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ogin

Unclear. Among various suggestions, it may be a corrupted form of hogwash (“swill”), of noggin (“a small measure of an alcoholic drink”), or of ocean.

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ogive

From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.

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17th century. Probably from Low German ögeln (“to ogle, to flirt with one's eyes”), from Middle Low German ö̂gelen, frequentative of Middle Low German ö̂gen, from Old Saxon ōgian, from Proto-West Germanic *augijan (“to s

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ogler

From ogle + -er.

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ogo

From Japanese オゴ (ogo); an abbreviation of オゴノリ (ogonori).

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ogre

First attested in the 18th century, borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishmen

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oh

Etymology tree Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English oh Inherited from Middle English o.

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oh so

From oh (interjection) + so (adverb).

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ohana

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻohana (“family, kin”).

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ohel

From Hebrew אוהל (ohel).

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ohelo

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻōhelo.

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ohia

From Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa.

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ohm

Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. A German surname, first recorded in the 12th century, from German Ohm (“uncle”), from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *awô (“gra

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ohmic

Etymology tree English ohm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ohmic From ohm + -ic.

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oho

From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho.

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ohu

Borrowed from Māori ohu.

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oi

Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portuguese oi and Japanese おい (oi).

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oi oi

A reduplication of oi.

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oik

Unknown, early 20th century. Possibly onomatopoeic, in imitation of uncultivated speech.

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oikos

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos).

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oil

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. Latin olea Old French oilebor. Middle English oyle English oil From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Old Fren

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oiler

From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er.

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oily

From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil + -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish oljig (“oily”).

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oink

Imitative of the sound.

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oint

From Middle English ointen, from Anglo-Norman oint or Old French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere.

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oipe

Borrowed from Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe), ⲟⲓⲡⲉ (oipe), from Demotic Egyptian jpy.t, from Egyptian jpt. Doublet of ephah.

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oiran

From Japanese 花魁, literally ‘flower-leader’.

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oiter

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English oiter From water.

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ojek

Borrowed from Indonesian ojek.

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ojha

From Hindi ओझा (ojhā, “witch doctor”).

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ojime

Borrowed from Japanese 緒締め (literally “cord fastener”).

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oka

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

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okada

1990s, from the now defunct Nigerian airline, Okada Air, nicknamed so because they could manoeuvre through the heavy traffic of Lagos and take passengers to their destinations in a timely manner, in the same way as the a

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okama

Borrowed from Japanese オカマ (okama).

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okapi

Borrowed from Mvuba okapi.

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okara

From Japanese 御(お)殻(から) (okara).

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okay

A respelling of OK.

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oke

See oka

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okeh

Sometimes said to be from Choctaw oke, okeh (“it is so”). Probably simply a variant of OK.

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oker

From Middle English oker, okur, okir, okyr, ocker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Scots ocker

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okey

Etymology tree English OKbor. Turkish okeybor. English okey Borrowed from Turkish okey.

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okie

Influenced by -ie.

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okina

Etymology tree Hawaiian ʻoki Hawaiian -na Hawaiian ʻokinabor. English okina Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).

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okiya

Borrowed from Japanese 置屋.

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okka

From Turkish okka.

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okole

From Hawaiian ʻōkole.

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okra

From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).

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okrug

From a Slavic language; compare Russian о́круг (ókrug) or Serbo-Croatian округ/okrug.

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okruh

Borrowed from Ukrainian о́круг (ókruh).

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okta

From octa-.

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ol

From obsolete German Ol- (in Ol-Verbindungen and Olgruppen, coined by Alfred Werner in 1907), from -ol (“-ol”).

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olate

From ol + -ate.

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olay

From Tamil ஓலை (ōlai).

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old

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós Proto-Germanic *aldaz Proto-West Germanic *ald Anglian Old English ald Middle English old English old Inherited from Middle English old, oold, from O

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olden

From Middle English olden, probably originally an inflected plural form of old (compare Old English ealdum, dative plural of eald (“old”)), but later reanalysed as equivalent to old + -en (“made of”). Otherwise derived f

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oldie

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oldly

From Middle English oldely, aldeliȝ, aldelike, equivalent to old + -ly.

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olds

From old + -s; compare old folks, old man.

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oldy

From old + -y.

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ole

Borrowed from Spanish olé.

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oleh

Borrowed from Hebrew עוֹלֶה (olé).

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oleic

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oleic From

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olein

From oleo- + -in.

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olent

From Latin olens, present participle of olere (“to smell”).

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oleo

Ellipsis of oleo strut.

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oleo-

From Latin oleum (“oil”).

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oleum

From German Oleum, from Latin oleum (“olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Doublet of oil.

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oleyl

From oleic + -yl.

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olf

From Latin olfactus (“smelled”).

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olid

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃édeti Proto-Italic *odō Latin olō Latin oleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin olidusbor. Eng

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oligo

Clipping of oligonucleotide.

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olim

Borrowed from Hebrew עולים (olím).

