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Page 140 of 180nasab
From Arabic نسب (literally “lineage”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnasal
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnase
Borrowed from German Nase.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnash
Dialectal variant of gnash.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnasho
Clipping of national service + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnasi
Borrowed from Malay nasi.
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsnasib
Borrowed from Arabic نَسِيب (nasīb).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnasky
From Middle English naxty, of uncertain origin, but probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Swedish naskug, naskig, nasket (“dirty, nasty”), Danish nasket (“nasty”). More at nasty.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnaso-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- From Latin nāsus (“nose”) + English -o-.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnasri
Borrowed from Arabic نَاصْرِي (nāṣrī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnasse
Probably borrowed from Latin nassa, or back-formed from New Latin Nassula
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnasty
From Middle English nasty, nasti, naxty, naxte (“unclean, filthy”), whence also Early Modern English nasky (“nasty”), of obscure origin. Probably from earlier Middle English *naskty, *naskedy, from Middle English *nasked
1 source section · 17 relationship mentionsnasus
Borrowed from Latin nāsus (“the nose; the nozzle or spout”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnat
Borrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).
4 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnatak
Hindi [Term?]
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnatal
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsnatch
Clipping of naturally, originally US.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsnates
From Latin natēs, plural of natis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnatto
From Japanese 納豆 (nattō).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnatty
Originally slang, perhaps related to natural.
4 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnau
From Portuguese nau. Doublet of nef and nave.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnaunt
From rebracketing of phrases an aunt, mine aunt. Compare nuncle.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnause
Back-formation from nausea and/or ad nauseam.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnav
Clipping of navigation or navigate.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnaval
From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin nāvālis; equivalent to navy + -al.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnave
Ultimately from Latin nāvem, singular accusative of nāvis, possibly via a Romance source. Doublet of nef and nau.
2 source sections · 15 relationship mentionsnaved
From nave + -ed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnavel
From Middle English navel, navele, from Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic *nabulō, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô (“navel”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl (“navel”), diminutive of *h₃nebʰ- (“hub; navel”). Co
1 source section · 24 relationship mentionsnavew
From Middle French naveau, navel, from Old French naveau, navel, from Medieval Latin nāpellus, a diminutive of Latin nāpus (“turnip, rapeseed, etc”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnavvy
Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnavy
From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsnaw
In Scottish use, from Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English nā (“no, never”). More generally, a colloquial, unarticulated form of no; compare nah. More at no.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnawab
From Hindi नवाब (navāb)/Urdu نواب (navāb), from Persian نوّاب (navvâb), ultimately from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “naib”).
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsnawks
Uncommon variant of norks.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnawl
See nall.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnaxar
From Chechen нахар (naxar).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnay
From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no. The verb is from Middle English nayen (“to refuse, den
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsnazar
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نظر (now Turkish nazar (boncuğu)), from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsnaze
From Old English næs; cognate with Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs. Related to ness.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnazi
See Nazi.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnazim
Borrowed from Urdu ناظم, ultimately from Arabic ناظم.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnazir
Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian نَظِیر (nazīr), from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsnaïf
Borrowed from French naïf. Doublet of native and neif.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnaïve
Unadapted borrowing from French naïve, feminine of naïf.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordncRNA
From non-coding RNA.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnduja
From ‛nduja in the Southern Calabrian dialect (either the Reggino or the Chjàna subdialect) of Sicilian, borrowed from Old French andoille, ultimately from Latin indūcō (“cover, overlay”). Doublet of andouille.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsne
From Middle English ne, from Old English ne, from Proto-West Germanic *ne, from Proto-Germanic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *né. Cognates include Gothic 𐌽𐌹 (ni), Latin nē, Sanskrit न (na), Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian an
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionsne'er
Contraction of never.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneal
See anneal.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneam
Rebracketing of eam. Compare naunt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneap
Perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare dialectal Norwegian neip (“forked pole”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsneapy
Etymology tree English neap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English neapy From neap + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnear
From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“neare
2 source sections · 24 relationship mentionsneat
From Middle English nete, net, nette, from Anglo-Norman neit (“good, desirable, clean”), a variant of Old French net, nette (“clean, clear, pure”), from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”), derived from nitēre (“to shine”). Doubl
2 source sections · 14 relationship mentionsneath
From Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic *niþanē.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsneato
