melty
Etymology tree English melt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English melty From melt + -y.
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Borrowed from French mêlée.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmem
From Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”), from Proto-Semitic *maʾ- (“*maʾ-/*may-”). Doublet of mu.
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsmem.
Abbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmeme
Clipping of mimeme, equivalent to mime + -eme. Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Shortened (after gene) from mimeme (compare English phoneme), anglicized as if from a noun
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsmemer
From meme + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmemex
Blend of memory + index, coined by Vannevar Bush in his article As We May Think (1945) in The Atlantic Monthly.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmemey
From meme + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmemic
From meme + -ic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmemo
Clipping of memorandum.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmen
From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”).
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsmen ☕
By analogy with women ☕.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmen*
From men + -*.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmenat
Borrowed from Egyptian mnjt in the form of the 19th-century Lepsius-style transcription menȧt.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmend
From Middle English menden (“to cure; to do good to, benefit; to do or make better, improve; to get better, recover; to keep in a good state; to put right, amend; to reform, repent”), the aphetic form of amenden (“to alt
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsmends
From mend (noun, verb) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmenil
Uncertain. In old works, other spellings are mentioned (or rarely, used), including menald, menild, mennal. Perhaps from meanelled, from the also-obscure old term meanels, used for spots on the coats of horses.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmenk
Borrowed from Mansi (compare Northern Mansi менкв (menkv)).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmenko
Borrowed from Japanese めんこ.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmenma
Borrowed from Japanese メンマ (menma), blend of ramen + machiku.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmeno-
From Ancient Greek μείς, μηνός (meís, mēnós, “month”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmenpo
Borrowed from Japanese 面頬 (menpō).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmensa
Learned borrowing from Latin mēnsa (“table, altar”). Doublet of mesa.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmense
From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsment
Borrowed from Korean 멘트 (menteu).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmenu
Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of menudo and minute.
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionsmeon
From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmeow
Alteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian mauje, miauje (“to meow”), West Frisian miaukje (“to meow”), Dutch miauwen (“to meow”), Mid
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsmeowl
Alteration of mewl, due to meow. Equivalent to meow + -l.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmeowy
From meow + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmer
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Helle
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsmer-
From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsmeral
From merus + -al.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmerby
Blend of men + derby.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmerc
Clipping of mercenary. For the /k/ compare bike.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmerce
See amerce.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmerch
Etymology tree Anglo-Norman marchaundisebor. Latin mercātus Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem Old French marcheant Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Lati
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsmerci
Borrowed from French merci (“thank you”). Doublet of mercy.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmercy
From Middle English mercy, merci, from Anglo-Norman merci (compare continental Old French merci, mercit), from Latin mercēs (“wages, fee, price”), from merx (“wares, merchandise”). Displaced native Old English mildheortn
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsmerd
Borrowed from French merde and Latin merda. Doublet of mierda and merde.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsmerde
Borrowed from French merde (“shit”). Doublet of mierda and merd.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsmere
From Middle English mere, mer, from Anglo-Norman meer, from Old French mier, from Latin merus (“pure, unmixed, undiluted”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to sparkle, gleam”). Cognate with Old English āmerian, āmyrian
5 source sections · 30 relationship mentionsmerge
Borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmerit
From Middle English merit, merite (“quality of person’s character or conduct deserving of reward or punishment; such reward or punishment; excellence, worthiness; benefit; right to be rewarded for spiritual service; retr
2 source sections · 15 relationship mentionsmerle
From Middle English merle, from Old French merle (French merle), from Latin merula (“blackbird”) (whence the directly borrowed Middle English merule, and compare the taxonomic name Turdus merula), from Proto-Indo-Europea
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsmerm
Blend of man + perm.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentions · brief recordmero
Etymology tree Latin merusder. Spanish merobor. English mero Borrowed from Spanish mero.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmero-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) English mero- From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”), fro
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsmeron
From mero- (“part, portion”) + -on. Coined by American scientists Curtis G. Allan Jr., Roger Dashen, and David J. Gross, in 1977.
