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engie

Clipping of engineer.

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engma

Perhaps a blend of eng + agma.

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enid

From translingual Enidae.

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enjoy

From Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier, anjoier, enjoer (“to give joy, receive with joy, rejoice”), equivalent to en- + joy.

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enka

Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

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enkai

From Japanese 宴会 (えんかい, enkai).

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enmew

From en- + mew.

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enmix

From en- + mix.

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enn-

Reduced form of ennea-, from Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”).

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ennew

From en- + new. Compare innovate.

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ennog

Alteration of entry.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European

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enoch

Named after a blacksmith Enoch Taylor of Marsden, Yorkshire. Used by Luddites to smash cropping machines, Taylor made sledgehammers and also the machine frames which sparked riots: "Enoch made them. Enoch shall break the

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enode

From Latin enodare, from e (“out”) + nodare (“to fill with knots”), from nodus (“a knot”).

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enoil

From en- + oil.

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enoki

A shortening of enokitake, from Japanese 榎茸 (enokitake). Compare enoki mushroom, which is an partial calque of the Japanese.

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enol

Etymology tree English alkene Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English

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enorm

From Middle French enorme. See enormous.

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enow

From Middle English ynowe, strong plural and weak form of ynogh (“enough”); see enough for more.

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ens

From Late Latin ēns (“thing”), from esse (“to be”). See entity.

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ensi

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒉺𒋼𒋛 (ensi₂ /⁠ensik⁠/, “ruler”).

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ensky

From en- + sky.

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ensue

From Old French ensu-, stem of some conjugated forms of ensuivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin īnsequere, from īnsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon

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ent

Learned borrowing from Old English ent (“giant”), from Proto-West Germanic *anti; introduced by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, 1954–55, as Ent. Compare Middle English *ent, eont (“giant”), inherited from the

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ent-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós).

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entad

From ent- + -ad.

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ental

From ent- + -al.

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enter

From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō (“enter”, verb), from intrā (“inside”). Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English and the

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ento-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós).

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entry

Inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée.

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entz

A humorous respelling of ents, itself a contraction of entertainments.

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enum

Clipping of enumeration, used as a keyword in the C programming language and its descendants.

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enure

From en- + ure. Variant form of inure.

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envie

From en- + vie.

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envoi

Borrowed from French envoi.

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envoy

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

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envy

Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + vider

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enyay

Borrowed from Spanish eñe.

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enyl

Back-formation from alkenyl. By surface analysis -ene + -yl.

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eo

Borrowed from Korean 어 (eo).

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eo-

From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).

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eofan

From eo- + fan. Coined by Jack Speer.

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eolic

From Latin Aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos, “Aeolus, god of the winds”).

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eon

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).

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eonic

Etymology tree English eon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eonic From eon + -ic.

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eonni

Borrowed from Korean 언니 (eonni, “older sister of a woman”).

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eorl

Learned borrowing from Old English eorl. Doublet of earl and jarl.

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eosin

Borrowed from German Eosin, coined by Heinrich Caro, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in.

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eoten

Learned borrowing from Old English eoten. Doublet of ettin.

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ep

Shortening.

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ep-

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).

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epact

From French épacte, from Latin epactae, from Ancient Greek ἐπακταί (epaktaí, “intercalary days”), feminine plural of ἐπακτός (epaktós, “brought on or in, added”).

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epee

Borrowed from French épée, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spatha, spathe, and spade.

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epeen

e- and diminutive form of penis.

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ephah

From Hebrew אֵיפָה (eifá), from Egyptian jpt (“oipe, a dry measure of volume about 19.2 liters”). Doublet of oipe.

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ephod

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵפֹד (ʼēp̄ōḏ).

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ephor

From Ancient Greek ἔφορος (éphoros, “overseer”), from Homeric ἐπίουρος (epíouros), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + ὁράω (horáō, “look”).

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epi

Clipping of epinephrine.

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epi-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπ

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epic

From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).

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epoch

From Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; he

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epode

From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.

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epopt

From Ancient Greek ἐπόπτης (epóptēs, “initiate into mysteries”).

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epos

From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

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epoxy

Etymology tree English ep- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Fre

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eppy

Diminutive epileptic + -y.

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ept

Back-formation from inept; compare apt.

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eqq

Formed similarly to pp

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equ-

From Latin aequus (“equal”).

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equal

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin aequālisbor. Middle English eq

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eques

From Latin eques (“horseman, knight; equestrian”).

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equi-

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- From Latin aequi-, from aequus. See also equ-.

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equid

An appellativization from Equid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin equ(us) (“horse”) + -id.

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equip

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship

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er

Mimetic (sound of hesitation).

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era

Borrowed from Late Latin aera.

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erase

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos L

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erd

A variant of earth.

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ere

From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é

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erect

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

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erem-

From Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonesome, solitary”).

