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niiko

Borrowed from Somali niiko.

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nikah

From Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ, “marriage, acceptance of dowry”), from the root ن ك ح (nkḥ, "combine, merge").

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nikau

Borrowed from Māori nīkau.

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nikka

Modification of nigger or nigga.

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nikud

Transliteration from Hebrew ניקוד / נִקּוּד (nikúd, niqqūd, “dotting, endotment”).

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nil

Borrowed from Latin nīl, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism, nihility.

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nil-

From Latin nil (“nothing”), shortened form of nihil.

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nilas

From Russian ни́лас (nílas), from Saami nulas, 'stripe'.

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From Middle English nillen, from Old English nyllan (“to not want”), corresponding to ne + will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle. Not directly related to Latin nolo, which is an independent construction of the same manner

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nim

From Middle English nimen, from Old English niman (“to take”), from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to give or take one's due”). Cognate with Saterlan

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nimb

From Latin nimbus. Doublet of nimbus.

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nimby

Acronym of not in my back yard. More at NIMBY.

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nimps

Origin uncertain. Probably from the plural of nimp (“a small piece, fragment, bit”), perhaps in a phrase those are nimps "those are small bits", hence "that's easy". If so then cognate with Scots nimp (“a very small piec

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nin

Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).

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nina

From the name Nina, taken from the cartoonist Al Hirschfeld's habit of hiding his daughter Nina's name in his drawings.

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nine

PIE word *h₁néwn̥ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Germanic *newunt Proto-Germanic *newun Proto-West Germanic *neun Proto-West Germanic *nigun Old English nigon Middle English nyn English nine From Middl

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ninek

Blend of nine + fork, playing on the fact that most traditional forks have four prongs and the word fork sounds like four-k.

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niner

(1): From nine + -er.

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ninja

Borrowed from Japanese 忍者 (ninja), of uncertain derivation but with an underlying sense of secret or hidden person. Popularized in Japanese by manga after World War II and in English by the 1980 novel The Ninja by Eric V

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ninny

Unknown; the synonym ninnyhammer appears around the same time. Possibly related to innocent or Italian ninno (“small child”).

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ninpo

From Japanese 忍法 (ninpō).

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ninth

From Middle English nynthe, nynte, from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; the -n- was reinserted by analogy with nine. Equivalent to nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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nip

From late Middle English nippen, probably of Low German or Dutch origin, probably a byform of earlier *knippen (suggested by the derivative Middle English knippette (“pincers”)), from Middle Low German knîpen, from Old S

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nipa

Borrowed from Malay nipah.

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nippy

Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nippy From nip + -y.

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nipt

nip + -t

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niqab

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

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niqqa

Modification of nigga.

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nirk

From Hindi [Term?], from Persian.

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nis

Borrowed from Danish nisse.

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nisab

From Arabic نِصَاب (niṣāb)

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nisba

From Arabic نِسْبَة (nisba).

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nisei

Borrowed from Japanese 二世 (にせい, nisei), from 二 (ni-, “second”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).

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nish

Borrowed from Polari, originally from German nichts (“nothing”) or Yiddish נישט (nisht, “no, not”).

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nishi

From Japanese 西 (nishi, “west”), from the way the western or left side of the sumo ranking list is considered less prestigious, by analogy with the setting sun as opposed to the rising sun.

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nisin

Blend of group N + streptococci + inhibitory substance.

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nisus

From Latin nīsus (“pressure, exertion”).

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nit

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish

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nitch

Sound-symbolic blend of nick + notch.

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niter

From Middle English niter, nitere, nitre, nytre, from Old French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“native soda, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). Ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”). Doublet of natron and trona

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nitic

According to the FAO, it comes from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).

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nitid

Etymology tree Latin niteō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin nitidus English nitid From Latin nitidus.

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niton

From Latin nitēre (“to shine”) + -on

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nitr-

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

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nitry

From nitre + -y.

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nitta

From Fula nete, and its source, Mandingo nɛtɛ.

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nitty

From nit + -y. The “foolish, inane” adjective sense is from nit (“fool, nitwit”), possibly under the influence of nutty (“crazy, mad”). The origin of the noun sense (“dope fiend, druggie”) is unknown, but could refer to

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nival

From Latin nivalis, from nix, nivis (“snow”).

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nix

From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.

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nixer

From nix + -er.

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nixie

From German Nixe, feminine of Nix, from Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”), from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Cognate

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nizam

From Urdu نظام (nizām) and its source, Persian نظام (nezâm), short for نظام الملک (nezâm el-malek, “a ruler of the realm”).

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nize

Disputed. Possibly from Jamaican Creole nize (“noise”) or a clipping of recognize.

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nizz

When the numbers in the N17 postcode are assigned similar letters, the slangy name niz turns out, which, conveniently, could also be understood as a clipping of business.

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njahi

Cf. Kikuyu njahĩ (“hyacinth bean(s)”).

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nkisi

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ́tɪ̀ Kongo nkisibor. English nkisi Borrowed from Kongo nkisi (“spirit; charm”).

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no

Inherited from Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-

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no-ho

Short for no hormones.

