MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Hemsworth
From the unattested Old English personal name *Hymel + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).
acromio-
From Latin acromion, from Ancient Greek ἀκρώμιον (akrṓmion). By surface analysis, acromi(on) + -o-.
Dura-Europos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δοῦρα Εὐρωπός (Doûra Eurōpós).
amand
Borrowed from Latin amando, from ab (“from, away from”) + mando (“to order”).
truckonaut
From truck + -o- + -naut, a calque of Spanish camionauta.
anicut
Borrowed from Tamil அணைக்கட்டு (aṇaikkaṭṭu, “dam for regulating the flow of an irrigation channel”), from அணை (aṇai) + கட்டு (kaṭṭu). Also compare Kannada ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು (aṇekaṭṭu) with the same construction.
Foochow
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 福州 (Fúzhōu). Doublet of Hokchiu.
inguino-
From inguinālis, from inguen + -ālis, from Latin inguen.
astripotent
From Latin astripotens, likely through Middle French astripotent.
anopsology
From an- (“not, without”) + Ancient Greek ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + -ology, from Ancient Greek ἄνοψος (ánopsos, “without relish”).
Ouse
From Old English Usa, probably of Romano-British Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *udso-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”).
splanchno-
From Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”).
Hollister
The surname is a feminine derivative of Hollier, itself from Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”), in this case extended to refer to a female brothel-keeper, (i.e. a madam). The originally feminine occupational suffix -ster has given rise to many such personal names which today might instead be either masculine or ungendered altogether. For example, from masculine dyer, came both formerly feminine variants Dyster and Dexter; from masculine weaver/webber, came the formerly feminine Webster, among others.
Verdandi
From Old Norse Verðandi, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”).
Stockley
From Old English stocc (“log, stump, tree trunk”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stock + -ley (“lea”).
Nuttall
From Old English hnutu (“nut”) + healh (“nook, corner”).
Shankland
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Scotland, most likely from Old English sċanca (“leg”) + land (“land”).
Fotheringham
Habitational surname from a minor place in Scotland, near Forfar, from Old English fōdring (“grazing”) + hām (“homestead”).
Kelleher
From Irish Ó Céileachair (“descendant of Céileachar”), from the male given name Céileachar (literally “spouse-loving”), from céile (“spouse, companion”), from Old Irish céile, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee”, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos; + -ach (“of”, relation-forming suffix), from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos.
Comrie
From Scottish Gaelic comar (“confluence”) + the locative suffix -ach.
Hanley
From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Henley, which shares the same etymology.
Brophy
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bróithe (“descendant of Bróth”), a personal name or byname of unknown origin.
brandy pawnee
The second word comes from Hindi पानी (pānī, “water”).
Kalas
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Hungarian Kalász, an ethnic surname for a member of a Turkic people.
* Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kalaš, a patronymic from the personal name Kála.
* Borrowed from Polish Kałas.
Hedlund
Borrowed from Swedish Hedlund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements hed (“heath”) and lund (“grove”).
Nygaard
From North Germanic (Scandinavian), Danish Nygaard and Norwegian Nygaard.
Blom
Borrowed from Dutch and Swedish Blom, an ornamental surname from either bloem (“flower”) or blomma (“flower”).
Rizzo
Borrowed from Old Italian and Neapolitan Rizzo and/or front Sicilian Rizzu.
Overgaard
Borrowed from Danish Overgaard, Norwegian Øvergaard and Swedish Övergaard.
surau
From Malay surau, possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).
Iwahori
Borrowed from Japanese 岩堀 (Iwahori).
Bangsamoro
From Malay bangsa (“nation”) + Moro (“Filipino Muslim”).
bagna cauda
Borrowed from Italian bagna càuda (literally “hot bath, hot dip”), from Piedmontese.
hopniss
Borrowed from Unami hopënis (/hopənis/ (which has now shifted to meaning "potato"), compare Munsee óhpən, ohpën (“potato”)), possibly via Colonial Swedish. Compare katniss.
tom kha gai
Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่าไก่, from ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa) (see tom kha) + ไก่ (gài, “chicken”).
tom kha
Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa), from ต้ม (dtôm) + ข่า (kàa, “galangal”).
ethmo-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἤθω (ḗthō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek ἠθμός (ēthmós)der.
English ethmo-
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠθμός (ēthmós).
shapester
From Middle English shapster (“one who cuts; barber; tailor”), equivalent to shape + -ster.
tontinier
From French tontinier. By surface analysis, tontine + -ier.
syntomic
From syn- (“same”) + -tome (“cutting, section”) + -ic (“adjectival suffix”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). Coined by mathematician Barry Mazur.
