lolz
A corruption of lol, probably a leet variation, treated as if it were a noun rather than an interjection and pluralized in a deliberately unconventional manner using the -z suffix.
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Page 133 of 180loma
From λῶμα (lôma, “fringe, hem”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlomas
From Spanish lomas (“hills”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlonco
From Mapudungun logko, longko via Spanish lonco.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionslone
Shortened from alone.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordloner
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Prot
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslong
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long From Middle English long, lang, from Old English long, lang (“long, tall, la
6 source sections · 75 relationship mentionslonga
From Australian Kriol langa, from English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionslonge
From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionslongi
See lungi.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlongy
From long + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordloo
Uncertain, although usually derived in some way from Waterloo, the site of Wellington's 1815 victory over Napoleon, likely via a pun based on water closet. Other suggested derivations include corruptions of French l'eau
6 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsloob
Phonetic respelling of the first syllable of lubricant.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlooby
Uncertain. Perhaps from lob (“a large piece, lump”) + -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloof
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p-der. Proto-Germanic *lōfô Old Norse lófibor. Middle English love English loof Inherited from Middle English love, lufe, lofe, luf (“palm of the hand”), from Old Norse lófi, from
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionslooie
Shortened lieutenant + -ie.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlook
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certa
3 source sections · 27 relationship mentionslooks
Source etymology material for looks; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlookt
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look English -t English lookt From look + -t.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslooky
None of the various attested forms appear in the OED, in Victor & Dalzell’s Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, nor in Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary. According to the RHD
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsloom
From Middle English lome, from Old English *lōma, ġelōma (“tool, utensil, implement, article of furniture, household effect”) (also as andlōma, andġelōma, andlama (“utensil, instrument, implement, tool, vessel”), from Pr
3 source sections · 19 relationship mentionsloon
From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to etymology 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associate
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsloong
Borrowed from Mandarin 龍 /龙 (lóng). This spelling is used to differentiate the word from long.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloony
Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsloop
From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap”), ultimately from Proto-
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsloopy
Etymology tree English loop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English loopy From loop + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsloord
Likely from Middle French lourdin (“dull, obvious; clownish”) (related to lourdat (“dunce”), lourdade (“wench”)), from Middle French lourd (“heavy”), from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, possibly of Germanic or
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsloos
From Middle English loos, lōs (“reputation, renown, fame, infamy, rumor, news”), from Old French los, from Latin laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”). Doublet of laud.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsloose
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Ol
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsloosh
Origin obscure, possibly indirectly derived from the French louche, suggesting something of shady or suspect character.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloot
Borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ, “booty”), either from Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) or लुण्ट् (luṇṭ, “to rob, plunder”). The figurative meaning developed in American English in the 1920s, resulting in
4 source sections · 13 relationship mentionslop
From Middle English loppe (“bough”); the verb is a back-formation from the noun.
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionslope
From Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa (“to leap, jump”). See leap. Cognate with German laufen (“walk, run”), Danish løbe (“run”), Dutch lopen (“walk, run”), Norwegian løpe (“run”). Doublet of leap.
