fat
From Middle English fat, from Old English fǣtt (“fatted, fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *faitid (“fatted”), originally the past participle of the verb *faitijan (“to make fat”), from *fait (“fat”).
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From Middle French fatal, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfate
From Middle English fate, from Latin fāta (“prediction”), plural of fātum, from fātus (“spoken”), from for (“to speak”). In this sense, displaced native Old English wyrd, whence Modern English weird.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfatha
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, “an opening”), instance noun of the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”). Refers to the mouth position when pronouncing the /a/ vowel. Doublet of fathe, patach, and ptaha, denoting the ope
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsfathe
Borrowed from Persian فَتْحِه (fathe).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfatly
Etymology tree English fat Middle English -ly English -ly English fatly From fat + -ly.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfatso
Etymology tree English fats Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English fatso From fats + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfatty
From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsfatwa
The noun is borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”) (whence مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”), the active participle of the same verb: see mu
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsfaugh
Onomatopoeic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfauj
Borrowed from Hindustani فَوج (fauj) / फ़ौज (fauj), from Classical Persian فَوْج (fawj), from Arabic فَوْج (fawj).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfauld
From Middle English fold (“enclosure”). Doublet of fold.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfault
From Middle English faute, faulte, from Anglo-Norman faute, Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita (“shortcoming”), feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”).
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionsfaun
From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfauna
Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáo
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfaux
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der. Proto-Italic *falsō? Latin fallō Latin falsus Old French fals Middle French faulx French fauxubor. English faux Unadapted borrowing from French faux. Doublet of false.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfava
Borrowed from Italian fava. Cognate with Portuguese fava and Spanish haba (“broad bean”). Doublet of bean.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfave
From favorite or favourite, by shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfavel
From Old French favele, from Latin fabella (“short fable”), diminutive of fabula. See fable.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsfavid
From Favia.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfavo
Etymology tree English favorite Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English favo From favorite + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfavor
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂weh₁yetider.? Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰew-der.? Latin faveō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-E
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsfavus
Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfaw
Onomatopoeic.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfawad
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole fahwud (“to come”), farwud, faawud, itself a respelling of English forward.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfawn
From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Displaced native Old
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsfawny
From fawn + -y.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsfax
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European *poḱsom Proto-Germanic *fahsą Proto-West Germanic *fahs Old English feax Middle English fax English fax From Middle English fax, from Old English feax (“hair,
4 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsfaxed
From Middle English *faxed, from Old English feaxed, ġefeaxed (“haired; having hair”), from Old English feax (“hair”). More at fax.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsfaxer
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-E
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfay
Inherited from Middle English feyen, feien, from Old English fēġan (“to join, unite”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną (“to join”), from *fōgō (“joint, slot”), from Proto-Indo-European *p
5 source sections · 24 relationship mentionsfayre
From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsfaze
From English dialectal (Kentish) feeze, feese (“to alarm, discomfit, frighten”), from Middle English fēsen (“to chase, drive away; put to flight; discomfit, frighten, terrify”), from Old English fēsan, fȳsan (“to send fo
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsfazed
From faze + -ed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfbiC
Named in https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.184.9.2420-2428.2002
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfboy
From f + boy. From the use of "f" as a censored form of "fuck".
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfeMRA
Blend of female + MRA.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfeal
From Middle English fele, fæle (“proper, of the right sort”), from Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī, from Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, go
5 source sections · 23 relationship mentionsfear
From Middle English feer, fere, fer (“fear”), from Old English fǣr, ġefǣr (“calamity, sudden danger, peril, sudden attack, terrible sight”), from Proto-Germanic *fērō, *fērą (“danger”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“t
2 source sections · 23 relationship mentionsfeaso
Clipping of feasibility + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfeast
From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of Latin festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), from Proto-Italic *fēs-tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰé
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsfeat
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fet (“action, deed”), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere (“to do, to make”). Doublet of fact.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsfeat.