3 source sections · 1 relationship mentionmeros
From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmerry
From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgī (“short, slow, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *mur
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsmerse
Middle English merse, variant form of mersh, whence also marsh (see that entry for more).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmersh
Shortening of commercial.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmerus
From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmesa
First attested 1759, from Spanish mesa (“table”), from Latin mēnsa. Doublet of mensa.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsmesc
Clipping of mescaline.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmese
From Middle English mese, mes, mees (“dinner, dish”), from Old English mēse, mēose, mīse, mȳse (“table; that which is set on a table; dish; food, meal”), a vernacular loan from Latin/Late Latin mē(n)sa (“table; meal”). C
3 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsmesel
From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Double
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsmesen
From Middle English myselven, my-selven, my-selvene, my selfen, variants of Middle English myself, mi-selfe. More at myself.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmesh
From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-Europ
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsmeshy
From mesh + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmesic
From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos). Compare with xeric and hydric.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmesna
An acronym for 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate Na.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmesne
From Anglo-Norman mesne, a variant of moien. Doublet of mean.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmeso
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (m
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmeso-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (m
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmeson
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσον (m
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsmesor
Initialism of midline estimating statistic of rhythm.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmess
Perhaps a corruption of Middle English mesh (“mash”), compare muss, or derived from Etymology 2 "mixed foods, as for animals". Compare also Old English mes (“dung, excrement”).
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsmessy
Etymology tree English mess Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English messy From mess + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmesto
Borrowed from Italian mesto and used as a tempo mark.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmesyl
Contraction of methylsulfonyl.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsmet
From Middle English meten (“to dream”), from Old English mætan (“to dream”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmeta
Etymology 1, adjective sense 1 is a back-formation from meta- (prefix). Etymology 1, adjective sense 2 is derived from noun etymology 1, noun sense 1. The noun senses are clippings of various terms beginning with meta (p
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionmeta-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Myce
4 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsmetal
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal From Middle English metal, a borrowing from Old French metal, from Latin metallum (“metal, mine,
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsmete
From Middle English meten, from Old English metan (“to measure, mete out, mark off, compare, estimate; pass over, traverse”), from Proto-West Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną (“to measure”), from Proto-Indo-E
3 source sections · 23 relationship mentionsmeteg
Hebrew מֶתֶג (“bridle”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmeter
From Middle English metere (“one who measures, measurer”), perhaps (with change in suffix) from Old English metend (“one who measures or metes”), equivalent to mete (“to measure”) + -er. The transference from "person who
3 source sections · 18 relationship mentionsmeth
Clipping of methamphetamine.
5 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsmethi
From Hindi मेथी (methī), from Sanskrit मेथिका (methikā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (“fenugreek”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsmetho
Etymology tree English methylated spirits Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English metho From methylated spirits + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmeths
Clipping of methylated spirit.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmethy
From Woods Cree mathay (“burbot”); compare Cree miyay.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmetic
From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmetis
Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsmetol
From a trade name, presumably a shortened form of the chemical name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmetr-
See metro- § Etymology.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmetra
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmetre
From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”). Doublet of meter, metron, and mether.
3 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsmetro
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translat
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsmetta
Borrowed from Pali mettā.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmeu
From Latin mēum (“umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size. The English form came perhaps via Middle French meu, a word with a sin
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsmeum
Borrowed from Latin mēum (“Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmew
From Middle English mewe, mowe, meau, from Old English mǣw (“seagull”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic *mai(h)waz (“seagull”). See also West Frisian meau, miuw, Dutch meeuw, German Möwe (whence Poli
4 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsmewer
From mew + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmewl
From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling. Perhaps from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmews
From Mewes, the name of the royal stables at Charing Cross, which is the plural of mew (“falcon cage”).