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erer

From Middle English eror, erur, earre, arre, from Old English ǣrra (“earlier, former, preceding”), equivalent to ere + -er.

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erf

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *arbiją Proto-West Germanic *arbī Old English ierfe Middle English erve English erf From Middle English erve, erfe, from Old English yrfe, ierfe (“heritage,

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erfc

Abbreviation.

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erg

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work.

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ergal

Coined by Rudolf Clausius in 1870 (On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat), derived from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

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ergo

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

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ergo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon)der. English ergo- Derived from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

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ergon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon). Doublet of erg and work. In philosophy, the word is loaned in its capacity as a technical term in Aristotelianism, in English usage following Alexander Grant, The Ethics of Aris

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ergot

Borrowed from French ergot.

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erhu

From Mandarin 二胡 (èrhú), from 二 (èr, “two”) + 胡 (hú, “fiddle; short for 胡琴, a family of Chinese vertical fiddles”).

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erhua

From Mandarin 兒化 /儿化 (érhuà).

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eric

From Irish éiric.

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erica

Borrowed from Translingual Erica.

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erizo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗrder. Latin ēricius Spanish erizobor. English erizo Borrowed from Spanish erizo.

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erk

Claimed to be a respelling of the abbreviation airc for aircraftsman; or else from irk.

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erky

From erk + -y.

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erm

Onomatopoeic.

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erme

From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn.

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ern

Alteration of erne.

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erne

From Middle English ern, erne, earn, from Old English earn (“eagle”), from Proto-West Germanic *arnu (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arnuz (“eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) (whence also Arnold), from Proto-In

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erode

From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.

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eroge

Borrowed from Japanese エロゲ (eroge) (less commonly エロゲー (erogē)), a shortening of エロチックゲーム (erochikku gēmu), from English erotic game.

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erom

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-k

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eros

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

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err

From Middle English erren, from Old French errer (“to wander, err, mistake”), from Latin errō (“wander, stray, err, mistake”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to be angry, lose one's temper”). Cognate with Old E

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erred

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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errno

Abbreviation of error number.

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error

From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”, noun), derived from the verb errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei

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erst

From Middle English erste, from Old English ǣresta (“first”), from Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), equivalent to ere + -est. Cognate with North Frisian iarst, iáárs, jarst, jest (“first”), West Frisian e

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ert

From Middle English erten, ertin, from Old Norse erta (“to provoke, incite, tease”), from Proto-Germanic *artijaną (“to excite, tease”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erd- (“sharp point, stinger”). Cognate with Icelandic e

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erter

From ert + -er.

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eruca

Borrowed from Latin eruca, in its senses of "caterpillar" and "colewort" respectively. Cognate with arugula, rucola, rocket, roquette.

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eruct

From Latin ēructō.

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erupt

From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).

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eruv

Borrowed from Hebrew עירוב / עֵרוּב (eirúv, “mixture”).

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ervad

From Gujarati એરવદ (ervad).

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ervil

From Latin ervilia.

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erw

Borrowed from Welsh erw.

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es

Etymology tree English e Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ms Proto-Indo-European *-omsder. Proto-Germanic *-anzder.? Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s Proto-Germanic *-ōz Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.? Old English -as

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es-

From s-.

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esaul

From Russian есау́л (jesaúl), Ukrainian осаву́л (osavúl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol 札撒兀勒 (zhásāwùlè /⁠⁠ǰasa'ul⁠/).

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esbat

Learned borrowing from Old French esbat, from Old French esbatre (“to frolic, to have fun”), cognate to modern ébat (“frolic”).

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esca

From Latin ēsca (“bait”).

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ese

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”).

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eshay

Perhaps a Pig Latin form of sesh, referring to a cannabis smoking session.

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esker

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

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esky

From Esky (“brand name”), a brand name originally owned by Malley's Ltd, of Sydney, Australia, from 1952; since genericised. From Esk(imo) + -ie.

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esne

Learned borrowing from Old English esne, from Proto-West Germanic *asnī, from Proto-Germanic *asnijaz (“day labourer, hireling”), from Proto-Germanic *asniz, *asunz (“reward”), from Proto-Indo-European *os(e)n-, *es(e)n-

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esper

From ESP + -er from ESP (“extrasensory perception”).

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espy

From Middle English aspien, espien (“to make covert observations of (a person or place) with hostile intent, to spy on; to seek to discover by spying; to act as a spy; to catch sight of, see; to look over, observe; to wa

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esraj

Borrowed from Punjabi ਇਸਰਾਜ (isarāj).

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essay

Since late 16th century, borrowed from Middle French essay, essai (“essay”), meaning coined by Montaigne at the same time, from the same words with the earlier meanings 'experiment; assay; attempt', from Old French essay

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esse

Borrowed from Latin esse.