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsloper
Etymology tree English lope 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
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionloph
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”); compare lopho-, lophid.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloppy
From lop + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlopt
lop + -t
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlor
From Cantonese 囉 /啰 (lo¹) and Hokkien 囉 /啰 (--lo͘, indicating resignation), which is itself borrowed from Cantonese.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsloral
From lore + -al.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlord
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Proto-West Germanic *hlaib Old English hlāf Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Proto-West Germanic *ward Old English weard Old Eng
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionslore
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *lai
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentionslored
From lore + -ed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlorel
From Middle English lorel, losel, equivalent to lose + -le.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloric
From lore + -ic.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordloris
From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlorks
Minced form of Lord.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlorn
From Middle English lorn, loren, ilorn, iloren (past participle of lese, lesen (“to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to perdition”)), from Old English *loren, *ġeloren, from Proto-Germanic *galuzanaz, *luzanaz, past p
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionslorra
Reduction of lot of. Representing a clipped or slurred pronunciation, especially associated with a stereotypical Liverpudlian pronunciation popularised by British singer and TV personality Cilla Black.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslorry
Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare dialectal lurry-cart), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionslory
From Malay luri, name of kind of parrot, said to be a dialectal variant of Malay nuri. Doublet of lourie. Unrelated to Spanish loro.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionslos
Inherited from Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with Scots los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgi
3 source sections · 14 relationship mentionslos'
Pronunciation spelling of lost, representing African-American Vernacular English.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlose
From Middle English losen, from Old English losian. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionslosel
From Middle English losel (also lorel), from *losen, loren, past participle of lesen (“to lose”), equivalent to lose + -le.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionloser
From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionlosh
From Scots losh.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloss
From Middle English los, from Old English los (“damage, destruction, loss”), from Proto-West Germanic *los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą (“dissolution, break-up, loss”), from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (“to cut, sunder, sep
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentionslosse
From Dutch los, from Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionslossy
Etymology tree English loss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lossy From loss + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslost
From Middle English loste, losede (preterite) and Middle English lost, ilost, ilosed (past participle), from Old English losode (preterite) and Old English losod, ġelosod, equivalent to lose + -t.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionslot
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionslota
From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionslote
From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, fr
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentionsloth
See loath.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsloti
From the Latin lōtī, the nominative plural form of lōtus (“Egyptian lotus flower”, “date-plum”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionslotic
From Latin lotus, past participle of lavare (“to wash”), + -ic.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlotid
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Lotid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslotos
From Latin lōtos. Doublet of lote.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordlotsa
Contraction of lots + of.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlotte
Borrowed from French lotte.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlotto
Borrowed from Italian lotto. Doublet of lot.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordlotus
Unadapted borrowing from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). Doublet of lote. First attested in the 1540s. Ultimately from Hebrew לוֹט (lōṭ, “myrrh”, literally “covering, envelope”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsloud
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz Proto-West Germanic *hlūd Old English hlūd Middle English loude, loud, lud
3 source sections · 49 relationship mentionsloude
From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lood, luid
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionslough
Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionslouis
Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionloulu
From Hawaiian loulu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloun
Uncertain. Compare Scots lounder (“to deal heavy blows on, thrash”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsloup
Borrowed from German Luppe (“a lump of iron”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordloupe
Borrowed from French loupe.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlour
The verb is derived from Middle English louren, lour, loure (“to frown or scowl; to be dark or overcast; to droop, fade, wither; to lurk, skulk”), probably from Old English *lūran, *lūrian, from Proto-Germanic *lūraną (“
1 source section · 13 relationship mentionslouse
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewH-? Proto-Germanic *lūs Proto-West Germanic *lūs Old English lūs Middle English lous English louse From Middle English lous, lows, lowse, from Old English lūs, from Proto-West Germa
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionslousy
From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionslout
Of dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend forward, stoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to b
2 source sections · 20 relationship mentionslouty
From lout + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlove
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰéh₂ Proto-Germanic *lubō Proto-West Germanic *lubu Old English lufu Middle English love English love
4 source sections · 27 relationship mentionsloved
From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionslovee
From love + -ee.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlover
From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionslovey
From love + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlovez
love + -z.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlovie
From love + -ie.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlow
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Proto-Germanic *lēgaz Old Norse lágrbor. Middle English lāh English low From Middle English lah,
6 source sections · 56 relationship mentionslowen
From low + -en.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordlower
From low + -er (comparative suffix).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlowly
From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlown
From Middle English lune, borrowed from Old Norse logn (“windstillness”), from Proto-Norse *lugna, meaning "place where the water is smooth", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining wa
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionslowry
Related to lorry.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlowth
From low + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Norse lægð.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlox
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.
