red tortoise cake
Calque of Hokkien 紅龜粿 /红龟粿 (âng-ku-kóe, literally “red tortoise cake”).
oakleaf hydrangea
Partial calque of taxonomic name Hydrangea quercifolia. The specific epithet quercifolia comes from Latin quercus (“oak”) + Latin folia (“leaf”), referring to the leaves' similarity in shape to those of oak trees, which belong to the unrelated genus Quercus.
lign-aloes
Inherited from Middle English, from Middle French lignalöé, from Latin lignum + aloes. Compare lign-. The -s originates in the Latin genitive case, but it seems to have been reinterpreted as an English plural form.
subsuntive
From Spanish subsuntivo. Compare Spanish consuntivo = English consumptive etc.
shajra
Borrowed from Hindustani شَجْرَہ (śajra) / शजरा (śajrā), fron Classical Persian شَجَرَه (šajara), from Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara).
Guanshanhu
From Mandarin 觀山湖 /观山湖.
Xiuwen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 修文.
Kaiyang
From Mandarin 開陽 /开阳 (Kāiyáng).
Xifeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 息烽.
musahhir
Borrowed from Arabic مُسَحِّر (musaḥḥir).
Port Quin
From Cornish Porth Gwynn (literally “white cove”), from porth (“harbour”) + gwynn (“white”).
McLafferty
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhlaithbheartaigh (“son of Flaithbheartach”).
elicitive
From Latin ēlicitīvus. By surface analysis, elicit + -ive.
budoka
From Japanese 武道家(ぶどうか) (budōka).
ita-bag
From Japanese 痛バッグ (ita baggu, “painful bag”), from 痛 (ita, “pain”) + バッグ (baggu, “bag”), itself from English bag.
randyvoo
Borrowed from French rendez-vous. Cognate with Yola randyboo.
ryuha
From Japanese 流派(りゅうは) (ryūha).
Opole Lubelskie
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Opole Lubelskie.
shaila
Borrowed from Yiddish שאלה (sheyle), Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (sh'elá, “question”).
Borodino bread
Calque of Russian бороди́нский хле́б (borodínskij xléb).
underhope
Perhaps from Middle English underhopen (“to consider as secondary, discount”), equivalent to under- + hope.
Verley
From West Flemish, a shortening of Dutch Van der Leij.
amphigastrium
From New Latin amphi- (“near”) + gastr- (“belly; ventral”) + -ium. Attested from the 19th century.
Pocheon
Borrowed from Korean 포천(抱川) (Pocheon).
Jakariya
Borrowed from Bengali জাকারিয়া (jakariẏa), Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā).
Ponciau
From Welsh. It was named Ponkey until 1932, an anglicised spelling.
Celestia
From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), perhaps influenced by celestial. In sense 2 (“Fredericton”), after Celestial City.
North Kazakhstan
From north + Kazakhstan, a calque of Kazakh Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы (Soltüstık Qazaqstan oblysy).
Repyakhovka
From Russian Репя́ховка (Repjáxovka). Compare Repiakhivka.
Prilesye
From Russian Приле́сье (Prilésʹje). Compare Pryliessie.
Grafovka
From Russian Гра́фовка (Gráfovka).
Demidovka
From Russian Деми́довка (Demídovka). Compare Demydivka, Dziamidaŭka, and Dziemidoŭka.
caygotte
Apparently from a Basque word derived from Occitan cagot, which itself claimed to be from ca-goth (“Gothic dog”).
Dimidium
Borrowed from Latin dīmidium (“half”), referring to the planet's mass of approximately half the mass of Jupiter.
Haizhu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 海珠 (Hǎizhū).
Huilai
From Mandarin 惠來 /惠来 (Huìlái).
Huiyang
From Mandarin 惠陽 /惠阳 (Huìyáng).
Jiande
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 建德 (Jiàndé).
milk drinker
From Ancient Greek γαλακτοπότης (galaktopótēs, “a milk drinker”), a derogatory term which the Greeks used in reference to the barbarians.
kulhar
Borrowed from Hindi कुल्हड़ (kulhaṛ)
biritch
From Russian бирич (birič), of obscure origin, perhaps from Turkish bir-üç (“one-three”).
