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setter Etymology Old English settere from Old French setier meaning a measure of grain
presentiment Etymology French pressentiment Latin praesentire to feel beforehand Latin prae
overdone Etymology The word overdone is derived from the Middle English word overdon which me
meany Etymology The word meany is derived from the Middle English word mene meaning commo
deadline Etymology deadline n early 1900s originally in journalism from dead adj line n
Archaean Etymology Derived from the Greek word archaios which means ancient or primitive
piste Etymology The word piste comes from the French word piste which is derived from the
match girl Etymology Old English mæccge meaning maiden From Proto Germanic magathiz meani
fray Etymology Middle English fray from Old French fraier from Late Latin fricare to ru
embarrassed Etymology The word embarrassed comes from the Old French word ambaras meaning obst
rocket Etymology The word rocket originates from the Italian word rocchetta meaning littl
Pima Etymology The word Pima comes from the Pima language spoken by the Pima people of Ariz
phonic Etymology Greek phone sound etymon true meaning Meaning Phonic etymology
percentile Etymology The word percentile originates from the following Latin roots Centum mea
jumpable Etymology Jump able Jump verb Middle English in the sense leap and Old Fr
Florida Etymology and Meaning The name Florida comes from the Spanish word florido meaning
accolade Etymology Middle English acolade from Old French acolade from Late Latin accollata
clay Etymology The word clay comes from the Old English word clæg pronounced like cleg
music Etymology and Meaning of Music The word music comes from the Greek word mousike wh
feeler Etymology Old English fēlore meaning more in greater quantity Proto Germanic fe
furore Etymology Latin furor madness rage fury Indo European root wer to turn to mov
McCoy Etymology McCoy is an Anglicized form of the Scottish surname MacAoidh which is derived
Dempsey Etymology The surname Dempsey derives from the Gaelic patronymic MacDiarmada meaning
nurse maid Etymology The term nurse maid has its roots in the Middle English words nurce mayde o
parish Etymology The word parish has its origins in Latin and Greek Latin parochia meani
skink Etymology The word skink is derived from the Old English word scincan which means t
ament Etymology The word ament is derived from the Latin amentum meaning strap or thong
simian Etymology The term simian derives from the Latin word simia which means ape or mo
unidentifiable Unidentifiable Etymology Unidentifiable etymology refers to words or terms whose origin a
zoomorphic Etymology The term zoomorphic is derived from the Greek words zoo ζῶον mean
autolatry Etymology Auto from Greek autos meaning self latry from Greek latreia meaning wo
monopolylogue Etymology The word monopolylogue is a combination of two Greek words mono meanin
marquis Etymology The word marquis has a long and complex etymological history derived from mu
salvage Etymology The word salvage comes from the Old French word salver meaning to save
precocity Etymology From Latin praecox precocious from prae before coxus ripe Meani
jumping Etymology and Origin of Jumping The word jumping has its roots in the Old English wor
theodicy Etymology Derived from Latin theodicea borrowed from Greek theodikeia Theo mean
barricade Etymology The word barricade comes from the Middle French barricade which in turn i
jumpy Etymology Middle English jumpen from Old English geompian to jump or to leap Prot
prex Etymology From Latin prae before ex out of Meaning Formerly Previo
simplify Etymology Definition The study of the origin and history of words Origin From Greek e
implicit Implicit Etymology Implicit etymology refers to the study of the origin and meaning of w
rifle Etymology The word rifle comes from the German word riffeln meaning to groove Thi
shutout Etymology Shutout originated in the late 19th century in the United States It is a comp
interrogation Etymology Latin interrogare inter among between rogare to ask Meaning
trigonometric Etymology and Meaning of Trigonometry The term trigonometry comes from the Greek words
gymno Etymology The word gymno is derived from the Greek word gymnos γυμνος meani
poncho Etymology and Meaning Word Poncho Origin Quechua Indigenous language of South America
tense Etymology Old French tens Latin tempus time Meaning A form of a verb that in
embonpoint Etymology French from Late Latin imbondipunctus meaning well fattened From Latin bo
corm Etymology The word corm derives from the Greek word kormos meaning stump or log
revised Etymology is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have cha
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especially Etymology Origin Latin specialis meaning peculiar or specific Evolution Old
tenpins Etymology and Origin The term tenpins is derived from the French phrase ten quilles
brake Etymology The word brake has several etymological origins German brechen meaning
psychrometer Etymology Greek psychro ψυχρός cold Greek meter μέτρον measure
graven Etymology Comes from the Old English word grafan meaning to dig or to cut Mea
pomade Etymology French pomade from Provençal pomada from Italian pomata from Latin po
supreme Etymology The word supreme comes from the Latin word supremus which means highest
Hippocratic Etymology The term Hippocratic is derived from the Greek Hippocrates the name of the
Anatolia Etymology Anatolia is derived from the Greek word Ἀνατολή Anatolē meaning ea
Alison Etymology Alison is derived from the Old French name Aalis which is a variant of the G
luscious Etymology The word luscious comes from the Middle English word licious which is itse
convoke Etymology Derived from Latin convocare Con meaning with together Vocare meani
Infanta Etymology Old Spanish infante Medieval Latin infans meaning child or young pe
specially Etymology The word specially is derived from the Middle English word specielly whic
gaol Etymology The word gaol originates from the Old North French word gaole meaning ca
Philly Etymology The name Philly is a shortened form of the city s official name Philadelphia
apogee Etymology From the Ancient Greek word apógēios meaning away from the Earth or f
orthogonal Etymology The word orthogonal is derived from Greek roots ortho meaning straight
eject Etymology of Eject The word eject is derived from the Latin word eicere which means
continuation Etymology From Latin continuatio meaning a continuation Derived from the verb con
hagiography Etymology Greek hagios holy graphein to write Meaning A written account o
nursing Etymology The term nursing originates from the Old English word nursen meaning to f