Latgale
From Latvian Latgale, of Baltic origin and probably related to Latvia.
Soden
From Old French soudan (“sultan”), a nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish and autocratic manner or for someone who had played the part of a sultan in a pageant.
Zamyatin
Borrowed from Russian Замя́тин (Zamjátin).
rubine
From Medieval Latin rubīnus (“carbuncle, ruby”). Doublet of ruby.
Sapphira
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).
menk
Borrowed from Mansi (compare Northern Mansi менкв (menkv)).
Borrowed from German Menk.
Balgonie
From Balgownie, Balgowny, from Old Irish baile (“settlement, homestead”) + gobann (“smith”). Cognate with English Ballygown, English Balnagown, English Balgove.
dougong
From Mandarin 斗拱 (dǒugǒng).
Teucer
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τεῦκρος (Teûkros).
yetling
From Middle English yetling, yetlyng, ȝetlynge, equivalent to yet (“to pour”) + -ling.
earth pig
Calque of Afrikaans aardvark (literally “earth-pig”), equivalent to earth + pig.
barytonesis
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρυτόνησις (barutónēsis).
Ashoka
From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashok and Asoka.
From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, “without grief”).
Asoka
Learned borrowing from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓 (asoka), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Ashok.
rottol
From Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl) and vernacular رَطْل (raṭl), under the influence of French rotte and Italian rotolo, ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and livre.
Guantanamo
From Spanish Guantánamo, from Taíno, literally "land between rivers."
bakfiets
Borrowed from Dutch bakfiets, from bak (“container such as a box, crate, tray, or tub”) + fiets (“bicycle”). Bak is derived from French bac (“vat; ferry”), possibly from Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), from Latin bacar (“type of wine glass”), possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”), possibly from Egyptian bꜣkt (“oil flask”). The etymology of fiets is uncertain; it is possibly derived from regional (southern Limburg) French vietse (“to run quickly”), possibly ultimately from vite (“(informal or obsolete) fast, quick”) (see further at that word).
The plural form bakfietsen is borrowed from Dutch bakfietsen.
khuru
From Dzongkha ཁུ་རུ (khu ru).
pure land
A calque of Chinese 淨土 /净土 (jìngtǔ) and Japanese 浄土 (jōdo), both meaning "pure land".
Calque of Chinese 淨土 /净土 (Jìngtǔ) and Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo), both meaning "pure land" and used as the common name of the Buddhist sect devoted to Amitabha and rebirth into his pure land.
Shockley
Probably a habitational surname from the village of Shocklach, in Cheshire, from Old English sċucca (“goblin, evil spirit, demon”) + læcc (“boggy stream”).
scapho-
From Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat”).
Zephyrette
From zephyr (“light wind from the west”) + -ette (suffix forming nouns meaning the female equivalent of something). Zephyr is derived from Latin zephyrus, Zephyrus (“personification of the west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφῠρος (Zéphŭros, “personification of the west wind”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃yebʰ- (“to enter, penetrate; to copulate”). Sense 1 (“on-board hostess”) is derived from the California Zephyr train.
qinpu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 琴譜 /琴谱 (qínpǔ).
issaron
From Hebrew עשרון ('isarón, “tenth”), from its value as ¹⁄₁₀ of an ephah.
Yeghegnadzor
From Armenian Եղեգնաձոր (Eġegnajor).
Sovietic
From Soviet + -ic. Calque of Russian сове́тский (sovétskij, adjective).
From soviet + -ic. Calque of Russian сове́тский (sovétskij, adjective).
Cheam
The earliest alleged form is Cegeham in 727, referencing a prior land grant from 675. From this, Eilert Ekwall proposes an origin from Old English *ceg + hām, where the first element is from a Germanic root possibly meaning "stump". While the 727 document is of dubious authenticity, the name Cegham or Ceiham is attested in various other sources, such as a will from c. 950.
From Khmer ជាម (ciəm).
tartarin
From Middle English tartarin, tartaryn, from Old French/Middle French tartarin (“Tartar, Tartarian”); see Tartar for more.
osmo-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der.
English osmo-
From Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).
From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).
ball de bastons
Borrowed from Catalan ball de bastons (“dance of sticks”)
hadro-
From Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós) + -o-.
Jolicoeur
Borrowed from French Jolicoeur/Jolicœur.
Godbout
From French Godbout. The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling of the surname "Godbout" for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.
cenesthopathy
First attested 1907, borrowed from French cénestopathie, coined by Ernest Dupré and Paul Camus, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception from the senses”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, condition”).