Kandal
Borrowed from Khmer កណ្ដាល (kɑɑkɑndaal, literally “middle, center”).
Krasnaya Yaruga
From Russian Кра́сная Яру́га (Krásnaja Jarúga).
Biwabik
Borrowed from Ojibwe biiwaabik (“iron”).
Guangming
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 光明 (Guāngmíng).
Gaozhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高州 (Gāozhōu).
Saffar
Borrowed from Arabic صَفَّار (ṣaffār). The exoplanet is named after 11th-century astronomer Ibn as-Saffar of Muslim Spain.
Hrafivka
From Ukrainian Гра́фівка (Hráfivka).
Deucaledon Ocean
Calque of Latin Ōceanus Deucalēdonius.
menzuma
Borrowed from Amharic መንዙማ (mänzuma).
Prylisne
From Ukrainian Прилі́сне (Prylísne).
Liptsy
From Russian Липцы (Lipcy). Compare Lyptsi.
blintsi
From Russian блинцы́ (blincý), plural of блине́ц (blinéc).
lor sor
From Hokkien 囉嗦 /啰嗦 (lô-so) or Cantonese 囉嗦 /啰嗦 (lo¹ so¹).
Terekeme
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تراكمه (Terâkime), plural of Ottoman Turkish تركمان (Türkmân).
rhapsoidos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós). Doublet of rhapsode.
Demydivka
From Ukrainian Деми́дівка (Demýdivka). Compare Demidovka, Dziamidaŭka, and Dziemidoŭka.
Kudat
Borrowed from Malay Kudat, a corruption of Rungus kutad.
chao fan
Borrowed from Mandarin 炒飯 /炒饭 (chǎofàn), possibly originally from Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭 (caau² faan⁶). Compare Spanish chaufa, chofán
Yeongnam
From Korean 영남(嶺南) (Yeongnam).
Breich
Probably ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *brɨx (“speckled, mottled”), from Proto-Celtic *brikkos.
vinegret
From Russian винегре́т (vinegrét). Doublet of vinaigrette.
heuningbos
Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans heuningbos (literally “honeybush”), from heuning (“honey”) + bos (“bush”). Compare rooibos.
pedocriminal
From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)), and from Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
tapir frog
Possibly a calque of Spanish rana danta, named after the enlarged nose of this frog, resembling a tapir's.
morkovcha
From Russian морко́вча (morkóvča), itself a compound of Russian морко́вь (morkóvʹ, “carrot”) + Korean 채 (chae, “thin strips”).
Colmenar Viejo
From Spanish colmenar + viejo (“old apiary”).
Colmenar de Oreja
From Spanish colmenar de oreja (“apiary of the ear”)
bullarium
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bullarium, from bulla (“seal; papal bull”) + -arium.
Pas Yisroel
Borrowed from Hebrew פת ישראל (pas Yisroel), from פַּת (pat, “bread”) + יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
ray-woon
Borrowed from Burmese ရေဝန် (rewan, “port official”).
Feralia
From Latin fērālis (“funereal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, sacred place”).
Tamil Eelam
Borrowed from Tamil தமிழீழம் (tamiḻīḻam, “Tamil lands of Eelam (Sri Lanka)”).
samtaegeuk
Borrowed from Korean 삼태극(三太極) (samtaegeuk).
sea-robber
From sea + robber, continuing earlier phrases from Middle English such as "robbowre on the see", "robbar yn the see", "robber be þe se", etc.
Goudi
Transliteration of the Greek Γουδή (Goudí).
Eppridge
Possibly from Old English yppe (“upland”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).
cartwain
From cart + wain, perhaps from Middle English *cartwain, continuing Old English crætwæġn (“wagon, chariot”).
Zoroastric
Zoroaster + -ic, originally after Spanish Zoroastrico. First attested after 1739.
Deninger's bear
Calque of taxonomic name Ursus deningeri; named in 1904 by the German paleontologist Wilhelm von Reichenau (1847–1925) after the German geologist and paleontologist Karl Deninger (1878–1917).
Onsong
Borrowed from Korean 온성(穩城) (Onseong).
Illarionov
Borrowed from Russian Илларионов (Illarionov).