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olio

From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).

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oliva

Borrowed from Latin oliva (“olive”). Doublet of olive.

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olive

From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), A

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olla

Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin ōlla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”).

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ollie

From Ollie. Named after American skateboarder Alan Gelfand (1963–), via the Floridian skateboarder's nickname.

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olm

From German Olm, of uncertain origin.

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olo

From the binary number 010 (but converting the digits 0 and 1 to the letters "o" and "l"), representing the activation of the middle-wavelength (m) cone cell type, colloquially known as the green cone cells, while not ac

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ology

From the suffix -ology in the names of many sciences.

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olona

From Hawaiian olonā.

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olpai

From Ancient Greek ὄλπαι (ólpai).

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olpe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄλπη (ólpē).

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olé

Borrowed from Spanish olé.

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om

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ) (ॐ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings.

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om-

From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”).

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oma

Borrowed from German Oma.

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omake

Borrowed from Japanese お負け (omake, “extra, bonus”).

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omao

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻōmaʻo.

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omar

From the Proterozoic Omarolluk Formation in the Hudson Bay, where they originated.

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omata

From Japanese 大股 (ōmata).

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omato

From Japanese お的 (o-mato, literally “(honorific) target”).

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ombre

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō ? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homō Latin hominem Old Spanish omne

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ombré

From French ombré (“shaded”).

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ombud

Clipping of ombudsman.

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omda

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic عمدة (ʕumda), from Arabic عُمْدَة (ʕumda).

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ome

From the suffix -ome. Compare ology.

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omega

From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).

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omen

From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).

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omer

From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).

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omi

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omiai

Borrowed from Japanese お見合い (おみあい, o-miai).

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omic

From ome + -ic or a back-formation from omics.

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omics

From the suffix -omics, from -ome + -ics. Compare ology.

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omit

At least by 1422, from late Middle English omitten, borrowed from Latin omittō (“to let go”), from ob- + mittō (“to send”), but also had the connotations “to fail to perform” and “to neglect”.

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omkar

Sanskrit ओंकार (oṃkāra, “om, aum”).

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omlah

Ultimately from Arabic عَمَلَة (ʕamala), plural of عَامِل (ʕāmil, “worker”).

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omni

Clipping of omnivore.

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omni-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnisder. English omni- Ultimately from Latin omnis (“all”).

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omo

Clipping of omorashi, borrowed from Japanese お漏らし (omorashi).

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omo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “the shoulder”). By surface analysis, om- + -o-.

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omul

Borrowed from Russian о́муль (ómulʹ).

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on

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on From Middle English on, from Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from Pro

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on-

From Middle English on-, from Old English on-, an-, from Proto-West Germanic *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *an-, *ana- (“on-”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with Dutch aan-, German an-, Swedish an-.

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onaga

From Japanese 尾長 (onaga) or 尾長鯛 (onagadai).

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once

From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitive suffix -es. Equivalent to one + -s. Cognate with Saterland Frisian enst, in

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oncer

From once + -er (relational suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

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onch

From Coptic ⲱⲛϧ (ōnĥ), from Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”).

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onco-

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos)der. New Latin onco-der. English onco- First attested 1857, from New Latin onco- (“tumor”). from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”).

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onde

From Middle English onde, ande, from Old English onda, anda (“zeal, indignation, anger, malice, envy, hatred”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadō, from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath, spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-Europe

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ondol

From Korean 온돌(溫突/溫堗) (ondol).

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one

PIE word *h₁óynos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English on English one From Middle English oon, on, oan, an, fro

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one's

From Middle English ones, equivalent to one + -'s.

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oneg

Borrowed from Hebrew עונג / עֹנֶג ('óneg, “pleasure”).

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onek

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

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oner

From one + -er.

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oneth

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English on English one English -th English oneth From one + -th (ordinal suffix).

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ongo

From on- + go. Compare West Frisian oangean, Dutch aangaan, German Low German angahn, German angehen, Swedish angå.

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oni

From Japanese 鬼 (oni).

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onibi

Borrowed from Japanese 鬼火 (literally “ghost fire”)

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onion

From Middle English onyoun, oynoun, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem, accusative of ūniō (“onion”), which had also been borrowed into Old English as yne, ynnelēac (“onion”) (> Middle English hynne-leac, henne-l

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onium

Etymology tree New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium From ammonium.

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onkos

Ancient Greek [Term?]

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onkus

Unknown. Australian from 1903, New Zealand from 1909. Compare slightly earlier onky.

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onlap

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English lap English onlap From on + lap.

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onlay

From Middle English onleien, onleggen (“to lay or place; impose; attack”). Equivalent to on- + lay.

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only

From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig

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onmun

Korean 언문(諺文) (eonmun)

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ono

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”).

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onos

From Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos, “beast of burden, distaff”).