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no-op

Short for no operation (NOP), common assembly language instruction.

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noa

From the Polynesian term noa, e.g. Hawaiian noa (“free of taboo”).

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nob

Pronunciation spelling of knob. Nobleman sense from white-nob (“white-head”) (18th century), referring to the powdered wigs used by those having or affecting upper middle-class status.

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nobby

Etymology tree English nob Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nobby From nob + -y.

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noble

From Middle English noble, from Old French noble, borrowed from Latin nōbilis (“knowable, known, well-known, famous, celebrated, high-born, of noble birth, excellent”), from nōscere, gnōscere (“to know”). False cognate o

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nobly

From Middle English nobeliche, nobely, nobilliche, nobilly, nobliche, noblike, nobly, noblye, equivalent to noble + -ly.

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noci-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *noḱéyeti Proto-Italic *nokeō Latin noceōder. English noci- Derived from Latin noceō (“hurt”). First use

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nock

From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could

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noct-

From Latin nox (stem noct-).

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nod

From Middle English nodden, probably from an unrecorded Old English *hnodian (“to nod, shake the head”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnodōn, from Proto-Germanic *hnudōną (“to beat, rivet, pound, push”), from Proto-Indo-Eur

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nodal

Etymology tree English node Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor.

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noddy

Noun etymology 1 sense 1 is possibly from nod (“to incline the head up and down; to gradually fall asleep”) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns or familiar names); or a shortening of noddypoll, an obsolete alteration o

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node

From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.

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noded

From node + -ed.

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nodus

Borrowed from Latin nōdus (“a knot”). Doublet of knot, knout, and node.

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noel

From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).

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noema

From Ancient Greek νόημα (nóēma, “concept”, “idea”, “perception”, “thought”).

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noer

From no + -er.

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nog

Variant of knag.

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noh

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (nō), from Middle Chinese 能 (nong, “talent, ability”).

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nohow

From no + how.

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noid

By clipping of various words.

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noil

Inherited from Middle English *noyel, from Old French noiel, variant of noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut").

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noily

From noil + -y.

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noir

Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.

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noise

From Middle English noyse, noise, from Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”), of uncertain origin. According to some, from Latin nausia, nausea (“disgust, nausea”); according to others, from Latin noxia

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noisy

Etymology tree English noise Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English noisy From noise + -y.

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nokar

Borrowed from Hindi नौकर (naukar), from Classical Persian نَوْکَر (nawkar), from Turkic (compare Chagatai نوکر (nökär), Ottoman Turkish نوكر (nöker), Azerbaijani nökər etc.), from Middle Mongol ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠷ (ṅwykwr /⁠nökör⁠/).

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noken

From Biak inoken

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nola

From Latin nola, traditionally derived from Nola in Italy, from its having been the supposed location of St Paulinus's introduction of bells to Christian ceremony, but possibly Onomatopoeic.

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nolid

Borrowed from translingual Nolidae.

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noll

From Middle English nol, from Old English hnol. Cognate with Dutch nol (“top of a sand-dune”).

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nolo

Ellipsis of no alcohol/low alcohol.

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nolt

Variant of English nowt (“ox”). See also neat

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nom

Short form of various words.

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nom-

Representing νομ- (nom-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”).

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noma

Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).

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nomad

From Middle French nomade, from Latin Nomas (“wandering shepherd”), from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás, “roaming, wandering, esp. to find pasture”), from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture”). Compare Numidia.

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noman

From Middle English noman, interpreted as no + man.

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nome

From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nomos.

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nomen

From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.

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nomer

Perhaps a back-formation from misnomer.

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nomf

From nom + -f.

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nomia

From translingual Nomia, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “pasture, meadow - their typical habitat”) + -ia.

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nomic

From Ancient Greek νομικός (nomikós, “relating to laws”), from νόμος (nómos, “law, custom”).

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nomo-

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos).

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nomos

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Doublet of nome and namus.

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nompC

Initialism of No mechanoreceptor potential C

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noms

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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non

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲

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non-

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non-U

From non- + U (“characteristic of the upper classes”), coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in an article in 1954, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973).

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nona

Backwards spelling of anon.

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nona-

From Latin nōnus (“ninth”).

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nonad

From nona- + -ad.

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nonce

Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes, for þen anes (to/for the once (i.e., the one occasion or instance)), from the dative singular neuter of þe. The cryptography sense

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noncy

From nonce + -y. Sense 2 is probably after poncy.

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none

From Middle English none, noon, non (“not one”), from Old English nān (“not one, not any, none”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + one. (Re

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nones

From Latin nōnus (“ninth”). As a day of the Roman calendar, via nōnae (“ninth days”) from the original Roman practice of counting forward to the next full or new crescent moon, the nones' occurrence 8 days before the ide

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nonet

From Italian nonetto, from nono (“ninth”).

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nong

Probably shortened from ning-nong.

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noni

Borrowed from Hawaiian noni.

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nonic

From the Latin nōnus (“ninth”) + -ic.

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nonna

Borrowed from Italian nonna. Doublet of nun.

