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cunca

From Galician cunca (“bowl, ¹⁄₆₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cunca, from Latin concha (“mussel, vessel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “shell, mussel”).

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cunch

From country or countryside.

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cunit

Blend of cubic + unit?

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cunji

From cunjevoi.

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cunny

See cony.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn? Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ Proto-West Germanic *kuntā Old English *cunte Middle English cunte English cunt From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Pr

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cunty

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn? Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ Proto-West Germanic *kuntā Old English *cunte Middle English cunte English [Term?] English cunt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Ge

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cup

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Late Latin cuppabor.? Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Proto-Germanic *kuppaz? Old English cuppe ▲ Proto-Germanic *kuppaz Old English copp Mid

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cupel

Borrowed from French coupelle, from Medieval Latin cūpella, from Latin cūpa (“cask”) + -ella (“-elle: forming feminine diminutives”). Equivalent to cup + -el.

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cupid

From Cupid.

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cuppa

Contraction of cup of (with “tea” or sometimes “coffee” implied). See also a (“of”), pinta (“pint of milk”).

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cuppy

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cupro

Shortening.

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cur

From Middle English curre (“watchdog, small hunting dog, mongrel, mutt”), perhaps of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, possibly from Old Norse kurr (“grumbling”), itself of imitative origin. Compare Middle Dutc

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curb

From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.

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curby

From curb + -y.

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curch

Borrowed from Scots curch, from Middle Scots curche, from Early Scots curche (English Middle English keverchef). Doublet of kerchief.

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curd

From Middle English curd, a metathetic variant of crud, crudde (“coagulated substance”). Doublet of crud.

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curdy

From curd + -y.

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cure

From Middle English cure, borrowed from Old French cure (“care, cure, healing, cure of souls”), from Latin cura (“care, medical attendance, cure”). Displaced native Old English hǣlu, but this survived as heal.

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curer

Etymology tree English cure 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-European *-eh₂s(i)yós P

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curia

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kowiriomder.? Latin curiabor. English curia Borrowed from Latin curia.

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curie

Borrowed from French curie. Named after French physicist Pierre Curie (1859–1906).

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curio

Clipping of curiosity, 1851. Compare cabinet of curiosities and French objet de curiosité.

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curl

From metathesis of Middle English crulle (“curled, curly”), of uncertain origin but probably from an unrecorded Old English word or from Middle Dutch crul, crulle (“curl”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent o

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curly

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

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curr

Imitative.

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curry

Etymology tree Tamil கறி (kaṟi)bor. English currey Middle English curyinflu. English curry 1747 (as currey, first published recipe for the dish in English), from Tamil கறி (kaṟi), influenced by existing Middle English cu

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curse

From Middle English curse, kors, cors, curs, from Old English cors, curs (“curse”), of unknown origin.

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cursy

From curse + -y.

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curt

From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.

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curva

Borrowed from Italian curva (“curve”).

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curve

Attested since the 1690s, from Latin curvus (“bent, curved”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, curve, turn”) + *-wós. Doublet of curb, shrink, carcer, and cancer.

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curvy

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós Proto-Italic *korwos Latin curvusder. English curve Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic

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cusec

Blend of cubic + second.

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cush

From cushty, from Romani kushto, kushti (“good”).

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cushy

Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”).

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cusk

Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.

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cusp

From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis.

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cuspy

From cusp + -y.

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cuss

An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buttocks”), from arse, in which the r was originally pronounced (as in curse). Etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“fellow, person”) is from

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cussy

From cuss + -y.

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cut

From Middle English cutten, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *kytja, *kutta, from Proto-Germanic *kutjaną, *kuttaną (“to cut”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *kwetwą (“meat, flesh”) (comp

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cute

Aphetic form of acute, originally meaning “keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd” (1731). Meaning transferred to “pretty, fetching” by US students (slang) c. 1834. Meaning drifted further to describe the pleasing attra

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cuten

From cute + -en.

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cutex

Genericized trademark of Cutex.

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cutey

From cute + -y.

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cutia

From translingual Cutia.

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cutie

Etymology tree English cute Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English cutie From cute + -ie.

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cutin

Etymology tree English cut(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cutin From cut(is) + -i

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cutis

From Latin cutis (“living skin”).

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cutty

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

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cutup

Deverbal from cut up.

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cuty

From cute + -y (diminutive suffix).

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cuvée

From French cuvée, from cuve (“vat, tank”).

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cuy

Borrowed from Peruvian Spanish cuy (“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechua quwi (“guinea pig”)).

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cuz

Short for cousin.

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cuzz

Clipping of cousin.

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cuzza

Etymology tree Tamil கறி (kaṟi)bor. English currey Middle English curyinflu. English curry English -zza English cuzza From curry + -zza.

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cuzzo

From cuz + -o.

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cuzzy

From cous (“cousin”) + -y.

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cwm

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.

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cwt.

Short for centum weight, from Latin centum + weight.

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cwtch

From Welsh cwtsh (“hug, cuddle; little corner, recess”), from Middle English couche. Doublet of couch.

