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dump

From Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump.

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dumpy

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.

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dumri

From Hindi [Term?].

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From Middle English dun, donn, dunne, from Old English dunn (“dun, dingy brown, bark-colored, brownish black”), from Proto-West Germanic *duʀn, from Proto-Germanic *duznaz, *dusnaz (“brown, yellow”), from Proto-Indo-Euro

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dunal

From dune + -al.

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dunam

From Hebrew דּוּנָם (dúnam) or Arabic دُونُم (dūnum), from Turkish dönüm, from dönmek (“to turn”). A probable calque of Medieval Greek στρέμμα (strémma, “stremma”, literally “that which is turned”).

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dunce

1530, named after John Duns Scotus (c. 1266–1308). Scotus was ironically a well-known Scottish thinker; his followers, however, opposed the philosophers of the Renaissance, and thus "dunce" was first used to describe som

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dunch

From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle Engl

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duncy

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

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dune

Partly from a dialectal form of down; and partly from Dutch duin (from Middle Dutch dune) or from Middle Low German dûne; all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dūn, *dūnā, of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Celt

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duned

From dune + -ed.

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duney

From dune + -y.

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dung

From Middle English dung, dunge, donge, from Old English dung (“dung; excrement; manure”), from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic *dungō (“dung”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover”). Superseded

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dungy

From Middle English dongy, donky, dungy, equivalent to dung + -y. Probably a doublet of dingy.

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dunk

From Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn (“to dip, submerge, dunk”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunkōn (“to make wet”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *þunkōną, from Proto-

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dunky

dunk + -y

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dunno

Written form of an informal pronunciation of don't know that is a reduction of do not know or does not know.

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dunny

From dun (“dusky brown”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”).

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dunt

From Middle English dunt, dynt, from Old English dynt (“dint, blow, strike, stroke, bruise, stripe, thud, the mark or noise of a blow, a bruise, noise, crash”), from Proto-West Germanic *dunti, from Proto-Germanic *dunti

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duny

From dune + -y.

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dunzo

Perhaps from done + -s + -o; connection with -o and with gone-zo seems apparent, but the timing and direction of influence is unclear.

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duo

PIE word *dwóh₁ From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of two, which was inherited via Proto-Germanic.

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duo-

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- From Latin duo (“two”).

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duomo

Learned borrowing from Italian duomo. Doublet of dome and domus.

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dup

From Middle English don up (“to open”), equivalent to a blend of do + up. Compare don, doff, dout, dub.

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dupe

Etymology tree Latin upupader. Vulgar Latin ūppader. Old French huppeder. Middle French duppe French duperbor. English dupe From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomato

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duper

Etymology tree Latin upupader. Vulgar Latin ūppader. Old French huppeder. Middle French duppe French duperbor. English dupe English -er English duper From dupe + -er.

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dupla

From Medieval Latin dupla.

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duple

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century. Doublet of double and doppio.

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duppy

Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) (compare Akan adɔpe).

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dur

Borrowed from German Dur.

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dura

Ellipsis of dura mater.

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durak

From Russian дура́к (durák).

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dural

Etymology tree English dura materellip. English dura Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -

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dure

From Middle English duren (“to last”), from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre. Related to Dutch duren (“to last, dure”), German dauern (“to last, dure”). Doublet of endure.

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durf

Etymology tree English denim Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf blend English durf Blend of denim + surf.

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durgy

From Middle English *dwerghy, from Middle English dwergh (“dwarf”), equivalent to dwarf + -y.

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duroy

Unknown.

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durra

From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

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durry

Unknown. Perhaps from Bull Durham (an American tobacco brand) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

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durum

Borrowing from Latin dūrum, nominative neuter singular of dūrus (“hard”). Doublet of dour and dure.

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durva

From Sanskrit दूर्वा (dūrvā). Doublet of doob as in doob grass.

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durzi

From Hindustani درزی / दर्ज़ी (darzī, “tailor”), from Persian درزی (darzi, “tailor”).

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dush

From Middle English dusshen, duschen, perhaps from Old English dwǣsċan (“to put out, extinguish, destroy”) (see Middle English adweschen). Cognate with Middle Low German duschen, German dialectal duschen (“to beat, butt”

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dusk

From Middle English dosk, dusk(e) (“dusky”, adj.), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, related to *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”). Cognate

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dusky

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

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duss

From dust, having the same meaning.

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dust

From Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (“dust, dried earth reduced to powder; other dry material reduced to powder”), from the fusion of Proto-Germanic *dustą (“dust”) and *dunstą (“mist, dust, evaporatio

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dusty

From Middle English dusty, dusti, from Old English dūstiġ, dystiġ, dȳstiġ (“dusty”), equivalent to dust + -y. Cognate with Dutch donzig (“cottony, downy, woolly”), German dunstig (“hazy, misty”).

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dutch

Clipping of duchess.

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dutty

According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dɔteɛ (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty.

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duty

From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe + Middle English -te. Equivalent to due + -ty.

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duvet

From French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, d

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dux

Borrowed from Latin dux (“leader”). Doublet of doge, duc, duce, and duke.