Etymology tree English neat Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English neato From neat + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsneb
From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsnebby
Etymology tree English neb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nebby From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnebel
Borrowed from Hebrew נבל. Doublet of nabla.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordneck
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hnakkô Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō Old English hnecca Middle English nekke English neck From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Ge
2 source sections · 21 relationship mentionsnecr-
From Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead body”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnecro
Clipping of necromancy, necromancer, and necropost.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordned
Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy B
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsneddy
From Ned + -y, Ned being a diminutive of Edward.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnee
From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsneed
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w-der. Proto-Germanic *naudiz Proto-West Germanic *naudi Old English nīed Middle English nede English need From Middle English nede, a merger of two terms: * Old English nīed (West
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionsneeds
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w-der. Proto-Germanic *naudiz Proto-West Germanic *naudi Old English nīed Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English nīedes Middle English nedes Engli
3 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsneedy
From Middle English nedy, nedi (“necessitous”), from Old English nēdiġ, *nīediġ ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (“obligation”)), from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (“of need, forced, compel
1 source section · 13 relationship mentionsneek
Blend of nerd + geek.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordneem
Borrowed from Hindi नीम (nīm) / Urdu نِیم (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsneep
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶπῠ (nâpŭ)der. Latin nāpusbor. Old English nǣp Middle English neep English neep From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsneer
From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish n
1 source section · 11 relationship mentionsneera
Borrowed from Marathi नीरा (nīrā), from Sanskrit नीर (nīra, “juice, water”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nīr.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsneeze
From Middle English nesen, from Old English *hnēosan (“to sneeze”), from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną (“to sneeze”), from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(s)knus- (“to sneeze”) and Proto-I
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsneezy
From nigga + -eezy (suffix forming hip-hop-sounding words).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnef
Borrowed from French nef. Doublet of nave and nau.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsneg
Clipping of negative.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnega-
From the adjective negative.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneger
Borrowed from Middle French nègre, from Spanish and Portuguese negro, ultimately from Latin niger. Doublet of negro and noir.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsnegro
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese negro (“black”), from Latin nigrum (“shiny black”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare; night”). Doublet of noir. Compare nigrescence.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsnegus
Named after Colonel Francis Negus (1670–1732), its creator.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsneide
From neon + -ide.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneif
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman neif m, niefe f (“native, serf”), from Latin nātīvus m, nātīva f (“native”). Doublet of naïf and native.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsneigh
Inherited from Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, I
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsneist
From Middle English nest, neste, from Old English nēst, nēist, variants of Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”). More at next.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsneitz
From Yiddish נץ החמה, from Hebrew הָנֵץ הַחַמָּה. The dropping of initial he is due to reanalysis of the initial portion (הָנֵץ) as being made up of two parts, ה־ (“definite article, the”) + נֵץ, rather than being the ve
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnek
Borrowed from Afrikaans nek. Doublet of neck.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsneko
Clipping of nekomimi.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnelly
Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnemes
Borrowed from Egyptian nms.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnems
From Egyptian Arabic نمس (nims).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnene
Borrowed from Hawaiian nēnē, which is imitative of the bird’s call.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnenia
Borrowed from Latin nēnia.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneo-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, y
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsneon
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νέον (néon)lbor. English neon Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέ
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsneony
From neon + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnep
From Middle English neppe, nepe, nepte, nept, from Old English nepte, nefte, from Latin nepeta. Compare Dutch neppe, nippe (“catnip”). Doublet of nepeta.
3 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsneper
From Joannes Neper, the Latinized name of John Napier, a Scottish mathematician.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneph
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnepit
Blend of Neperian + digit.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnepo
Clipping of nepotism, probably after nepo baby.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneppy
From nep + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordner
Formed by onomatopoeia. The extended form is neener.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnerd
Unknown. Attested since 1951 as US student slang. * Perhaps an alteration of nerts (“nuts", "crazy”); see references below. * The word, capitalized, appeared in 1950 in Dr. Seuss’s If I Ran the Zoo as the name of an imag
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnerdo
From nerd + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnerdy
Etymology tree English nerd Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nerdy From nerd + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnerf
Circa 1950s?