Source etymology material for feat.; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfeaze
From Middle English fesen (“to drive, incite, put into action; frighten, terrify, prosecute, punish”), from Old English fēsan, fȳsan (“to hasten, impel”), from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną (“to make ready”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfecal
From Middle French fecal, from Latin faex, equivalent to feces + -al.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfeces
From Latin faecēs, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”), further origin unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionfeck
Borrowed from Scots, aphetic form of effect.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfecks
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfecky
From feck + -y.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfed
Clipping of federal.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfedai
From Iranian Persian فدائی (fedâ'i, “someone who risks their life for a cause”), and its source, Arabic فِدَائِيّ (fidāʔiyy). Doublet of fedayee.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfedge
Blend of fence + hedge.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfee
From Middle English fee, fe, feh, feoh, from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”) with contamination from Old French fieu, fief (from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum (see
1 source section · 29 relationship mentionsfeeb
Clipping of feeble-minded. Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Ind
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfeed
From Middle English feden, from Old English fēdan (“to feed”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną (“to feed”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with West Fr
3 source sections · 16 relationship mentionsfeel
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan Old English fēlan Middle English felen English feel From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan. Cognate with Dutch voelen and German f
3 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsfeely
From feal + -y.
3 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfeen
From fiend, as a reference to drug fiend or dope fiend.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsfeer
From Middle English fere, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”). More at fear.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsfeese
Perhaps from Middle English fese (“a blast, a rush, a burst”), a derivative of Middle English fesen (“to put to flight”). More at faze.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfeet
From Middle English feet, fet, from Old English fēt, from Proto-Germanic *fōtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *pódes, nominative plural of *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fäite (“feet”), West Frisian fiet (“fe
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionsfeets
From feet + -s.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfeeze
From Middle English fese, from the verb (see below).
3 source sections · 14 relationship mentionsfeg
From fig, with the change in spelling reflecting a Caribbean pronunciation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfegg
Blend of fake + egg.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfeh
Directly imported from Yiddish פֿע (fe).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfeign
From Middle English feynen, feinen, borrowed from Old French feindre (“to pretend”), from Latin fingere (“to form, shape, invent”). Compare French feignant (present participle of feindre, literally “feigning”). Also comp
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsfeint
The noun is borrowed from French feinte (“dummy, feint”), from feindre (“to fake, feign”), from Old French feindre, faindre, from Latin fingere, the present active infinitive of fingō (“to alter the truth to deceive, dis
3 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsfeis
Borrowed from Irish feis.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfeist
Earliest sense is “fart”, and later “stink” as abbreviation for fysting cur “stinking dog” (1520s). From Middle English fysten (mid-15th century), from Old English. Cognate with Middle Dutch veest and Dutch vijst. Possib
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsfeku
Borrowed from Hindi फेंकू (phẽkū), from फेंकना (phẽknā, “to throw”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfelch
Uncertain, perhaps imitative in origin. Earliest occurrence in print, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is found in the paper The Argot of the Homosexual Subculture by Ronald A. Farrell in 1972, where it was de
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfele
From Middle English fele, from Old English feola, fela (“much, many, very”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu (“very, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁u (“many”). Cognate with Scots fele (“
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsfelid
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Felid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, feline + -id.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfell
From Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fiellan (“to cause to fall, strike down, fell, cut down, throw down, defeat, destroy, kill, tumble, cause to stumble”), from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-
5 source sections · 51 relationship mentionsfella
From fellow.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfelly
From Middle English fely, felow, felowe, felwe, felȝe, from Old English felg, from Proto-Germanic *felgō (compare Saterland Frisian feelge, Dutch velg, German Felge), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ- (compare Polish płoz
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsfelon
The adjective is derived from Middle English feloun, felun (“base, wicked; hostile; of an animal: dangerous; of words: angry, harsh, slanderous; of things: dangerous, deadly; false, fraudulent; unlucky”) [and other forms
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsfelt
From Middle English felt, from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (compare Dutch vilt, German Filz, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish filt, French feutre), from Proto-Indo-European *p
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsfelty
From felt + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfem
Clipping of feminine.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfem-
Etymology tree Latin fēmella Old French femelebor. Middle English femele Middle English female English femaleclip. English feminineclip. English fem- Clipping of female or feminine.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfemby
Blend of femme + enby, possibly influenced by femboy.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsfeme
From Middle English feme, from Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”), from Old French femme, from Latin fēmina. Doublet of femina, femme, and hembra.