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dvi-

From Sanskrit द्वि (dvi, “two”).

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dvigu

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्विगु (dvigu).

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dvija

From Sanskrit द्विज (dvija).

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dwaal

From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.

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dwale

From Middle English dwale (“stupor; deception; delusion, evil”), from Old English dwala, dwola (“error, heresy; doubt; madman, deceiver, heretic”) and Old Norse dvala (“sleep, stupor”).

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dwalm

From Old English dwolma (“confusion”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“confused, stunned”).

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dwang

Borrowed from Dutch dwang, from Middle Dutch dwanc.

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dwarf

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dwergaz Proto-West Germanic *dwerg Old English dweorg Middle English dwergh English dwarf From Middle English dwergh, dwerw, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg,

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dweeb

From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. The 1980s backronym Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a st

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dwelf

Blend of dwarf + elf.

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dwell

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. M

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dwerk

Blend of dick + twerk.

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dwi-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Sanskrit द्वि (dvi)bor. English dwi- Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi, “two”).

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dwile

From Dutch dweil (“floorcloth”).

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dwine

From Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (“to slip away, dwindle, die”), from *dʰew- (“to pass away, die”). Com

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dword

From double word.

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dwt

From Latin denarius, penny.

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dy

From Middle English dyen, variant of dien (“to die”). More at die.

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dyad

From Ancient Greek δυάς (duás), δυάδ- (duád-) from δύο (dúo, “two”), from Proto-Indo-European *duwó, *duwéh₃ (*dwóh₁). The mathematics sense was coined by American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1884 in the second hal

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dyb

Short for do your best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants.

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dye

From Middle English deye, from Old English dēah, dēag (“color, hue, dye”), from Proto-West Germanic *daugu (“color, shade”), from *daugan (“to conceal, be dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust,

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dyer

From dye + -er.

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dyery

Etymology tree English dye Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English dyery From dye + -ery.

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dyest

dye + -est

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dyeth

dye + -eth

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dying

From die + -ing.

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dyke

A variant of dike, from Northern Middle English dik and dike (“ditch”), from Old Norse díki (“ditch”). Influenced by Middle Dutch dijc (“ditch; dam”) and Middle Low German dīk (“dam”). See also ditch. Ultimately from Pro

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dykes

See dyke.

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dykey

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

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dykon

Blend of dyke + icon.

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dym

Corruption of the word dumb.

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dyne

From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).

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dyor

Coined by conspiracy theorist Milton William Cooper

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dys-

From New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”). Often confused with the separately derived prefix dis-.

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dzo

Borrowed from Tibetan མཛོ (mdzo).

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dzomo

Borrowed from Tibetan མཛོ་མོ (mdzo mo).

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dzud

Borrowed from Mongolian зуд (zud)/ᠵᠤᠳ (ǰud).

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décor

Unadapted borrowing from French décor.

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dürüm

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish dürüm.

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e

The letter name is ultimately from Latin ē. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced, in whole or in part, five futhorc letters in the 7th century: ᛖ (e), ᚫ (æ), ᛠ (ea), ᛇ (eo), and ᛟ (œ).

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e hoa

From Māori e (“vocative particle”) + hoa (“friend, companion”).

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e'er

Contraction of ever, similar to o'er from over.

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e-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. English e- From Latin ē-.

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e-SAF

e- + SAF

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e-biz

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁é

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e-boy

From e- (“electronic”) + boy.

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e-bus

From e- + bus, as with e-bike and various other such terms.

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e-car

From e- + car, as with e-bike and various other such terms.

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e-cig

From e- + cig.

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e-doc

Clipping of e-document.

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e-fax

From e- + fax.

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e-fed

From e- + fed.

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e-hub

From e- + hub.

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e-hug

From e- + hug.

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e-ink

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e-kid

From e- + kid.

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e-law

From e- + law.

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e-pal

From e- + pal.

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e-tag

From e- + tag.

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e-tax

From e- + tax.

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e-van

From e- + van, as with e-bike and various other such terms.

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e.g.

The adverb is a terser form of ex. gr., both abbreviating Latin exemplī grātiā (“for the sake of an example”); e.g. was also used as an abbreviation in Latin. The noun is derived from the adverb.

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e6

Shortening. See 621 for further etymology.

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eBay

Short for Echo Bay Technology Group, the consulting firm involved with its development. By surface analysis, e- (digital) + bay.

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eBook

From e- + book.

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eCTOL

From e- + CTOL.

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eCall

Short for emergency call.

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eFuse

From electronic fuse.

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eGoli

Etymology tree Zulu e- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English goldbor. Zulu îgolídeclip. Zulu îGóli

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eICU

Initialism of electronic intensive care unit.

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eID

From e- + ID.

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eISBN

From e- + ISBN.

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eMMC

From e- + MMC (“MultiMediaCard”).

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eMac

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Ita

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ePrix

From e- (“electric”) + French prix (“grand prix”).

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eSIM

From e- + SIM (“subscriber identity module”).

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eSTOL

From e- + STOL.

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eVTOL

From e- + VTOL.