3 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordloxP
By abbreviating "locus of X-over P1"
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordloy
From Irish láí (“spade”), from Middle Irish láige (“spade”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsloyal
Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionslp
Abbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlth
From l + -th (ordinal suffix).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlu
A romanization of Chinese 路 (lù, “route”)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordluau
Borrowed from Hawaiian lūʻau. Replaced earlier paina (from pāʻina) and ahaaina (from ʻahaʻaina).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlube
Clipping of lubricant.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlubly
From a pronunciation spelling of lovely as spoken in some Aboriginal accents.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlubok
From Russian лубок (lubok).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlubra
Derived from the word for wife or woman in the Nuenonne language, an Indigenous language of southern Tasmania.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordluce
From Old French lus, luis, from Latin lūcius.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionslucet
From Middle English lucet (“heraldic representation of a pike fish”), from Old French lucet (“small pike”), from Old French lus + -et, from Latin lucius (“pike fish”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsluchi
Borrowed from Bengali লুচি (luci).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlucid
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-Europ
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsluck
From Middle English luk, lukke, from Middle Dutch luc, geluc, gelucke (“good luck, fortune”) or Middle Low German lücke, gelücke (“lot, fortune, fate, luck”), of obscure origin; perhaps ultimately related to German Lücke
2 source sections · 30 relationship mentionslucky
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedi
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionslucmo
Borrowed from Spanish lúcuma, from Quechua rukma, luqma.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionslucre
From Middle English lūcre, lucor, lucour, lucur (“gain in money, profit; money; wages; illicit gain; advantage, benefit”), from Old French lucre or Latin lucrum (“advantage, profit; love of gain, avarice”), from Proto-In
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionslucy
From Latin lūcius.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlud
From lord.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlude
Apheretic form of Quaalude.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordludic
From French ludique, from Latin ludo (“to play”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsludo-
From Latin ludus (“game”) and also back-formation from words like ludology (“the study of games”) and ludonarrative (“the intersection between a video game's gameplay and narrative”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionludus
Borrowed from Latin ludus.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlue
Clipping of dillue (“sift with a sieve”), from Cornish dyllo (“sift with a sieve”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlues
From Latin lues (“plague”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordluff
From Old French lof. Collins English Dictionary states that this word is ultimately derived from Middle Dutch loef. Ellert Ekwall's Shakspere's Vocabulary: its etymological elements (1903) related this verb and loof inst
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsluft
From German Luft (“air”). Doublet of lift and loft.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionslufu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 滷腐／卤腐 (lǔfǔ).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlug
From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (com
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionslugal
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒈗 (lugal, “king, lord”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlugao
Borrowed from Hindustani لَگاؤ (lagāo) / लगाओ (lagāo, “moor!”, imperative mood).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlugda
Borrowed from Marathi लुगडा (lugḍā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordluge
The noun is borrowed from Swiss French or Franco-Provençal luge, from Medieval Latin scludia, from Late Latin sclodia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *stludio, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- (“to slide, sli
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsluger
From luge + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlujvo
Borrowed from Lojban lujvo.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordluke
From Middle English leuȝke, leuk, leuke, lewk, lewke, louk, luk, luke, lheuc, probably from Old English *hlēoc beside hlēow- (whence lew); compare rēoc and rēow, slēac and unslēaw, etc. Alternatively, perhaps from a verb
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionslulav
From Hebrew לולב (luláv).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlull
From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”). Cognate
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionslully
Possibly from laundry, or lily (compare snow (“laundry”) as in snow-rig). Attested as early as c.1661.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionslulu
Probably from American stage magician Lulu Hurst (1869–1950).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlulz
Alteration of lol using the suffix -z, a deliberately nonstandard variant of the plural marker -s.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlulzy
From lulz + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlum
Borrowed from Scots lum, Early Scots lumb; further etymology uncertain, but probably from Cumbric *lümon, related to Welsh llumon (“chimney”) (obsolete), from Proto-Celtic *loimono. Possibly at least influenced by Old Fr
3 source sections · 15 relationship mentionsluma
From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionslume
Short for luminous or luminescent.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlumen
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lūmenbor. English lumen Borrowed from Latin lūmen (“light, an openin
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslumia
Coined by the musician and inventor Thomas Wilfred (1889-1968), presumably from Latin lumen (“light”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlumic
From Latin lūm(en) (“light”) + -ic.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlumme
From Lor' lumme, a corruption of Lord love me. Compare gimme.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlump
From Middle English lumpe, from a Germanic base akin to Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, hang loosely”). Compare Dutch lomp (“rag”), German Low German Lump (“rag”), German Lumpen (“rag”) and Lump (“ragamuffin”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionslumpy
Etymology tree English lump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lumpy From lump + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsluna
Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionslunar
From Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (“lunar”)), from lūna (“the Moon; cre
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionslunch
Recorded since 1580 in the sense “piece, hunk”. The word luncheon with the same meaning is presumably an extension on the pattern of puncheon (“cask”) and truncheon (“cudgel”). But earliest found forms of luncheon includ
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionslune
From Latin lūna (“moon”).