Childeric
From French Childéric, from Frankish *Hildirīk via Latin Childericus. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hildirīks.
Koxinga
From a Portuguese transliteration of Taiwanese Hokkien 國姓爺／国姓爷 (Kok-sèng-iâ).
tropicalism
From Brazilian Portuguese tropicalismo with substitution of -ism. By surface analysis, tropical + -ism.
tropicalist
From Brazilian Portuguese tropicalista with substitution of -ist. By surface analysis, tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.
sclero-
From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
alvar
From Swedish alvar (“alvar”), from alv (“subsoil”). Possibly related to Old High German Alp (“alpine pasture; alp”).
Hilderic
From Latin Hildericus, from Vandalic Hildirix, from Proto-Germanic *Hildirīks.
tidder
From Middle English tidren, from Old English tīdrian, tȳdrian (“to become weak or infirm; be frail”), from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaną (“to become brittle or weak; exhaust”), from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaz (“brittle; weak; exhausted”), equivalent to tid + -er.
Related to Old English tiddre, tyddre, tēdre, tīdre, tȳdre (“weak; fragile”), West Frisian tear (“tender; gentle”), Dutch teder (“tender; fond; gentle; loving”), German Low German teder (“fine; delicate; sensitive; tender; weak”).
conspection
Borrowed from Latin cōnspectiō, from cōnspiciō (“to notice, gaze at”).
Kalaburagi
Borrowed from Kannada ಕಲಬುರಗಿ (kalaburagi).
Lacombe
From French Lacombe. The city in Alberta is named after Albert Lacombe, a French Roman Catholic missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot First Nations.
lorefather
From Middle English lorefadyr, larefadir, larfadir, equivalent to lore + father.
Tanguay
From French Tanguay.
From a Spanish-based spelling of Tagalog tangway.
horry
From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).
ang pow
From Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau, literally “red packet”). Doublet of hong bao.
angpao
From Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau, literally “red packet”). Doublet of angpow and hongbao.
Golaghat
Borrowed from Assamese গোলাঘাট (gülaghat).
Khosrow
Borrowed from Persian خسرو (xosrow); see it for more.
Bidpai
From Sanskrit [Term?], possibly a corruption of विद्यापति (vidyāpati, “Vidyapati”, literally “knowledge-lord”).
Raqqa
Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّقَّة (ar-raqqa).
provokatsiya
Borrowed from Russian провока́ция (provokácija). Doublet of provocation.
Daigneault
Borrowed from French Daigneault, variant of Dagneau, a form of Daniel. Compare Daigneau, Daignault.
yonkoma
Borrowed from Japanese 4コマ (yon-koma, “four-frame”), clipping of 4コマ漫画 (yon-koma manga, literally “four-panel comic strip”).
bahira
Borrowed from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr, “little sea”).
pros ton kairon
Transliteration of the Ancient Greek πρὸς τὸν καιρόν (pròs tòn kairón).
doxographer
Borrowed from New Latin doxographus, itself coined by German classicist Hermann Diels in 1879 from Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa, “opinion, belief”) + -γράφος (-gráphos, “writer”), originally in reference specifically to the tradition stemming from Theophrastus, + -er. By surface analysis, doxography + -er.
Arte Povera
Borrowed from Italian arte povera (literally “poor art”). The term was coined by Italian art critic and curator Germano Celant and introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance.
evennight
Learned borrowing from Old English efnniht, from Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (“equinox”), equivalent to even- + night. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht, ivinnacht, Old Norse jafnnætti. Compare also Dutch nachtevening (“equinox”).
Esk
Possibly derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Exe, and Usk.
Another possibility, suggested for the North and South Esk, is derivation from a Brythonic/Celtic word for water; compare Scottish Gaelic uisge (“water, river”).
Inti
From Quechua Inti.
Clipping of INTI International University, in turn claimed to be borrowed from a Sanskrit word that means "essense"
Tatooine
From Tataouine, from French Tataouine, from Arabic تَطَاوِين (taṭāwīn).
Jallikattu
Borrowed from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு (jallikkaṭṭu), a variant of சல்லிக்கட்டு (callikkaṭṭu), from சல்லி (calli, “coins”) + கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “package”), which refers to a prize of coins that are tied to the bull's horns and that participants attempt to retrieve.
walshnut
From Middle English walshenote, welshnote, from Old English *wealischnutu, equivalent to walsh + nut. Compare walnut.
somato-
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der.