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cyan

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script nee

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cyber

Clipping of cybernetics, before becoming a stand-alone word.

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cycad

From translingual Cycas (“genus of tropical trees”).

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cycas

Borrowed from translingual Cycas.

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cycle

From Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel

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cyclo

From cycle + -o.

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cyka

Volapük encoding reading of Russian сука (suka, “bitch”); orthographic borrowing from Russian сука (suka, “bitch”).

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cyma

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (

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cymar

See simar and chimer/chimere.

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cyme

] Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ

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cymo-

From cyme + -o-, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma).

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cyn-

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”).

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cynic

From Middle English cynike, cynicke, from Middle French cynique, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), originally derived from the portico in Athens called Κυνόσαργες (Kunósarges), the earliest home o

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cyno-

Learned borrowing from Latin cyno-, from the combining form of Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) formed with -ο- (-o-). Cf. cynic. By surface analysis, cyn- + -o-. Piecewise doublet of cano-.

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cyser

From Middle English ciser (“alcoholic beverage of great strength and potency”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār). Doublet of cider.

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cyst

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der.

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cyte

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos, “hollow”, “vessel”); compare -cyte.

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cyto-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “container, receptacle”).

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cyton

From cyto- + -on; compare German Cytos.

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czar

Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisarazder. Proto-Slavic *cěsařь Old East Slavic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ) Russian царь (carʹ)bor. English czar See tsar. The spelling czar, the olde

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cégep

From the French cégep.

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cœlia

From Latin coelia, from Ancient Greek κοιλία (koilía, “hollow place”).

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cœlo-

See coelo- § Etymology.

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cœno-

From cœn- + -o-.

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c̄

Abbreviation of Latin cum

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d

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

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d'

Contraction of the article da ("the").

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d'oh

Imitative. Popularised by the cartoon character Homer Simpson in the TV show The Simpsons. Voice actor Dan Castellaneta has said that he modelled his version on the drawn-out "do-o-o-o" sound made by Jimmy Finlayson in t

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d'or

French, from de (“of”) + or (“gold”).

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d'you

Contraction of did you.

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d-pad

Shortened from directional pad.

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d00d

Leet spelling of dood, itself from dude.

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d4T

Short for dideoxy-4-thymidine.

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d8

d + 8, based on the phonetic similarity between the number 8 and the letters "-ate"

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da

From child language; compare dad and dada.

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dab

From Middle English dabben (“to strike”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Old Icelandic dabba (“to tap, slap”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare also with Middle Dutch dabben (“to pinch, knead, fumble,

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dabai

Borrowed from Chinese 大白 (dàbái). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were ubiquitous in China.

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dabao

From Chinese Mandarin 打包 (daa3 baau1, “to pack and unpack”).

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dabba

From Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”).

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dabke

Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabka) and South Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabke).

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dace

Old variant of earlier darse, from Late Middle English darse (also as dace already), from Old French darz, oblique plural form of dart (“spear; javelin”). For a similar loss of r, compare bass, while for the pronunciatio

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dacha

Borrowed from Russian да́ча (dáča), originally "gift, portion, land (granted by a prince)", from дать (datʹ, “to give”).

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dachi

From Russian да́чи (dáči).

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dack

From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear.

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dad

From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Middle English *dadde, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare West Frisian deite (“dad, daddy”), Swabian Dede (“Godfather”). * Perhaps

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dada

Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.

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dadah

Borrowed from Malay dadah.

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daddy

Etymology tree English dad Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English daddy The noun is probably derived from dad (although this word is attested later) +

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dadly

From dad + -ly.

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dadny

Borrowed from Hindi दादनी (dādnī), from Classical Persian دَادَن (dādan).

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dado

From Italian dado, first attested in 1664.

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daeva

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua). Doublet of deva.

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daf

Borrowed from Persian and Arabic دَف (daf).

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daff

From Middle English daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”), from Old Norse daufr (“deaf, stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf, stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, whirl, smoke, be obscure”). Doublet of d

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daffy

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

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daft

From Middle English dafte, defte (“gentle; having good manners; humble, modest; awkward; dull; boorish”), from Old English dæfte (“accommodating; gentle, meek, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”

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dafty

From daft + -y.

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dafuq

Altered form of the fuck.

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dag

From Middle English dagge, of uncertain (probably Germanic) origin, cognate with Middle Dutch dag, dagge, dagh (modern Dutch dag, dagge). Compare French dague (“spiked end of a whipping rope”). The sense “dangling lock o

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dage

Blend of day + rage (“an exciting party”).

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dagga

Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab.

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daggy

By surface analysis, dag + -y, but dag has also been explained as back-formed from this word.

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dago

Alteration of diego (“Spaniard”), from Spanish Diego (common Spanish name) by law of Hobson-Jobson. The term originated among sailors from the Northern United States, first attested in Boston in 1838. "Diego" is the Port

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dah

Imitative

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dahi

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दही (dahī) / Urdu دَہِی (dahī)), from Old Hindi दही (dahī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of tyre.

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dahu

From Mandarin 大胡 (dàhú).

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dai

Borrowed from Hindi दाई (dāī), from Sanskrit.