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsnerk
Blend of nerd + jerk? Compare neek.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnerka
Borrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnerol
Blend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohol”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneros
From Ancient Greek νῆρος (nêros), from Akkadian 𒐞 (nēr).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnerts
Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnerue
Recorded since circa [1374] as Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus (“nerve”), from Latin nervus (“sinew”). Doublet of neuron and sinew.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsnerve
Recorded since circa 1374 as Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus (“nerve”), from Latin nervus (“sinew”). Doublet of neuron and sinew. Verb sense 4 (“to get on (someone’s) nerves”) is chiefly a semantic loan
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsnervy
Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nervy From nerve + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnesh
From Middle English nesh, nesch, nesche, from Old English hnesċe, hnysċe, næsċe (“soft, tender, mild; weak, delicate; slack, negligent; effeminate, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic *hnasku
2 source sections · 15 relationship mentionsness
From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”); cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs, Old Norse nes. Related to nose
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsnest
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Germanic *nestą Proto-West Germanic *nest Old English nest Middle En
2 source sections · 13 relationship mentionsnesty
From nest + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnet
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net From Middle English net, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *nat
4 source sections · 18 relationship mentionsneta
Borrowed from Hindi नेता (netā, “leader”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnete
Unadapted borrowing from Latin nētē, from Ancient Greek νήτη (nḗtē, literally “lowest [string]”). It was "lowest" in the sense of being the farthest from the player and physically below the other strings, but was the hig
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsneti
Sanskrit नेती (netī)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnetop
Borrowed from Narragansett netoup, netop (“my friend, companion”). Compare Abenaki nidôba (“my friend”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnetty
From net (“elegant, neat”) + -y (“forming adjs. of slightly lesser degree”).
4 source sections · 6 relationship mentionsneu
The name of this oncogene is abbreviated from a neuroglioblastoma cell line, from which it was originally isolated in rats.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsneuk
See nook.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneume
From 15th c. Middle English newme, nevme, neme; from Middle French neume, in turn from Medieval Latin neuma or pneuma, either from Ancient Greek νεῦμα (neûma, “sign”), or else a corruption of πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”). I
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsneura
From the Ancient Greek νεῦρα (neûra), the nominative plural form of νεῦρον (neûron), whence neuron.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordneuro
Clippings.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordneve
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Today mostly displaced by its cognate n
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsneven
From Middle English nevenen, nevnen, nemmen, nempnen, nemnen, from Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, call, give a name to a person or thing; use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing; enumer
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsnever
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Old English ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germa
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsnevus
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-i- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iwós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin gnaevus Latin naevuslbor. English nevus L
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnevvy
Possibly from neve and/or nephew + -y, but compare (now mostly obsolete) widespread dialectal forms such as /ˈɑːɡi/, /ˈɑɹɡi/ argy (“argue”) and /ˈvali/, /ˈvæli/ vally (“value”) with /i/ for unstressed standard English /j
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnew
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from
1 source section · 56 relationship mentionsneway
Phonetic letter sounds for N and E.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnewb
Shortened from newbie.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnewco
From new + co.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnewel
Inherited from Middle English nowel, *newel, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut"). Doublet of
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsnewer
From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new + -er. Cognate with West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionsnewie
From new + -ie.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnewly
From Middle English newly, newely, neweliche, from Old English nīewlīċe (“newly”), equivalent to new + -ly. Compare Dutch nieuwelijks, German neulich, Danish nylig, Icelandic nýlega. More at new, -ly.
