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coel-

See coelo- § Etymology.

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coen-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”).

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coend

From co- + end.

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coff

Attested from the 15th century. Likely from Scots coft, or from Middle Dutch or other Germanic cofte. Compare German kaufen.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gēw- Proto-Indo-European *gugāder. Proto-Germanic *kuggōder. Old Norse *koggrbor. Middle English cogge English cog Inherited from Middle English cogge, from Old Norse *kogge, *koggr (s

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cogen

Shortening.

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cogon

From Spanish cogón, from Tagalog kugon and Cebuano kugon.

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cogue

Of unknown origin, but probably related to cog (“kind of ship, vessel”).

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cohab

Shortening.

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cohen

From Hebrew כוהן \ כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”).

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coho

The earlier spelling "cohose" was re-interpreted as a plural form (for a similar development, see pea). From Halkomelem.

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cohog

Blend of co-ed + quahog; the quahog is indigenous to the area.

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coif

From Middle English coif, coife, coyf, coyfe, coyffe, from Old French coife, coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuppju, related to Old High German kupphia, kupha, kupfe (“mug, hood, cap”), from Prot

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coign

Variant of quoin.

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coil

From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō

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coily

From coil + -y.

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coin

Etymology tree Latin cuneusder. Old French coinbor. Middle English coyn English coin From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coig

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coiny

From coin + -y.

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coion

From co- + ion.

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coir

Borrowed from Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu), Malayalam കയർ (kayaṟ).

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coit

See quoit.

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coix

From New Latin coix, from Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm”).

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coke

The origin is not certain. The OED says it is first attested in 1669. The MED has an earlier attestation in the related sense of "charcoal" in 1430: Middle English coke. This may be the same word as colk (“core”) (perhap

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coker

From coke + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

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cokes

Compare coax.

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cokey

From coke (“cocaine”) + -y.

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coky

From coke + -y.

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col

Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum.

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cola

From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" was what made the term widely known, and popularized the spelling with c instead of k.

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cold

Inherited from Middle English cold, from Anglian Old English cald. The West Saxon form, ċeald (“cold”), survived as early Middle English cheald, cheld, or chald. Both descended from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-

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cole

From Middle English cole, col, from Old English cawel, an early Germanic borrowing from Latin caulis (“cabbage”). Cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohl, Danish kål, Norwegian Bokmål kål, Norwegian Nynorsk kål, Swedish kål

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colet

From acolyte.

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coli

Ellipsis of Bacterium coli or Bacillus coli, obsolete taxonomic names of the species (now called Escherichia coli). The word itself derives from Latin colī, genitive of colon (“colon, large intestine”).

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colic

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).

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colin

From French colin, properly a diminutive of Colas, contracted from Nicolas (“Nicholas”).

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coll

From Middle English collen, from Old French coler, acoler (“accoll, throw arms round neck of”); ultimately from Latin ad + collum (“neck”).

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colly

From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly.

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colo-

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin colon, whence also English colon.

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colon

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon)bor. Latin cōlon English colon From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).

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color

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman

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colt

From Middle English colt, from Old English colt, from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (“plump; stump; thick shape, bulb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (“something round, pregnant belly, child in the womb”), from *gel- (“to ba

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coly

Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius.

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colza

From French colza, from Dutch koolzaad (“cabbage seed, (later) colza”), from Middle Dutch coolsaet, from kool (“cole”) + zaad (“seed”).

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colón

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

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com-

From Latin com (“with”), an archaic form of cum (“with”).

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coma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).

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comal

From Mexican Spanish comal, from Classical Nahuatl comālli.

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comap

From co- + map.

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comb

From Middle English comb, from Old English camb (“comb”), from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”), a doublet of cam. The verb is derived from the

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combe

From earlier coom(e), coomb(e), from Middle English *coumbe, *cumbe, *combe, from Old English cumb, comb (“a low place enclosed with hills, dale, valley”), of obscure origin. Likely an adaptation of Old English cumb (“cu

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combi

Clipping of combination.

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combo

Clipping of combination + -o.