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daily

From Middle English dayly, from Old English dæġlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *dagalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz (“daily”), equivalent to day + -ly. Cognate with Scots dayly, daly (“daily”), German Low German dagelk

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daing

From Tagalog daing.

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dairy

Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.

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dais

From Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman deis, from Old French deis, dois (modern French dais), from Latin discum, accusative singular of discus (“discus, disc, quoit; dish”) (Late Latin discum (“table”)), from Ancien

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daisy

From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.

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daith

From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard.

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dak

Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).

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daker

See dicker.

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dakka

Onomatopoeic for a firing machine gun. Popularised by the invented Ork lexicon in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.

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daks

From DAKS, trademark for a brand of trousers originally made in the 1930s by Simpsons of Piccadilly created by Alexander Simpson and his business partner Dudley Beck. Blend of dad + slacks, named after Simeon Simpson, th

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dal

Borrowed from Hindi दाल (dāl) or Bengali ডাল (ḍal).

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dala

From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar.

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dalal

From an Indian language (compare Hindi दलाल (dalāl)), from Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl).

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dale

From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

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dalet

From Phoenician 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, “door”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-; compare Hebrew דֶלֶת (délet). Doublet of delta.

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dalk

From Middle English dalke, dalk, from Old English dalc (“clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet”), from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz (“clasp, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- (“to stick; needle, pin”). Cognate with Icelandic d

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dall

Compare French dalle, dallage.

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dally

From Middle English dalien, from Anglo-Norman delaier. Doublet of delay.

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dam

From Middle English dam, from Old English *damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.

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dama

Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame).

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daman

From Arabic دَمَان (damān) (إسرائيل (Isrā'īl)), literally "lamb (of Israel)."

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damar

From Malay damar. Compare Middle English dambre (“a kind of resin”).

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dame

From Middle English dame, dam (“noble lady”), from Old French dame (“lady; term of address for a woman; the queen in card games and chess”), from Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), feminine form of dominus (“lord, m

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damma

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma, “a joining”), instance noun of the verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to join”). Refers to the joining of the lips together when making an /u/ sound.

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damme

Univerbation of damn + me.

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damn

From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).

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damp

From Middle English dampen (“to stifle; suffocate”), from Old English damp, from Proto-Germanic *dampaz. Akin to Low German damp, Dutch damp, and German Dampf (“vapor, steam, fog”), Icelandic dampi, Swedish damm (“dust”)

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dampy

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

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dan

From Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.

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dana

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

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dance

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance Inherited from Middle English dauncen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre, of uncertain

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dancy

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y

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danda

From Sanskrit द॒ण्ड (daṇḍá, “stick”).

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dandy

Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-format

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danfo

From Yoruba dáńfó.

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dang

First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

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dango

Borrowed from Japanese 団子 (dango).

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danio

Etymology tree Bengali ধানি (dhani) Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Translingual Daniobor. English danio Borrowed from translingual Danio, from Bengali ধানি (dhani, “relating to paddies

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daniq

From Arabic دَانِق (dāniq).

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dank

From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwa

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danna

Likely ultimately a variant of dung.

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danso

Borrowed from Korean 단소(短簫) (danso).

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danta

Borrowed from a certain Ghanaian vernacular name (compare Anyi danta, Sehwi danta).

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danza

Borrowed from Spanish danza. Doublet of dance.

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dao

From Chinese 刀 (dāo, literally “single-edged blade”). Possibly a doublet of dah.

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dap

Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.

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dappa

From dapper.

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daraf

farad reversed. Compare mho.

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darby

Uncertain; possibly from the town of Derby.

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darcy

From the surname of the French scientist Henry Darcy.

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dardy

South-West and Mid-West Australian Aboriginal slang.

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dare

From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (“to dare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (“to dare”), reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (

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darer

Etymology tree English dare 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-European *-eh₂s(i)yós P

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darg

First attested in late Middle English; a syncopic form of daywork, developed through the series of forms: daywork → daywerk → daywark → dawark → *da’ark → dark → darg.

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dari

Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

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daric

From Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), from Old Persian *darikah. Doublet of gold and yellow. Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a fo

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dark

From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“dull, dirty”)

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darky

Etymology tree English dark Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English darky From dark + -y.

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darl

Clipping of darling.

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darn

A minced oath of damn.

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darr

Possibly from dorrhawk (“the nightjar”), from its similar diet and appearance in flight.

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dars

From Arabic دَرْس (dars), often via Urdu.

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darse

From Middle English darse, dace, from Old French darz, oblique plural of dart (“spear; javelin”).

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dart

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English

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darts

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darty

Blend of day + party.

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dash

From Middle English daschen, dassen, from Danish daske (“to slap, strike”), related to Swedish daska (“to smack, slap, spank”), of obscure origin. Compare German tatschen (“to grope, paw”), Old English dwǣsċan (“to quell

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dasha

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशा (daśā).

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dashi

From Japanese 出汁 (dashi, “essence, dashi soup”) (hiragana だし), from noun form of 出す (dasu, “to draw, to extract”).

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