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est

From Middle English este, from Old English ēst (“will, consent, favour”), from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (“favour, affection”), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (“to notice; face, mouth”) or fr

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ester

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Pr

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estoc

From French estoc, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn (“to push, thrust”); see there for more. Compare Middle English touk (“a sword”) (whence obsolete English tuck (“rapier, sword”)), Middle English stok(e) (“b

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estop

Inherited from Middle English estoppen (“to prevent (conception)”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French estoper, from a Late Latin stuppō.

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estr-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- English estr- (pharmacology) From

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estre

From Old French estre (“state, plan”). Cognate with some forms of be (including am, is and are).

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esyl

Contraction of ethylsulfonyl.

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et

From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt. Doublet of ate.

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et tu

Ellipsis of et tu, Brute.

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eta

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

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etc.

From Middle English et cetera, etc., from Latin etc., an abbreviation of et cetera (“and the rest [of the things]; and the other things”).

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etch

From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”) (whence also English eat).

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etem

Shortening.

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eteo-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós, “true, original”), by analogy with Eteocretan, from Ἐτεόκρητες (Eteókrētes, literally “original Cretan”).

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eth

The sound /ɛ/ followed by the sound of the letter, by analogy with other letter names, such as those of f, l, and m.

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eth-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-Eu

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ethal

From ether + alcohol. Compare French éthal.

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ethe

From the Ancient Greek ἤθη (ḗthē), the contracted nominative plural form of ἦθος (êthos).

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ethea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤθεα (ḗthea), the uncontracted nominative plural form of ἦθος (êthos).

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ethel

Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, from Old English ǣþel, ēþel.

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ether

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ethic

From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthĭkós).

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etho-

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos).

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ethos

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”).

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ethyl

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etic

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-E

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etics

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

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etio-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek roots; more at aetiology § Etymology.

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etoki

Borrowed from Japanese 絵解き (e toki, literally “painting explanation”).

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etrog

From Hebrew אֶתְרוֹג (etróg).

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ettin

From Middle English eten, etend, from Old English eoten (“giant, monster, enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *etun, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz (“giant, glutton”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with

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ettle

From Middle English etlien, atlien, from Old Norse ætla (“to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose”), from Proto-Germanic *ahtalōną (“to strive, think”), from Proto-Indo-European *ok- (“to think, intend, purpose”). Cogna

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etude

From around the year 1837, borrowed from French étude (“study”) from Latin studium. Doublet of studio and study.

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etux

From Latin et (“and”) + uxor (“wife”).

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ety

Abbreviation of etymology.

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eu-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)d

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euche

Ancient Greek εὐχή (eukhḗ)

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eufod

From the chemical symbol Eu and fod ligand.

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euge

From Latin euge, from Ancient Greek εὖγε (eûge).

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eugh

See yew.

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euoi

From Ancient Greek εὐοῖ (euoî).

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eupad

Short for Edinburgh University pathological department.

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euph

Clipping of euphonium.

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eurgh

Similar to the sound of someone vomiting.

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euro

The name euro was the winner of a contest open to the general public to propose names for the new European currency, and as such is technically a neologism, although it obviously alludes to the common root of geographica

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eurus

From Middle English Eurus, ewrus, from Latin eurus, from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).

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eury-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérHus Proto-Hellenic *eurús Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s)der. English eury- Derived from Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s, “wide”).

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eusol

Short for Edinburgh University solution of lime.

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euth

Clipping.

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ev'ry

Every used to be a trisyllabic word, and it was therefore at times necessary to replace the second e with an apostrophe to pronounce the word as two syllables for poetic reasons.

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evac

Clipping.

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evade

From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.

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eval

Derived from Latin aevum (“lifetime, age, eternity”) + -al.

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eve

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ Old English ǣfen Middle English evender. Middle English eve En

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even

From Middle English even, from Old English efn (“flat; level, even, equal”), from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)em-no- (“equal, straight; flat, level, even”). Cognate

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even-

From Middle English even-, efen-, from Old English efn- (“equal, fellow-, co-”), from Proto-West Germanic *ebna- (“like-, level, equal-”, prefix/combining form), from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“equal, even”); same as Old En

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evene

From Latin ēveniō (“happen, fall out, come out”), from ē (“out of, from”) (short form of ex) + veniō (“come”).

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event

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto

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ever

From Middle English ever, from Old English ǣfre, originally a phrase whose first element undoubtedly consists of Old English ā (“ever, always”) + in (“in”) + an element possibly from feorh (“life, existence”) (dative fēo

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evert

From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, a

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every

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto

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evet

See eft.

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evict

From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.

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evil

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *ubilaz Proto-West Germanic *ubil Old English yfel Middle English yvel English evil From Middle English yvel, evel, ivel, uvel, from Old English yfel, from Proto-West Germanic *ubil, from Pr

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evite

Borrowed from Middle French eviter, from Latin ēvītō (“to avoid”).

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evo

From evening.

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