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmex
Shortening of minimum excluded value.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmexxy
Diminutive with -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmeze
From Turkish meze and Greek μεζές (mezés), both from Ottoman Turkish مزه (meze), from Iranian Persian مَزِه (maze, “taste, snack”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsmezz
Named after American jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow (1899–1972) who introduced Mexican marijuana to the Harlem jazz scene.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmezzo
(music): Clipping of mezzo-soprano
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmfger
Apparently from mfg (“manufacturing”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmg%
From mg + %.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmhm
Nasalized form of uh-huh, a form imitative of non-verbal sounds.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmho
ohm spelled backwards.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmhorr
From Moroccan Arabic مهر (mhor).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmi
From Glover's solmization, from Middle English mi (“third degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian mi in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin mīra (“miracles; the
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsmiRNA
From microRNA. The seminal article on microRNAs did not introduce the abbreviation miRNA nor the term microRNA, but rather referred to the entities as small RNAs.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmia
Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsmiai
From Japanese 見合い (みあい, miai).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmiaul
Compare French miauler, of imitative origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmib
Perhaps a corruption of marble.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmic
Clipping of microphone. Attested since 1961.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmica
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyk- Proto-Italic *(s)mīkā? Proto-Indo-European *meyk- Proto-Italic *meikā? Latin mīcabor. English mica Borrowed from Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmice
From Middle English mys, mice, muis, mise, mis, from Old English mȳs (“mice”), from an umlauted form of Proto-Germanic *mūsiz (“mice”), nominative and vocative plural of Proto-Germanic *mūs (“mouse”). Compare Scots mice,
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsmici
From Romanian mici, plural of mic (“small”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmick
From a common Irish name Michael.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmico
From Spanish or Portuguese mico.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmicr-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micr- From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmicro
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmid
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *m
4 source sections · 18 relationship mentionsmid-
See mid.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmidge
From Middle English mydge, migge, from Old English myġġ, myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”), from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mū-, *mu-, *mew- (“fly, midge”). The dialec
1 source section · 20 relationship mentionsmidgy
From midge + -y (diminutive suffix).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmidow
Blend of middle + widow. Coined within caregiver and Alzheimer's support groups.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmids
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmidst
From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōm
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmien
From French mine (“appearance”) (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), perhaps from Breton min (“face of an animal”), or from Latin minio (“to redden”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmiff
Compare German muffeln (“grouse, grumble”) and similar German words with similar meanings such as Muff, mupf, Muffel and Dutch moppen (“growl, grouse”). Probably related to mop (“grimace”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmiffy
Etymology tree English miff Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English miffy From miff + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmig
Probably from a pronunciation of mg.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmigan
Borrowed from Fon mìgán (“migan”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmight
From Middle English maught, might, miȝt, myght, from Old English maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht, mæht (“ability, power; strength; virtue”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (“ability, power; f
2 source sections · 29 relationship mentionsmihi
Borrowed from Māori mihi.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmija
From Spanish mija.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmijiu
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 米酒 (mǐjiǔ, “rice alcohol”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmijl
From Dutch mijl, cognate with English mile and similarly derived from Latin milia (“Roman mile, 1000 Roman paces”) but used instead for the much longer league of about an hour's walk.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsmijo
Etymology tree Spanish mi Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós Proto-Italic *θīlios Proto-Italic *fīlios Latin fīlius Old Spanish fijo Spanish hijo Spanish mijobor. Engl
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmikan
From Japanese 蜜柑 (ミカン, mikan), short for 温州蜜柑 (うんしゅうミカン, Unshū mikan, literally “honey citrus of Wēnzhōu”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmike
Alteration of mic, clipping of microphone. Attested since 1927.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsmiko
Borrowed from Japanese 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmil
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-l
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsmilab
Blend of military + abduction.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmilah
Romanization of Hebrew מילה (“cut”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmilam
Borrowed from Tibetan རྨི་ལམ (rmi lam).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmilch
From Middle English mylche, melche, from Old English *melċe, *milċe (attested in þrimilċe, þrimilċemōnaþ), from Proto-West Germanic *milkī, *malkī, from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-Euro
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsmild
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”). Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian mi
1 source section · 15 relationship mentionsmile
From Middle English myle, mile, from Old English mīl, from Proto-West Germanic *mīliju, a borrowing of Latin mīlia, mīllia, plural of mīle, mīlle (“mile”) (literally ‘thousand’ but used as a short form of mīlle passūs (“