Ilarion
Borrowed from Ukrainian Іларіон (Ilarion), Russian Иларион (Ilarion).
black bean sauce
Calque of Chinese 豆豉醬 /豆豉酱 (dòuchǐjiàng, “black bean sauce”)
musou
From Japanese 無双 (musō, “unrivaled”), the final word in the title of the 2000 game 真・三國無双 (Shin Sangokumusō, "True Three Kingdoms Unrivaled"), released in English territories as Dynasty Warriors 2.
kan ni na bu chao chee bye
Combination of kan ni na bu + chao chee bye, from Hokkien 姦恁娘母臭膣屄 /奸恁娘母臭膣屄 (“fuck your mother's stinking cunt”).
riichi
From Japanese 立直 (rīchi), from Chinese 立直 (lìzhí).
Beoley
Inherited from Middle English Beoley, Buley, from Old English Bēolēah, from bēo (“bee”) + lēah (“clearing”).
Mannahatta
From Unami, the local Algonquian language. That name is usually taken to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) and another element.
skabenga
Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-
Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-
Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀-
Zulu ísi-
Zulu -gebenga
Zulu -u
Zulu isígebéngubor.
English skabenga
Borrowed from Zulu isígebéngu (“bandit, criminal, gangster”).
pearl of the Antilles
Calque of French perle des Antilles, from being the richest and most prosperous French colony in the West Indies.
Ghiblify
From Studio Ghibli + -ify, itself derived from Italian ghibli (“a hot, dust-carrying desert wind in North Africa”). The trend originated in late March 2025 after OpenAI introduced 4o Image Generation, which allowed users to upload and edit their own images using ChatGPT.
Keoghan
From Irish Mac Eocháin (literally “son of Eochán”) or Irish Ó Ceocháin (literally “descendant of Ceochán”).
ligne claire
From French ligne claire (“clear line”), originally from Dutch klare lijn (“clear line”), originally coined by Dutch artist Joost Swarte in 1977 to describe the work of Belgian artist Hergé.
Igiugig
Borrowed from Yup'ik Igyaraq.
Saveliyeva
Borrowed from Ukrainian Савєльєва (Savjelʹjeva), Russian Савельева (Savelʹjeva)
spanakorizo
Greek σπανακόρυζο (spanakóryzo)
Sayfo
Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܣܰܝܦܳܐ.
Twycross
Recorded as Tvicros in 1086 (DB), from Old English twī + cros.
Perseides
Borrowed from Latin Perseides, plural of Perseis (“Perseid (meteor)”).
Denley
"Dweller by the valley-clearing", from Old English denu (“valley”) + lēah (“wood clearing”).
Titanid
From Latin Titanis, from Ancient Greek Τιτανίς (Titanís). By surface analysis, Titan + -id.
Drakeley
From Old English *draca (“he-duck”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
tai ji
From Hokkien 代誌 /代志 (tāi-chì, “affair, matter, (abstract) thing”).
ma fan
Borrowed from Mandarin 麻煩 /麻烦 (máfán).
Perseidae
Borrowed from Latin Perseidae, plural of Perseidēs.
Orseis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρσηΐς (Orsēḯs), from ὄρσω (órsō, “to stir, awaken, excite”).
Hunwick
"Dweller at the honey farm", from Old English huniġ (“honey”) + wīc (“farm”).
Achilleid
Borrowed from Latin Achilleis. By surface analysis, Achilles + -id.
Danaid
From the stem of Latin Danais, from Ancient Greek Δαναΐς (Danaḯs), from Δαναός (Danaós, “Danaus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Danaus”. By surface analysis, Danaus + -id.
pisupo
Borrowed from Samoan pisupo, from English pea soup. Pea soup was the first canned food introduced to Samoa, causing the islanders to refer to all canned foods as pisupo (a borrowing of pea soup adapted to the phonotactics of Samoan). Corned beef subsequently became the most common canned food in Samoa, causing Samoans to exclusively refer to corned beef when using the word pisupo in English.
Dongyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東陽 /东阳 (Dōngyáng).
Goseong
Borrowed from Korean 고성(高城) (Goseong).
Kaicheng
From Mandarin 開城 /开城 (Kāichéng).
theolepsy
From theo- + -lepsy, or directly from Ancient Greek θεοληψία (theolēpsía, “divine inspiration; superstition”).
panolepsy
From Pan + -o- + -lepsy, after Ancient Greek Πανόληπτος (Panólēptos, “possessed by Pan”, adjective).