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combs

Clipping of combinations.

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comby

From comb + -y.

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come

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt Proto-Germanic *kwemaną Proto-West Germanic *kweman Old English cuman Middle English comen English come From Middle English comen, cumen, from Old Engl

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comen

From Middle English comen, cumen, from Old English cumen, ġecumen, past participle of cuman (“to come”). More at come.

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comer

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er.

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comes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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comet

From Middle English comete, partly from Old English comēta and partly from Old French comete, both from Latin comētēs, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), short for ἀστὴρ κομήτης ([astēr] komētēs, "longha

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comfy

Clipping of comfortable + -y (adjectival suffix). Origin: early 19th century.

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comic

From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).

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comix

From co- + mix.

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comly

From Middle English comly. More at comely.

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comma

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-? Proto-Hellenic *kopt͏̌ō Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma) Latin commabor. English c

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commo

Clipping of communication + -o.

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compt

From Latin comptus, past participle of comere (“to care for, comb, arrange, adorn”).

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compy

Diminutive of computer with -y.

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coms

Clipping of combinations.

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comte

Borrowed from French comte. Doublet of comes, conte, and count.

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con

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen En

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con-

Etymology tree Old French con-bor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-bor. Middle English con- English con- Inherited from Middle English con-, from Latin con

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conal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóh₃nos Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos)bor. Medieval Latin cōnusder. Middle English cone English cone Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Pro

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conch

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin conchabor. English conch Borrowed from Latin concha, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”). Doublet of

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cond

Clipping.

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conda

Clipping of anaconda (“a morph of hognose snake”).

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condo

Shortening of condominium.

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cone

From Middle English cone (“corner, angle”) and conoun (“cone”), from Medieval Latin cōnus, cōnon (“cone, wedge, peak”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone, spinning top, pine cone”). Reinforced by Middle French cone,

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coned

From cone + -ed.

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coner

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coney

See cony.

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cong

From Mandarin 琮 (cóng).

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conga

For the dance: * Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.

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conge

From French conge, from Latin congius. Only attested in English in the obsolete plural form congys.

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congi

From Congress, short for Indian National Congress, a major political party in India.

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congy

From French conge, from Latin congius, q.v. Only attested in English in the obsolete plural form congys.

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congé

Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).

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conic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κωνῐκός (kōnĭkós). By surface analysis, cone + -ic.

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conk

Variant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century.

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conky

From conk + -y.

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conn

Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”). Doublet of conduce.

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conny

Compare canny, cunning.

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cono-

New Latin neoclassical combining form from conus + interconsonantal -o-.

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cons

Clipping of construct.

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const

Abbreviation of constant, used as a keyword in certain programming languages.

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conte

From Italian conte. Doublet of comes, comte, and count.

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conto

Borrowed from Portuguese conto. Doublet of computus.

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conus

Latin cōnus (“cone”)

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convo

Etymology tree English conversation Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English convo From conversation + -o.

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cony

From Middle English cony, back formation from conies (plural), from Anglo-Norman conis, the plural of connil (“rabbit”), from Latin cunīculus, of unknown origin. Cognate to Catalan conill, Dutch konijn, German Kaninchen,

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conyo

Possibly from Spanish coño (“cunt; pussy”) or Spanish de nuevo cuño (“(of a person) who has recently entered a profession, union or social class.”). Compare Tagalog konyo.

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coo

Onomatopoeic. Compare Dutch koeren.

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cooch

Clipping of coochie.

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cooee

Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.

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cooer

From coo + -er.

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coof

Probably related to cove (“a fellow”).

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cooja

From Hindi कूज़ा (kūzā), from Persian کوزه (kuza).

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cook

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós P

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cool

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Indo-European *gól- Proto-Germanic *kalanąder. Proto-Germanic *kōluz Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī) Old English cōl Middle English cool English cool From Middle English coo

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coole

Source etymology material for coole; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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coom

From Middle English culme, colme, of unknown origin but probably from or related to Old English col (“coal”). Related to culm and Icelandic kámugur.