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsmiler
From mile + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmilha
From Portuguese milha (“Portuguese mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“thousand”) from its length of 1000 Roman paces, from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Doublet of mile and milla.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsmilk
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Germanic *meluks Proto-West Germanic *meluk Anglian Old English milc Middle English mylk English milk From Middle English mylk, milk, from Old Eng
2 source sections · 44 relationship mentionsmilko
Etymology tree English milk Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English milko From milk + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsmilkt
milk + -t
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmilky
From Middle English mylky, melky; equivalent to milk + -y. Compare with Saterland Frisian moalkig (“milky”), West Frisian molkich (“milky”), Dutch melkig (“milky”), German Low German melkig (“milky”), German milchig (“mi
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionsmill
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ti Proto-Italic *melō Latin molō Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin m
5 source sections · 19 relationship mentionsmilla
From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsmilly
Influenced by -y. Compare mil.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmilo
Probably related to Portuguese milho (“millet”). In early European accounts, millet and sorghum were often confused.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmilpa
Borrowed from Spanish milpa, from Classical Nahuatl.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmilse
From Middle English milsen, milcen, milcien, from Old English miltsian (“to compassionate, pity, show mercy, soften, make merciful”), from Proto-Germanic *mildisjō (“kindness”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), fr
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsmilt
From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weak
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsmilty
From milt + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmimbo
Blend of male + bimbo.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmime
Possibly from Middle English mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsmimeo
Abbreviation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmimer
From mime + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmimic
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós)bor. Latin mīmicus English mimic From Latin m
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmimp
Imitative in origin.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmimsy
Blend of miserable + flimsy.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmin
From Middle English min, from Old English min (“less; small, mean”), from Proto-West Germanic *minni, from Proto-Germanic *minniz (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Scots min (“less,
4 source sections · 23 relationship mentionsmina
Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsminac
Etymology tree English minimum Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity blend English minac Blend of minimum + activity.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsminah
Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsmince
From Middle English mincen, minsen; partly from Old English minsian, ġeminsian (“to make less, make smaller, diminish”), from Proto-West Germanic *minnisōn, from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną (“to make less”); partly from Ol
2 source sections · 26 relationship mentionsminch
From Middle English mynche, a reduced form of minchen, monchen, from Old English myneċen (“a female monk, nun”), from Proto-Germanic *munikinnō (“female monk”), from *munikaz (“monk”), from Late Latin monachus (“monk”),
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsmincy
From mince + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmind
From Middle English minde, munde, imynde, imunde, ȝemynde, ȝemunde, from Old English mynd, ġemynd (“mind, memory”), from Proto-West Germanic *mundi, *gamundi, from Proto-Germanic *mundiz, *gamundiz (“memory, remembrance”
2 source sections · 32 relationship mentionsminda
From Minda, a South Australian disability support organisation, borrowed from Kaurna minda (“place of shelter and protection”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionmindy
Borrowed from Somali mindí.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordmine
From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low Germ
4 source sections · 19 relationship mentionsminer
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsmines
Variation of mine, formed with the final -s of the other possessive pronouns: ours, yours, theirs, etc.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordming
From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-Euro
4 source sections · 14 relationship mentionsminga
From Pitjantjatjara minga tjuta (“ants”). Compare emmet.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordminge
From Angloromani mintš, from Romani minʒ (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of me
3 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsmingy
Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of mean + stingy.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordmini
From the prefix mini-.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmini-
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiin
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionminim
Borrowed from French minime.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmink
From Late Middle English mynk (“fur of the European mink”), apparently from Swedish mink, mänk, menk (“stinking animal in Finland, mink”). Compare Danish mink (“mink”), Icelandic minkur (“mink”).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsminke
From Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–1894), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionminky
From mink + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordminmi
From the genus name.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordmino
Borrowed from Japanese 蓑 (mino).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentionminor
From Middle English minor, menor, menour, etc., from Latin minor (“lesser; young; young person”) both directly and via Norman and Middle French menor, menour, etc. Doublet of minus but not mini-. Cognate with minister, m
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsmint
From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named fo
3 source sections · 25 relationship mentionsminty
Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Engli
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsminul
Blend of mini + manul.
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