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsfemic
From Fe (for iron) + m + (for magnesium) + -ic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfemme
From Middle English femme, itself borrowed from Old French fame (whence French femme), from Latin femina (“woman”). Doublet of feme, femina, and hembra.
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsfemmy
From femme + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfemur
Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfen
From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją, from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”). See also West Frisian fean, Dutch veen
6 source sections · 18 relationship mentionsfence
From Middle English fence, fens, short for defence, defens (“the act of defending”), from Old French defens, defense (see defence). The sense "enclosure" arises in the mid 15th century. Also from the 15th century is use
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsfend
From Middle English fenden (“defend, fight, prevent”), shortening of defenden (“defend”), from Old French deffendre (Modern French défendre), from Latin dēfendō (“to ward off”), from dē- + *fendō (“hit, thrust”), from Pr
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsfendy
From Scots fendie (“able to look after oneself, thrifty, active, healthy, lively”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfenne
From Middle English fenne (“marsh, bog”). More at fen.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsfenny
From Middle English fenny, fenni (“marshy, muddy; of meat: putrid, rotten; of a person: sinful, vile”), from Old English fenniġ (“dirty; marshy, muddy, fenny”), from fen, fenn (“marsh, fen; mud”) (ultimately from Proto-I
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfent
From Old French fente, from Latin findēre (“to cleave”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsfenya
Borrowed from Russian феня (fenja).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfeoff
Alternative form of fief, related to Anglo-Norman feoffer. Compare Latin feodum.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsferal
From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis.
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsferd
From Middle English ferde (“military expedition”), from Old English fierd; see fyrd. Cognate with Dutch vaart (“voyage”), German Fahrt (“journey”).
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsferda
From for + the. Popularized by the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfere
From Middle English fere, from (Northumbrian) Old English fǣra, aphetic form of ġefēra (whence also Middle English yfere).
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsferia
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s-yosder. Proto-Italic *fēziās Latin fēriaebf. Ecclesiastical Latin fēria
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsferie
From Middle English ferie, from Old French ferie, from Latin feriae (“holidays”). See fair.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsferm
See farm.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfermi
Named after Italian physicist Enrico Fermi.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfern
From Middle English fern, from Old English fearn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn, from Proto-Germanic *farnaz (“fern”), from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing; fern, leaf”), from *p(t)erH- (“fern”). Cognates Co
1 source section · 29 relationship mentionsferny
From Middle English ferny, from Old English fearniġ, equivalent to fern + -y.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsferry
The verb is from Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey”), from Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną, which see for cognates. This verb is the causative of Proto-Germanic *
2 source sections · 16 relationship mentionsfers
Borrowed from Middle English fers, from Old French fierce, from Medieval Latin ferzia, from Classical Persian فَرْزِین (farzīn).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfess
Clipping of confess.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsfest
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High Ge
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfesta
Borrowed from Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Maltese festa. Doublet of fete, fiesta, feast, and fest.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfesty
From festival + -y (“diminutive suffix”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfet
From Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *fetan, from Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk
2 source sections · 15 relationship mentionsfeta
Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfetal
Etymology tree English fetus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfetch
The verb is derived from Middle English fecchen (“to get and bring back, fetch; to come for, get and take away; to steal; to carry away to kill; to search for; to obtain, procure”) [and other forms], from Old English feċ
2 source sections · 16 relationship mentionsfete
* The noun derives from French fête. Doublet of feast, fiesta, and fest. * The verb derives from French fêter.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsfetid
Etymology tree Latin fēteō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fētidusbor. English fetid Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionfetii
A pluralisation of fetus by erroneous analogy with words like radii and gladii; compare penii and see the usage note below.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfetor
From Latin fētor.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfetti
Probably a shortened form of Spanish feria (“fair; street market; (slang) money”), itself from Latin fēriae (“holy day; vacation; any occasion of rest”), thus making the term a doublet of fair. Alternatively, a clipping
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfetus