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ea

From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Com

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each

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk Old English ǣġhwelċ Old English ǣlċ Middle English ech English each From Middle English ech, eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to

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eager

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager Inherited

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eagle

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

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eagre

See eager.

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eam

From Middle English eem, eme, from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“maternal uncle, maternal grandfather”). Cognate with Scots em

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ean

From Middle English enen, from Old English ēanian (“to yean, bring forth young, bring forth lambs”), from Proto-West Germanic *aunōn, from Proto-Germanic *aunōną (“to bring forth lambs”). An alternate etymology derives t

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ear

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Germanic *ausô Proto-West Germanic *auʀā Old English ēare Middle English ere English ear From Middle English eare, eere,

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earal

From ear + -al.

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eared

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earie

From ear + -ie.

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earl

From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight,

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early

From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere + -ly.

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earn

From Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian, from Proto-West Germanic *aʀanōn, from Proto-Germanic *azanōną. This verb is denominal from the noun *azaniz (“harvest”).

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earnt

From earn + -t.

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ears

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

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earsh

From Middle English *ersch, from Old English ersċ (“a park, preserve; stubble-field”). The noun earsh (Old English ersc) was used in the south and west of England to describe a stubble field in which wheat, barley or rye

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earth

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth From Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germani

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ease

From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Si

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easel

Borrowed from Dutch ezel (“donkey; easel”), from Middle Dutch esel (“donkey”), from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus (“young ass or small donkey”), diminutive of asinus (“ass, donkey”), ultimately from an un

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easen

From ease + -en (verbal suffix).

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easer

From ease + -er.

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easse

Apparently a variant of ees (“bait for fishing”).

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east

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss? Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros Proto-Germanic *austraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *austrąder. Proto-Germa

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easy

From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to

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eat

From Middle English eten, from Old English etan (“to eat”), from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti, from *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ait

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eated

From English eat + -ed.

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eaten

From Middle English eten, from Old English eten, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etanaz; morphologically eat + -en.

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eater

From Middle English eter, etere, etter, from Old English etere; equivalent to eat + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (food suitable for eating).

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eath

From Middle English ethe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Cognate with Scots eith (“easy”), Old Saxon

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eathy

From eath + -y.

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eaty

From eat + -y.

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eau

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Com

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eave

A back-formation from eaves, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending as forming a plural.

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eaved

From eave + -ed.

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eaves

PIE word *upér From Middle English eves (“projecting lower edge of a roof”) [and other forms], from Old English efes, yfes, *ofes (“edge of a roof”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu (“hall”), from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō

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eaw

From the sound. An early print use was in a 1988 instruction booklet for the video game Zelda II; probably used earlier.

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eba

From Yoruba ẹ̀bà.

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ebb

From Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba (“ebb, tide”), from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjô, *abjǭ, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“off, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *apó. See also West Frisia

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ebbet

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

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ebene

From Yanomamö [Term?].

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ebon

From Old French eban (modern ébène), from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos, “ebony tree”).

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ebony

Etymology tree Egyptian U13:n-Z4:M3 (hbnj)bor. Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos)bor. Latin hebenus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin ebeniusder. Middle Engli

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ebook

From e- + book.

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ebru

From Turkish ebru.

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ecad

From eco- + -ad.

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ecaf

Backwards spelling of face.

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ecce

Etymology tree Latin ec- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Latin -ce Latin eccebor. English ecce Borrowed from Latin ecce.

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ecchi

From Japanese エッチ (etchi, “dirty; perverted”), which is derived from English aitch (“name of the letter ⟨H⟩”), which is an initialism of the romaji of Japanese 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai, “pervert”). エッチ (etchi) is not a genre i

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echo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle Engli

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echo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)der. English echo- Derived from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ē

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echoi

From Ancient Greek ἦχοι (êkhoi, “sounds”), plural of ἦχος (êkhos).

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echt

Borrowed from German echt (“real”). The German term originates from Middle Low German echt (“lawful, genuine”), contraction of ehacht, variant form of ehaft (“lawful, pertaining to the law”) from ê(e) (“law, marriage”),

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eckle

From a variation of ickle (“icicle”), from Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English ġicel (“ice, icicle”), from Proto-West Germanic *jikil, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz (“piece of ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey

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eckol

Derived from Ecklonia, a genus of brown algae, + -ol

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ecky

First syllable of ecstasy, + -y.

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eclat

From French éclat. More at éclat.

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eco

By clipping.

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eco-

Etymology tree Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- From French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

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ecru

Etymology tree French é- French cru French écrubor. English ecru Borrowed from French écru (“raw, unbleached”).

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ectad

From ecto- + -ad.

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ectal

From ecto- + -al.

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ecto-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient

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ecu

From the initial letters of European currency unit; simultaneously an allusion to the historical currency écu.

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ed

Shortening.

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ed-

From Middle English ed-, from Old English ed- (“again, re-”), from Proto-West Germanic *id-, from Proto-Germanic *idi-, *idi, *ida (“back, backwards, again”), from Proto-Indo-European *éti. Cognate with Dutch et-, German

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edah

Borrowed from Hebrew עֵדָה

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edblr

From ED (“eating disorder”) + -blr.

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