Feicheng
From Mandarin 肥城 (Féichéng).
Danyang
From Mandarin 丹陽 /丹阳 (Dānyáng).
Zhangqiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 章丘 (Zhāngqiū).
Taixing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 泰興 /泰兴 (Tàixīng).
Tieling
From Mandarin 鐵嶺 /铁岭 (Tiělǐng).
Laiwu
From Mandarin 萊蕪 /莱芜 (Láiwú).
Sasan
From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭮𐭠𐭭 (sʾsʾn /⁠Sāsān⁠/).
Tokachi
Borrowed from Japanese 十勝 (Tokachi), from Ainu トカㇷ゚チ (tokapci).
Duncalf
From Old English dunn (“brownish grey”) + cealf (“calf”); originally a nickname.
rectus abdominis muscle
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus rēctus abdōminis. Literally, “straight abdominal muscle”.
genosome
From geno- + -some (noun), from Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
Makran
Borrowed from Persian مکران (makrān), or Baluchi مکران (məkran). Compare also Gujarati મકરાણ (makrāṇ).
Tamilakam
From Tamil தமிழகம் (tamiḻakam).
Khudykivtsi
From Ukrainian Худикі́вці (Xudykívci).
jordanon
New Latin, from Alexis Jordan †1897 French biologist + -on, on analogy with taxon.
namagashi
From Japanese 生菓子(なまがし) (namagashi).
jianbing guozi
From Chinese 煎饼馃子 (jiānbǐng guǒzi).
mnioid
From Ancient Greek μνῐ́ον, μνῖον (mnĭ́on, mnîon, “seaweed”) + English -oid. Compare Ancient Greek μνῑώδης (mnīṓdēs, “of moss, mossy, soft as moss”).
Tarbert
From either Irish or Scottish Gaelic Tairbeart, an isthmus.
septuplinerved
By surface analysis, septuple (“seven times, sevenfold”, from Latin septuplus) + -i- (Latinate interfix) + nerved (“having nerves”). Compare translingual septuplinervis, the specific epithet of Miconia septuplinervis.
Chiehhsiu
From Mandarin 介休 (Jièxiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chieh⁴-hsiu¹.
Tokiponist
From Toki Pona + -ist, either by analogy with Esperantist or as a calque of Esperanto tokiponisto.
Bobai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 博白 (Bóbái).
Luchuan
From Mandarin 陸川 /陆川 (Lùchuān).
Xingye
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興業 /兴业 (Xīngyè).
Stockford
"Dweller near a ford marked by a stump", from Old English stocc (“stump”) + ford (“ford”).
ancyl-
See ankylo- § Etymology. From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”)
margeline
First attested in 1572. Borrowed from French morgeline, derived from Medieval Latin Morsus gallinae.
See also chickweed, henbit.
glime
Of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English glimme (“radiance, brightness”) (whence glim), Scots glim (“glance, glimpse”) or Norwegian Nynorsk glim (“glimpse, glimmer”), all from Proto-Germanic *glīmô. Compare glim, gleam, glimmer, glimpse.
The noun is derived from the verb.
Quarndon
Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Cornun. From Old English *Cweorndūn, a compound of cweorn (“quern, millstone”) + dūn (“hill”).
bopes
Clipping of bo pian + -s (hypocoristic suffix), from Hokkien 無變／无变 (bô-piàn, “no choice”).
Lianghe
From Mandarin 梁河 (Liánghé).
Longchuan
From Mandarin 隴川 /陇川 (Lǒngchuān).
Mangshi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 芒市 (Mángshì).
Ruili
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 瑞麗 /瑞丽 (Ruìlì).
ktistic
From Ancient Greek κτίσις (ktísis, “founding, settling”) + -ic.
Gwangbokjeol
Borrowed from Korean 광복절 (gwangbokjeol), literally meaning "the day the light returned". 복 (bok), meaning "restoration" (復), refers to Korea's independence before Japanese rule.
e hoa
From Māori e (“vocative particle”) + hoa (“friend, companion”).
Haniel
Hebrew חַנִּיאֵל (literally “God is my grace”)