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onsen

From Japanese 温泉 (onsen), from Middle Chinese 溫泉 ('won dzjwen, “hot springs”), from 溫 /温 (wēn, “warm”) + 泉 (quán, “spring[s]”). Compare the modern Mandarin pronunciation 溫泉 /温泉 (wēnquán).

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onset

From on- + set. Compare Old English onsettan (“to impose; oppress, bear down”). For semantic parallels for the meaning to assault, compare cognate Russian насе́сть pf (naséstʹ), наседа́ть impf (nasedátʹ).

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ontic

From Ancient Greek ὄν (ón, “being, existing, essence”) (stem ὄντ- (ónt-)) + -ic.

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onto

From on + to, after into. Compare Saterland Frisian antou (“up to”).

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onto-

From Ancient Greek ὄντος (óntos), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).

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onus

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃en(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃én(H)os Proto-Italic *onos Latin onuslbor. English onus Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).

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ony

Inherited from Middle English ony or oony.

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onyx

From Middle English onix (c. 1300), earlier oniche (c. 1250), from Old French oniche or onix, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “onyx”). Doublet of unguis.

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onz

From on + -z.

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onza

From Spanish onza (“ounce, Spanish ounce”), from Latin ū̆ncia. Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

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onça

From Portuguese onça, from Latin ū̆ncia (“unit, ¹⁄₁₂ pound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onza, oka, ouguiya, awqiyyah, and uncia

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oo

Representation of a long-o sound.

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oo-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-), combining form of ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”). Doublet of ovi-.

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ooaa

From Hawaiian ʻōʻōʻāʻā.

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ooch

The verb is possibly a variant of scooch or scoot, or an onomatopoeia representing the movement. The noun is possibly derived from the verb.

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oodle

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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oof

Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff.

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oofta

Scandinavian-American slang.

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oofy

From oof + -y. Oof is a clipping of ooftish, from Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish, “on the table”) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).

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ooher

From ooh + -er.

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ooid

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοειδής (ōioeidḗs). By surface analysis, oo- (“egg”) + -(o)id (“-like, appearing”).

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oojah

Unknown. Perhaps formed in English from a similar term; compare whosit, whaddayacallit. Perhaps coined as an exotic-sounding nonsense word. Perhaps from Persian or Urdu حجت (hujjat, “argument”), from Arabic حجة (ḥujja, “

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ook

Imitative of the cry of an ape or monkey.

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ool

From pool with the letter "p" (called pee) removed.

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oom

Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam and ohm.

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oomph

Onomatopoeic.

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oons

Alteration of wounds.

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oont

Borrowed from Hindustani اُونْٹ / ऊँट (ū̃ṭ, “camel”).

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oontz

Imitative.

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oonuh

From Igbo ụnụ.

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oops

A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mi

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oopsy

Etymology tree English oops Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oopsy From oops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

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ooroo

From 1700s British hooray or hurray, affected by h-dropping. Alternately, may come from Thurawal uru.

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oose

From Scots oose, an alternative form of oos, the plural form of oo (“wool”).

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oosik

From Inupiaq usuk (“penis”).

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oot

From Old English āuht; see aught.

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ooze

* (Noun) Middle English wose (“sap”), from Old English wōs (“sap, froth”), from Proto-Germanic *wōsą, from Proto-Indo-European *wóseh₂ (“sap”) (cf. Sanskrit वसा (vásā, “fat”)). Cognate to Middle Low German wose (“scum”),

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oozy

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

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op

From op shop.

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op-ed

Abbreviation for “opposite the editorial” (often incorrectly thought to be abbreviation for opinion/editorial).

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opa

Borrowed from German Opa.

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opah

From Igbo uba. Earliest attestation in English is the Royal Society’s 1752 Philosophical Transactions, 1749–50 (vol. 46, p. 519): “The black Prince, and his Cousin, from Anamaboe on the Coast of Guinea, and Mr. Creighton

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opake

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque.

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opal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upéri Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári) Sanskrit उपल (upala)bor. Medieval Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios)der. Latin opaluslbo

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opara

Borrowed from Igbo.

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ope

Etymology tree Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English oh English -p English ope Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /oʊp/, [oʊp̚]) (excrescent /p/); therefore oh + -

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open

Adjective from Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”). Cognates * Scots apen (“ope

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oper

Short for operator.

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opera

Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.

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ophan

Learned borrowing from Hebrew אוֹפַן ('ofán).

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ophic

From ophi- + -ic.

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opihi

Hawaiian ʻopihi

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opime

From Latin opīmus (“fertile, plump”).

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opine

Borrowed from Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor (“to hold as an opinion”), from *opīnus (“thinking, expecting”), only in negative nec-opīnus (“not expecting”) and in-opīnus (“not expected”); akin to optō (“to choos

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opio-

From opioid.

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opis-

From Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen).

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opium

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós) Proto-Indo-European *-yóm Proto-Hellenic Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor. Latin opiumbor. ▲ Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor. En

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oplan

Blend of operational + plan.

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oplax

oppa

Borrowed from Korean 오빠 (oppa, “elder brother or close elder male friend (of a female)”).

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