A learned borrowing from Latin fētus (“offspring”). Doublet of fawn.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfeu
From Middle English feu, from Middle French fé (“fief”), fié, fief, fieu, from Latin feodum.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfeuar
Borrowed from Scots feuar. By surface analysis, feu + -ar.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfeud
Inherited from Northern Middle English fede, feide, from Old French faide, feide, fede, from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu (“hatred, enmity”) (corresponding to foe + -th), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“hostile”). Cogn
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsfever
From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French fievre (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Displaced native Old English hriþ
2 source sections · 22 relationship mentionsfevga
From Greek φεύγα (févga).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfew
From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Cognate with Old Saxon fā (“few”), Old High Ger
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsfewer
From Middle English fewere, equivalent to few + -er.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfewl
Phonetic respelling, probably influenced by kewl for cool.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfewly
From few + -ly.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfewte
From Middle English feute, itself from Old French fuite (“the fleeing, flight”), as of what is left and seen from fleeing game.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfext
Blend of fight + text, after sext.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfey
From Middle English feye (“fated to die”), from Old English fǣġe (“doomed to die, timid”), from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz (“cowardly, wicked”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyk- (“ill-meanin
3 source sections · 24 relationship mentionsfeyly
From fey + -ly.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfez
From Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) (modern Turkish fes), named after Fez, Morocco, (capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927), where the dye to color the hat was extracted from crimson berries.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsff.
Abbreviation of Latin foliō (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfggot
By an omission of the first vowel; compare f*ggot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfgirl
From f + girl. From the use of "f" as a censored form of "fuck".
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfi
Abbreviation
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfiar
Uncertain, perhaps from fee + -ar, compare feuar.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfiat
From Latin fīat (“let it be done”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordfib
Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfiber
From French fibre, from Old French fibre, from Latin fibra.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfibre
From French fibre, from Old French, from Latin fibra.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfibro
Abbreviations.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfic
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Italic *faznom Latin fānum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Euro
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfiche
Borrowed from French fiche.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfichu
Borrowed from French fichu (“(noun) triangular scarf; (adjective) got up, put together”) (in the sense of something thrown on without much thought), from ficher (“to drive something (such as a nail) by its point”), ultim
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfico
From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsficus
Etymology tree substrateder. Latin fīcusbor. English ficus Borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfid
Origin unknown. Possibly from Old Irish fid
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfideo
Borrowed from Spanish fideo.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfidge
Probably an assibilated form of Middle English fiken (“to jitter; move restlessly; hustle; flinch; hasten away”), perhaps related to Old English befician (“to deceive”) or from Old Norse fika (“to climb up nimbly, as a s
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsfido
An acronym of the words freaks, irregulars, defects, oddities, from the 1960s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfie
From Middle English fy, from Old French fi, from Latin fī. (with a possible additional influence from Old Norse). Compare Swedish fy.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfief
From Middle French fief, from Old French fief, from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum (whence also Old French fieu, fied), from Old Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep”
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionsfield
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *felþuz Proto-West Germanic *felþu Old English feld Middle English feld English field From Middle English feld, feeld (“field”), from Old English feld (“field”), from Proto-West Germanic *fe
2 source sections · 52 relationship mentionsfiend
From Middle English fend, feend (“enemy; demon”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”), Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognates Cognate with Scots fient (“fiend”), Saterland Frisian Fäind (“enemy,
1 source section · 19 relationship mentionsfiery
From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfife
From German Pfeife (“whistle, smoking pipe”). Doublet of pipe.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfifer
From fife + -er. Piecewise doublet of piper.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfifth
PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fifthe, fifte, fift, from Old English fīfta (“fifth”), from Proto-Germanic *fimftô (“fifth”) or *femftô, equivalent to five + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots fift, fyft (“fif
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionsfifty
PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionsfig
From Middle English fige, fygge (also fyke, from Old English fīc, see fike), borrowed from Anglo-Norman figue, borrowed from Old French figue, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca (“fig”), from Latin fīcus (“fi
4 source sections · 22 relationship mentionsfiggy
From fig + -y. However, figgy pudding has a different origin; see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfight
From Middle English fighten (“to fight”), from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from
2 source sections · 24 relationship mentionsfih
Influenced by bih (“bitch”) and dih (“dick”). Equivalent to fish + -h.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfika
Borrowed from Swedish fika.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfike
From Middle English fiken (“to feign, dissemble, flatter”), from Old English fician (“to wheedle, flatter”) (also found in compound befician (“to deceive”)), from Proto-West Germanic *fikōn, from Proto-Germanic *fikōną (
3 source sections · 22 relationship mentionsfil
From Swedish fil, a clipping of filmjölk. Also related to Finnish viili.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsfilar
From Latin filum (“a thread”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfilch
From Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertain, but it is likely from or related to Old English fylċian (“to marshal troops”) and Old English ġefylċe (“band of men, army, ho
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfile
From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum.
5 source sections · 20 relationship mentionsfiler
Etymology tree English file 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
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfilin
Borrowed from Spanish filin, itself from English feeling.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfilk
Originally "filk music" was a typo for "folk music" in a never-published essay on the influence of Science Fiction and Fantasy on folk music. Its first known deliberate use was by Karen Kruse Anderson in Die Zeitschrift
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsfill
From Middle English fillen, fullen, from Old English fyllan (“to fill, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill”), from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to make full, fill”), from *fu
3 source sections · 21 relationship mentionsfilly
From Old Norse fylja (whence Danish føl), related to foal. Cognate with Dutch veulen, German Fohlen.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsfilm
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felma- Proto-Germanic *filmīn- Old English filmen Middle English filme English film From Middle English filme, from Old English filmen (“film, membrane, thin s
2 source sections · 32 relationship mentionsfilmi
Borrowed from Hindi फ़िल्मी (filmī), ultimately from English film.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfilmy
From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Piecewise doublet of filmic.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfils
From French fils (“son”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordfilth
From Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu, equivalent to foul + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsfilum
From Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of file.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfilé
From French filé (“threaded”), after the way sassafras is processed.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfin
From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare
4 source sections · 6 relationship mentionsfinal
From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionsfinca
Borrowed from Spanish finca in the late 19th century.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordfinch
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *(s)píngis Proto-Germanic *finkiz Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkô Old English finċ Middle English fynch Englis
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsfind
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pent-der. Proto-Germanic *finþaną Proto-West Germanic *finþan Old English findan Middle English fynden English find Inherited from Middle English fynden, from Old English findan, from
2 source sections · 40 relationship mentionsfindy
From Middle English findiȝ, from Old English findiġ (“considerable, good, heavy”), perhaps of Old Norse origin. Compare Danish fyndig (“energetic, weighty”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsfine
From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origin, but probably derived from Latin fīnīre (“to finish”) or fīnis (“boundary, limit, end”), with an abstract sense of fine or thin
5 source sections · 17 relationship mentionsfinew
From Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *fun- (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *poni-o- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Middle Low German vu
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsfingy
From FNG + -y.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordfinif
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsfinis
From Middle English finis, from Latin fīnis (“end; limit”). Doublet of fin, fine, and finish.
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsfink
Unknown; first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely. Suggested origins include: * German Fink (“finch; frivolous or dissolute person; informer”) as finches are notoriously chatty birds in
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsfinna
Reduction of fixing to.
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