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsnews
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), Germ
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsnewsy
Etymology tree English news Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English newsy From news + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnewt
From Middle English newte, newete, from rebracketing of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsnewth
From new + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare similarly formed Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 (niujiþa, “newness”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnewy
From new + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnexal
From nexus + -al.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnexi
From nex(us) + -i; erroneously formed by treating Latin nexus as a masculine noun of the second declension, in which, in the nominative case, the singular form ends in -us and the plural form in -i.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionnext
From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Prot
1 source section · 12 relationship mentionsnexum
Learned borrowing from Latin nexum.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnexus
Etymology tree Latin nectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin nexusbor. English nexus From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, b
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionnexûs
From the Latin nexūs, nominative plural form of nexus; the circumflex exists to distinguish the long vowel of the plural (/uː/ in both English and in Latin) from the short vowel of the singular (/ə/ in English and /u/ in
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionney
Borrowed from Persian نی (ney).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordngaio
Borrowed from Māori ngaio.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordngaka
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà Tswana ngakabor. English ngaka Borrowed from Tswana ngaka. Doublet of inyanga and mganga.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsngapi
Transliteration of Burmese ငါးပိ (nga:pi., literally “pressed fish”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordngay
Borrowed from Ilocano ngay.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordngeow
From Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau / ngiau, “cat; stingy”), with influence from Singapore Teochew 貓 /猫 (ngiao¹, “cat; stingy”). See also Hokkien 貓潲 /猫潲 (niau-siâu, “stingy”), 貓神 /猫神 (niau-sîn, “stingy”), 貓𡳞 /猫𡳞 (niau-lān / niau-l
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsngoma
Borrowed from Swahili ngoma (“dance”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordngwee
From Chichewa ngwee (“bright”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnia
From Hokkien 爾／尔 (niā, “only”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnias
French niais. See eyas and nyas.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnib
From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnibba
From nigga. Exact origin uncertain, but supposedly related to or originating from the practice of members of the Bloods that avoid using words that begin with 'C', or replacing word-initial 'C' with 'B' (compare boolin'
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnibby
nib + -y
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnibi
Alteration of “NB.”
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnibs
See nib.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnic
Clipping of nicotine.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnicad
Blend of nickel + cadmium.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnice
From Middle English nyce, nice, nys, from Old French nice, niche, nisce (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”); compare nesciō (“to know not, be ignorant of”), from ne (“not”) + sciō
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsnicen
From nice + -en.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordniche
Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“to make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre, from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsnick
The noun is derived from Late Middle English nik (“notch, tally; nock of an arrow”). Its further etymology is unknown; a connection with nock (“notch in a bow to hold the bowstring; notch at the rear of an arrow that fit
3 source sections · 11 relationship mentionsnicor
Learned borrowing from Old English nicor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnidal
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Italic *nisdos Latin nīdus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-Eur
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnide
Uncertain; possibly from Middle French nid (modern French nid (“nest”)), or its etymon Latin nīdus (“nest”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”)). Doublet of nest.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsnidge
From a voiced variant of nitch (“notch”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnido-
Latin nidus (“nest”) + -o-
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordnidor
From Latin nidor.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnidus
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-? Proto-Indo-European *ní Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Proto-Italic *nisdos Latin nīdusbor. English nidus Borrowed from Latin nīd
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsniece
From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-Europe
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsnief
From Old French [Term?], from Latin nativus (“natural”). Doublet of naif and native.
2 source sections · 13 relationship mentionsnife
Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsniffy
Etymology tree English niff Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English niffy From niff + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnifle
From Middle English nifle, possibly from Anglo-Norman. Compare Scots niffle (“to trifle”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnift
From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsnifty
From *nift + -y. First element is of unknown origin. Possibly theatrical slang, as a shortened, altered form of Magnificat. Alternatively, perhaps a special use of US regional niffed (“put off, peeved”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionnig
From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard. Unrelated to nigger.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordniger
From the name of the Niger River, from Latin Nigris. See further etymology at Niger.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnigga
From a dialectal non-rhotic pronunciation of nigger.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordniggy
From nigger + -y; compare nig.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnigh
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Proto-West Germanic *nāhw Old English nēah Middle English neygh English nigh Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old Englis
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsnight
From Middle English nighte, night, nyght, niȝt, naht, from Old English niht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht (“night”), from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates Cognate wi
2 source sections · 78 relationship mentionsnigra
A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordnigua
From Spanish nigua, from Taíno [Term?].
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordnigun
Borrowed from Hebrew נִגּוּן (nigún) probably through Yiddish ניגון (nigun).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsnihil
From Latin nihil, nil.
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