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coomb

From Middle English *coumb, *comb, *cumb (> Scots cumb, coom (“tub, cistern”)), from Old English cumb (“a vessel; a liquid measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *kumb, from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz (“bowl, vessel”), probably

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coon

Clipping of raccoon.

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coop

From Middle English cǒupe, cupe, from Old English cȳpe (“basket, cask”) or possibly from Middle Dutch cûpe (compare modern Dutch kuip, Saterland Frisian kupe, Middle Low German kûpe), from Old Saxon *kûpa, côpa (“cask”)

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coot

From Middle English cote, coote, cute, cuytt (“coot”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, or borrowed from Middle Dutch coet, cuut, kuut (“coot”) (whence modern Dutch koet and meerkoet (“co

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cooth

Probably from (unattested) Norn, cognate with Icelandic kóð (“small fry”), Norwegian kot (“small fry, young saithe”), regional Swedish kod (“small fry, young saithe”).

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cooty

Etymology tree English coot Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cooty From coot + -y.

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cooze

Uncertain, but compare Danish kusse (“vagina”), Persian کس (kos, “vagina”), vernacular Arabic كُس (kus, “vagina”), and Northern Kurdish qûz (“vagina”). The term may have been introduced to the United States after the Sec

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cop

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *coppen, *copen, from Old English copian (“to plunder; pillage; steal”); or possibly from Middle French caper (“to capture”), from Latin capiō (“to seize, grasp”); or possibly from

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copal

From Spanish copal, from Classical Nahuatl copalli (“incense”).

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copay

From co- + pay.

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copbo

From cop for Coptic, and bo for Bohairic.

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cope

From Middle English coupen, from Old French coper, couper (“to strike, to cut”). The noun use went mainstream around 2020.

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coped

From cope + -ed. Piecewise doublet of caped, capped, and chaped.

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copen

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English pen English copen From co- + pen.

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coper

Etymology tree Old French couperder. English cope Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-E

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copha

From a trademark.

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copi

Clipping of copious, Coined by Illinois Department of Natural Resources in 2022 in reference of the abundance of Asian carp as well as to give it a less racist name.

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copin

From Asturian Spanish copín, variant of copino, from copa + -ino.

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coppa

From Italian coppa (“nape”). Doublet of cup and coupe.

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coppe

From Middle English attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe (“spider”), corresponding to atter (poison, venom) + cop (“spider”) (the latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb), ultimately from Proto-West Germ

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coppy

From cop + -y.

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copra

Borrowed from Portuguese copra, from Malayalam കൊപ്ര (kopra). Cognate with Tamil கொப்பரை (kopparai), Kuvi କବ୍ରି (kobri), Sanskrit कूर्पस (kūrpasa), Hindi खोपा (khopā).

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copse

1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting”.

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copsy

From copse + -y.

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copus

Perhaps from hippocras.

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copy

From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“tog

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coq

From French.

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coque

From French coque (literally “shell”). Doublet of coco.

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coqui

Borrowed from Puerto Rican Spanish coquí.

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cor

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.

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cor-

From the Latin cor-, the prerhotic form of con-.

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corah

Borrowed from Hindi कोरा (korā, “fresh, unused; (of silk) plain or undyed”).

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coral

From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral,

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corb

From Latin corbis (“basket”).

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corbe

From Old French corbe, from Latin curvus.

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cord

From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“bowels, intestines”). Displaced native Old

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cords

Etymology tree English cord Middle English -es English -s English cords From cord + -s.

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cordy

From cord + -y.

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core

From Middle English core, kore, coor (“apple-core, pith”), of obscure and uncertain origin. Possibly of native English origin, from Old English *cor, related to Old English *coruc, *corc (diminutive) (> Middle English co

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coreq

Shortening.

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corer

Etymology tree Middle English core English core Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-Eur

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corey

Borrowed from Angloromani kor, kori, korri, kuri (“penis”), from Romani kar (“penis”), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀝 (*kāṭa, “stick, penis”).

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corf

From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb.