English somato-
From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”). Compare soma.
alipta
From Latin alipta (“trainer of wrestlers or gymnasts”), from Ancient Greek ἀλείπτης (aleíptēs).
Possibly from Hindi or Sanskrit.
spald
Inherited from Middle English spalden, from either Middle Dutch spalden (“to spilt”) or Middle Low German spalden (“to spilt”), ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan (“to destroy, spoil, ruin”). Cognate with German spalten (“to split”), Danish spalte (“to split”), Norwegian spalte (“to split”), Swedish spalta (“to split”).
diksha
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीक्षा (dīkṣā).
tetraeteris
From Late Latin tetraeteris, from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς (tetraetērís), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”).
tetraeterid
From Late Latin tetraeteris, from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς (tetraetērís), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”).
Mottershead
Habitational surname from a lost place in the parish of Mottram St. Andrew, in Cheshire, from Old English mōtere (“speaker”), + -s- + heafod (“head; summit, top of a hill”).
your chariot awaits
Purportedly from a Welsh hymn, cited and translated in 1866 by English sermonizer Charles Spurgeon.
drubly
From Middle English drubly, drubli, drobli, droflic, from Old English drōflīċ, *drōblīċ, from Proto-Germanic *drōbalīkaz (“turbid”), equivalent to droff or drub + -ly. Cognate with Scots drublie, Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”).
asymmetron
From the neuter substantive form of Ancient Greek ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros, “asymmetrical”).
workery
From Middle English werkri, equivalent to work + -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).
Stymfalia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Στυμφαλία (Stumphalía).
glio-
# From glia + -o-.
# From Ancient Greek γλία (glía, “glue”).
elasto-
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)der.
New Latinder.
English elasto-
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós, “ductile”).
winterhouse
From Middle English winter-hous, from Old English winterhūs, equivalent to winter + house. Compare Dutch winterhuis, German Winterhaus.
Mawlamyine
Borrowed from Burmese မော်လမြိုင် (maula.mruing), ultimately from Mon မတ်မလီု (literally “damaged eye”).
thumb-toe
From thumb + toe, perhaps a re-modelling of Middle English thombletō, thummeltō, probably from Old Norse þumaltá (“big-toe”).
stone-still
From Middle English stone-stille, stonstyll, stonstyl, stane still, equivalent to stone + still (adjective).
From Middle English ston-stille, stone-stille, stonstil, stane-still, equivalent to stone + still (adverb).
karayuki-san
Borrowed from Japanese 唐行(からゆ)きさん (karayuki-san, “Ms. Gone-to-China/abroad”).
Haganah
Borrowed from Hebrew הַהֲגָנָה, literally "the defence" (see גָּנַן (ganán)) ultimately from the root ג־נ־ן (g-n-n).
noocracy
From Ancient Greek νόος (nóos, “mind”) + -cracy.
half-waxen
From Middle English half-waxen, equivalent to half- + waxen (“grown”).
otapostasis
From ot- + Ancient Greek ἀπόστασις (apóstasis).
bunso
Borrowed from Tagalog bunso, from earlier bungso, an early borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu.
kancho
From Japanese カンチョー (kanchō), from 浣腸 (“enema; to give an enema”), from 浣 (“to wash, washing”) + 腸 (“bowels”).
roof rabbit
From roof + rabbit. From the common habit of cats to prowl on rooftops, and the meat being sold or passed off as rabbit. Similar formations exist in several European languages. Perhaps the earliest attestation (and eventual origin?) is Middle Low German bönhase (“cat”, literally “loft hare”), which is attested in the early 14th century (as a name and thus probably even older). More at German Bönhase and Dachhase.
omurice
Borrowed from Japanese オムライス (omuraisu), from French omelette and English rice.
unsensibly
From Middle English unsensibli, equivalent to unsensible + -ly or un- + sensibly.
Ethelwolf
From Old English Æþelwulf, equivalent to athel (“noble”) + wolf. Doublet of Adolf.
mitpachat
Borrowed from Hebrew מִטפַּחַת (mitpáchat).
gudge
From Hindi गज (gaj). Doublet of guz/gaz.
transjective
From Latin trāicere + -ive, from trāns- (“across”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”). By surface analysis, transject + -ive.
oreinirostral
From Ancient Greek ὀρεινός (oreinós, “mountainous”) + rostral.
Khater
Borrowed from Arabic خَاطِر (ḵāṭir).
in foro conscientiae
Borrowed from Latin in forō conscientiae (“in the court of conscience”).
Fanta
Marketing coinage, derived from German Fantasie (“imagination”), which employees were exhorted to use in inventing a name for the new drink.