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nonno

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nana-der.? Late Latin nonnus Italian nonnobor. English nonno Borrowed from Italian nonno.

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nonny

Diminutive of anonymous with -y.

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nonop

From non- + op.

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nonyl

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós Proto-Italic *nowenos Latin nōnus English non- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane E

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noo

From Old English nū, Middle English nou, in dialects without the shift /uː/ → /aʊ/.

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noob

A phonetic representation of newb (a shortening of newbie).

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nooby

From noob + -y.

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nooch

Clipping of nutritional.

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noods

Clipping of noodle + -s.

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nooit

Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (“never”).

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nook

From Middle English noke, nok (“nook, corner, angle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English hnoc, hnocc (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“a bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to tu

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nooky

From nook + -y.

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noon

From Middle English noen, none, non, from Old English nōn (“the ninth hour”), from a Germanic borrowing of classical Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) (short for nōna hōra), feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Cognate with Dutch noen,

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noona

Borrowed from Korean 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a man”).

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noone

From no + one. Compare Middle English noone, noon, noan (“noone”). More at none.

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noons

From noon + -s. See -s (Etymology 3).

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noose

From Middle English nose (“noose, loop”), of unclear origin. Possibly from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”), with a required change in meaning shifting fro

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nopal

From Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.

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nope

Representing no pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Luick instead claims it represents a realisation of no with final [ʔ], with a purported reduction of /p/ to [ʔ] before syllabic liquids providing a mod

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nopes

From nope + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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nor

Contraction of Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not + or.

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nor-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Anc

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nori

From Japanese 海苔(のり) (nori), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *nǝri. The kanji literally mean "ocean moss", although this does not represent actual etymology as they are jukujikun (熟字訓).

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noria

From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).

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nork

Unknown, originally used in Australia, attested since the 1960s. One theory suggests that the source is Norco Co-operative, a butter manufacturer that featured a cow's udder on package labels, but this is considered dubi

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norm

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norma

Borrowed from Latin norma. Doublet of norm.

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norry

Borrowed from Khmer ណូរី (nourii).

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north

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north From Middle Engli

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nos

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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nose

From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”). See also Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noa

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noser

From nose + -er.

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nosey

Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosey From nose + -y.

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nosh

From Yiddish נאַשן (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German naskōn (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to weaken; ma

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noshi

Borrowed from Japanese 熨斗.

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nosie

From nose + -ie.

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nosle

See nozzle, nose.

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noso-

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos)der. Ancient Greek νοσο- (noso-)lbor. English noso- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοσο- (noso-, “disease”), combining form of νόσος (nósos, “disease”).

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nosuh

From no sir.

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nosy

Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nose Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old Eng

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not

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-W

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notal

From noto- + -al.

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notch

Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick

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note

From Middle English note, from Old English not, nōt (“note, mark, sign”) and Old French note (“letter, note”), both from Latin nota (“mark, sign, remark, note”).

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noter

Etymology tree Old French notebor. Middle English note English note Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European

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notif

Clipping of notification.

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noto-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos) "south".

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nott

From Old English hnot, of unknown origin.

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notum

From Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton).

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nouch

See ouche.

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nould

From Middle English nolde (“would not”), from Old English nolde, first and third person preterite of nyllan (“will not”), from ne- (“not”) + wyllan (“will”). More at ne, will.

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noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Anglo-Norman noun, non, nombor. Middle English noun English noun Inherited from Middle English noun, from Anglo-Norman noun, non, nom, from Lati

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nouny

From noun + -y.

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nous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”).

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nouse

Blend of nose + mouse.

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noust

From the (unattested) Norn reflex of Old Norse naust (“boathouse”). Cognate with Faroese neyst, Norwegian naust, Danish nøst (“boat-shed”).

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nov

Clipping of novice.

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nova

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novusder. English nova Feminine nominative singular of Latin novus (“new”). The feminine is used since stella (“star”) is femini

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novel

From Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”). Doub

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novex

Abbreviation.

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novi

Clipping of novice.

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novid

Blend of no + covid.

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novum

Borrowed from Latin novum.

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now

From Middle English nou, nu, from Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Doublet of nu ("well?"). Cognates Cognate with Scots noo, nou, now (“

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noway

From Middle English no way, no wey, no weye, na wai, equivalent to no + way; compare nowise, -wards.

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nowd

Derived from Irish cnúdán.

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nowed

From French noué, past participle of nouer (“to knot”), from Latin nodare. See nodated.

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nowhy

no + why; compare nowhere, nohow.

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nowt

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

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nox

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts Latin noxlbor. English nox Learned borrowing from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

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noxa

From Latin noxa (“harm, damage”).

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noy

From Middle English noyen, partly an aphetic form of anoyen and partly from Anglo-Norman noier, nuier.

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noyan

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan) and Middle Mongol [Term?].

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noyau

Borrowed from French noyau, from Middle French noyau, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”) or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”). Doublet of newel and noil.

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noze

Eye dialect spelling of nose.

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nroff

Name of the program, short for new roff; an earlier similar program was called roff, a shortening of runoff.

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nth

From n + -th (ordinal suffix).

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nu

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

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