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corgi

PIE word *ḱwṓ Borrowed from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”)) + gi (the soft mutation of ci (“dog”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”),

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cork

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder.? ▲ Latin cortexder. Mozarabic *kórčo, *kórčeder.? Spanish corchobor. Middle Dutch curcder.

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corky

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corm

From scientific Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).

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corn

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *kurną Proto-West Germanic *korn Old English corn Middle English corn Engli

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corno

From Italian corno, from Latin cornu (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), cornu, and horn.

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cornu

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

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corny

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corol

Anglicized form of corolla.

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corpo

Clipping of corporate + -o; or clipping of corporation + -o.

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corps

From French corps d'armée (literally “army body”), from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse and corpus. See also English riff.

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corr

Borrowed from Romani koor (“to fight”).

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corro

Etymology tree English corr(espondence) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English corro From corr(espondence) + -o.

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corse

From Middle English cors, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpus and corpse, and distantly of riff. Compare corset.

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cort-

From corticosteroid.

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cory

Clipping of of translingual Corydoras.

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cos

Clipping of cos lettuce, variously derived from the Greek island of Kos and from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).

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cos.

Borrowed from Latin cōs., abbreviation of cōnsul (“consul”).

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cose

Back-formation from cosy.

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coset

From co- + set; apparently first used 1910 by American mathematician George Abram Miller.

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cosh

Probably from Romani košter (“stick”).

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cosie

From Scots, from Old Scots colsie, probably of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps ultimately from Old High German kōsa; see m

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cosmo

Clipping.

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coss

Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.

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cost

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto

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costa

Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.

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cosy

From Scots cosie, from Old Scots colsie, but ultimate derivation is unknown. Possibly of North Germanic origin, such as Norwegian kose seg (“to have a cozy time”), from Old Norse kose sig, from koselig, koslig, perhaps u

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cot

Borrowed from Hindi खाट (khāṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (khaṭṭā), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bedstead”).

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cote

From Middle English cote, from the Old English cote, the feminine form of cot (“small house”); doublet of cot (in the sense of “cottage”) and more distantly related to cottage. Cognate to Dutch kot.

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cotia

From Hindi [Term?] or Arabic كُوتِيّة (kūtiyya), possibly linked to medieval Arabic قِطْعَة (qiṭʕa, “a kind of galley”), or from an Indian language.

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coto

From Spanish coto (“half-span, quarter-cubit”), supposedly a variant of codo (“Spanish cubit”), from Vulgar Latin forms of Latin cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”), but more probably a development of or influenced by Latin q

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cotso

Alteration of catso.

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cotta

From Medieval Latin cotta (“clerical tunic”).

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coua

From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

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couch

From Middle English couche, cowche, from Old French couche, from the verb (see below). Doublet of cwtch.

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coudé

From French coudé.

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cough

From Middle English coughen, coghen (“to cough; to vomit”) [and other forms], from Old English *cohhian (compare Old English cohhetan (“to bluster; to riot; to cough (?)”)), from Proto-West Germanic *kuh- (“to cough”), u

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could

From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan (“to be able”) (compare related cūþ, whence English couth). Cognate with German konnte, Swedish kunde.

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coulé

Borrowed from French coulé.

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count

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-Europe

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coup

Reborrowed in modern times from modern French coup (“blow, strike”), from Old French coup, colp, from Late Latin colpus, from Latin colaphus. Doublet of cope and colpus. The same Old French word had been borrowed into Mi

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coupe

Borrowed from French coupe. Doublet of cup, hive, and keeve.

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coupé

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (“cut carriage”)), the past participle of couper (“to cut”).

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cour

Back-formation from cours from Japanese クール (kūru), from French cours. Attestable in English among the anime community from at least 2007. Anime News Network's Lexicon Encyclopedia dictates the original cours to be uncha

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courb

From Middle English courben, from Middle French courber, from Latin curvō. Doublet of curb.

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cours

From French cours in analogy to Japanese クール (kūru), originally singular (as dictated by Anime News Network for example) but later reanalyzed as a plural form.

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court

From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. Displaced native Old English stapol. Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (no

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