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Czech Fanta, from the phrase fantit se (“to go crazy”), from fant (“crazy, eccentric person”), probably borrowed from German Fant (“dandy, inexperienced person”).
* Borrowed from Amharic ፋንታ (fanta).
widge
From Middle English wig, *wigge, from Old English wiċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wigi, from Proto-Germanic *wigją, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry; move; transport; ride”).
pastrix
Learned borrowing from Latin pāstrīx. By surface analysis, pastor + -trix.
chirotony
From Ancient Greek χειροτονίᾱ (kheirotoníā), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -τονία (-tonía) (from τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”)).
a vinculo matrimonii
Learned borrowing from Latin a vinculo matrimonii (“from the bond of marriage”).
canicular days
Calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (literally “puppy days”), from Canīcula (“the Puppy”), a semantic loan of Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων (Kŭ́ōn, “the Dog”) in reference to Sirius, which appears in Epic Greek as κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος (kŭ́ōn Ōríōnos, literally “Orion’s dog”) in its elided accusative form κύν’ Ὠρίωνος (kún’ Ōríōnos) in Iliad XXII.29.
aqsaqal
From various Turkic languages, including Bashkir аҡһаҡал (aqhaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) and Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).
Ogaden
Borrowed from Somali Ogaadeen, from the clan of the same name, a subsection of the Somali Darod, which inhabit part of the region. Documented folk etymologies include Ogad, the name of a founding father, meaning clever or quick-witted, and a combination of the Harari word ūga (“road”) and Aden, a city in Yemen, supposedly connected to Harar by an ancient caravan route passing through the region.
naporitan
Borrowed from Japanese ナポリタン (naporitan), from French napolitain (“Neapolitan”), from Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis (“Naples”), from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs). Doublet of Neapolitan.
Vovk
From Ukrainian вовк (vovk, “wolf”), from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ.
Gauss
From German Gauß, which was then spelt as Gauſs or Gauss in Antiqua.
fungi imperfecti
From Latin fungi imperfecti (literally “imperfect fungus”).
unaccordance
From Middle English unaccordaunce, equivalent to un- + accordance.
fairy kei
From Japanese フェアリー系 (fearī-kei, literally “fairy style”), from フェアリー (fearī, “fairy”) (itself from English fairy) + 系 (kei, “style”).
poshlost
Borrowed from Russian по́шлость (póšlostʹ).
climacterium
From Ancient Greek κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr).
Taunggyi
Borrowed from Burmese တောင်ကြီး (taungkri:).
Romeyka
From Greek Ρωμαίικα (Romaíika), from Byzantine Greek ρωμαίικος (rōmaíikos, “Roman; Byzantine”).
ophrys
Borrowed from translingual Ophrys, from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”); further from Proto-Hellenic *opʰrū́s and Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Doublet of bree and brow.
monoamory
Attested since at least 1992, from mono- + Latin amor + -y, possibly modelled on polyamory.
docious
Related to docity. Ultimately from Latin doceō (“to teach”); see -ous.
genticide
From the Latin gēns (“a race, nation, people; a clan, family”, oblique stem: gent-) + -cide (“a killing of”). The combination represents a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *genticīdium, regularly formed from gēns + -cīdium. Compare genericide and genocide.
Gutian
From Guti + -an, from Sumerian 𒄖𒋾𒌝𒆠 (gu-ti-umᴷᴵ).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 古田 (Gǔtián).
clock gable
Calque of Dutch klokgevel, with klok meaning both bell and clock in Dutch, and gevel meaning gable.
Eachus
English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English ēcels (“additional part of an estate”), from ēcan (“to increase”).
McClanahan
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Leanacháin (“son of Leanachán”), a personal name which ultimately derives from leann (“cloak, mantle”).
Dimopoulos
Borrowed from Greek Δημόπουλος (Dimópoulos).
Naik
Borrowed from Hindi नाईक (nāīk). This surname is mostly found in Odisha.
Spickard
Probably an Americanized form of German Spickert, Speckardt or Speckhardt.
Ventura
From Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from a medieval form of Bonaventura, Buenaventura, meaning "good fortune."
Ashworth
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
Culpepper
From Middle English Coulpeper, Cullepeper, equivalent to cull (“to cull, gather”) + pepper, i.e. ("spice-gatherer").
Poston
Two main origins:
* Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”).
* Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from an Old English personal name *Possa + þorn (“thorn”).
Willingham
From the Old English personal name *Wifel + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Koutsos
Borrowed from Greek κουτσός (koutsós, literally “limp person”).