3 source sections · 4 relationship mentions · brief recordlunel
From Lunel, a town in southern France.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionslunet
See lunette.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlung
From Middle English lunge, longe, from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic *lunganjō, an enlargement of *lungô (“the light organ, lung”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-, whence ultimately also light. Cognate wit
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionslunge
From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionslungi
From Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī)/Urdu لنگی (lungī).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordlungo
Borrowed from Italian lungo (literally “long”). Doublet of long.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsluni-
From Latin lūna + -i-.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlunk
Clipping of lunkhead.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlunky
Etymology tree English lunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lunky From lunk + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslunt
From Dutch lont.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordluny
Diminutive of lunatic with -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlupin
From Middle English lupyne, lupine, from Old French lupin, from Latin lupīnus (“pertaining to the wolf”), because of the wolf-like “fang” within the blossom. It has also been linked to an assumed depletion of nutrients i
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionslupus
Borrowed from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Doublet of lobo and wolf.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordlur
From Danish lur, Norwegian lur, and Swedish lur, all from Old Norse lúðr (“trumpet”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionslurch
Originally a nautical term, found in lee-larches (“the sudden and violent rolls of a ship to the leeward in high seas”), of unknown origin. Possibly the same as lurch (“to move stealthily, evade by stooping”) (see below)
4 source sections · 14 relationship mentionslure
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionslurer
From lure + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlurgy
The noun is derived from fever-lurgy, possibly influenced by or related to lurk (“to hang out or wait”). Fever-lurgy is possibly a variant of fever lurden (“idleness regarded as a medical condition”), from fever + lurden
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionslurid
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *loiros Latin lūror Latin lūridusbor. English lurid Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslurk
From Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōną (“to be lying in wait, lurk”), equivalent to lour + -k (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk lurka (“to sneak awa
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionslurky
From lurk + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlurry
Of obscure origin. See lorry.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlurt
Of North Germanic origin, related to Danish lort (“excrement”) and Norwegian lort (“filth, dirt, excrement”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionslurve
From an expressively lengthened pronunciation of love ([lʌːv]~[lɜːv]~[lɐːv]). The spelling is based on non-rhotic English.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslus
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlusca
Clipping of Mollusca, a phylum containing octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and other cephalopods.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordluser
Blend of loser + user.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordlush
From Middle English lusch (“slack, relaxed, limp, loose”), from Old English *lysċ, lesċ (“slack; limp”), from Proto-West Germanic *laskwī̆, from Proto-Germanic *laskuz, *laskwaz (“weak, false, feeble”), from Proto-Indo-E
2 source sections · 14 relationship mentionslushy
From lush + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlusk
From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionslust
From Middle English lust, from Old English lust (“lust, pleasure, longing”), from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Akin to Old Saxon, Dutch lust, Old Frisian, Old High German, German Lust, Swedish
2 source sections · 15 relationship mentionslusty
From Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lust + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian lustich (“amusing”), West Frisian lustich (“amusing, funny”), Dutch lustig (“cheerful”), German
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionslutar
Blend of lute + guitar.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordlute
Etymology tree Arabic عَادَ (ʕāda) Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd)der. Old Occitan laütbor. Old French leüt Middle French lutbor. English lute From Middle French lut (modern luth), from Old French leüt, probably from Old Occita
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsluter
From lute + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordluth
French
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordlutz
From the surname of Austrian skater Alois Lutz, who invented the jump.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordluvvy
From a phonetic spelling of love + -y; in the second sense, because this (as a term for darling or sweetheart) is perceived as a common utterance of thespians.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionslux
Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek λύκη (lúkē, “light, morning
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsluxe
From French luxe, from Latin luxus. Cognate with English lock.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsluxon
From Latin lux (“light”) + -on.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordluz
Borrowed from Hebrew לוּז (luz, “almond”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordluzzu
Borrowed from Maltese luzzu.
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