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plag

Shortening.

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plage

From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa.

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From Scots plaid, of uncertain origin; perhaps from a past participle form of ply. Scottish Gaelic plaide (“blanket”) is probably a borrowing from Scots. Also compare Scottish Gaelic peall (“covering, veil, blanket”) <<

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plain

From Middle English pleyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pleyn, playn, Middle French plain, plein, and Old French plain, from Latin plānus (“flat, even, level, plain”). Doublet of llano, piano, plane, and plan.

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plait

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it dis

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plan

Borrowed from French plan (“flat surface, ground plot, map”), from Latin plānus. Some sources also argue for influence or alteration of French plant, from plantar, from Latin plantāre (“set, fix in place”). Doublet of ll

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plan-

From Latin plānus.

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plane

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nós Proto-Italic *plānos Latin plānus Latin plānumder. English plane

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plank

From Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French planque (compare French planche, from Old French planche), from Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca, from Latin phalanga. The Latin te

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plant

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂

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plap

Imitative.

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plarn

Portmanteau of plastic and yarn.

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plash

From Middle English plasch, plasche, plash, plashe (“pool of standing water, marshy place; torrent of water (?)”), from Late Old English plæsċ, plesċ (“pool; puddle”), probably from Proto-West Germanic *plask (“pool”); f

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plasm

From Late Latin plasma (“mold”) or Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”), in some cases via German Plasma or French plasme, like English plasma.

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plat

The noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece of ground, plot of ground”), probably a variant of Middle English plot, (modern English plot) and influenced by Middle English plat,

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plate

From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”). Compare Spanish plato. (foot): Cockney rhyming slang, fr

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platt

From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (“plot of land”); see plat and plot for more.

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platy

From plate + -y.

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platz

From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”).

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plaw

From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.

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play

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *plehan Old English pleġan Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h

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playa

Borrowed from Spanish playa (“beach”). Doublet of plage.

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plaza

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ (plăteîă)bor. Latin plateaslbor. Spanish pla

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plea

From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc., Latin an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasur

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plead

From Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaider (“to plead, offer a plea”), from plait, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.", in Classical Latin, "an opinion, determination, p

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pleat

From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.

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pleb

A clipping of plebeian and plebe, sometimes also understood as a back-formation from plebs.

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plebe

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portugues

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plebs

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), variant of earlier plēbēs. Later also understood as the plural of pleb.

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pleck

From Middle English pleck, plek, perhaps a variation of plack, or perhaps from Middle Dutch plecke, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *plakkju, from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”). Cognate with West Frisian pla

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pleco

Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus.

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pled

From Middle English pladde (preterite) and pladd (past participle) of Middle English pleden (“to plead”).

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plena

Etymology tree French plainebor. Spanish plenabor. English plena Borrowed from Spanish plena.

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plene

From Latin plēnus (“full”) (adjective) or plēnē (“fully”) (adverb).

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pleo-

From the Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn), πλέων (pléōn), πλεῖον (pleîon, “more”).

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pleon

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλέων (pléōn), present participle of πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”); from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs. Alternatively, perhaps in the sense of being longer or extended.

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plew

From Canadian French, from French poilu (“hairy”). Doublet of poilu.

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plewd

Coined by Charles Rice.

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plex

Ultimately from -plex, from Latin plectere

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plexi

Shortening.

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pleyt

From Middle Dutch pleyt (“flat”). Doublet of flat and plat.

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plica

From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).

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plier

Etymology tree English ply Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Pr

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pling

Imitative.

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plink

Onomatopoeic.

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plip

Onomatopoeic.

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plish

Imitative; compare splash, plash.

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plitt

From Russian плеть (pletʹ, “whip”).

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plié

Borrowed from French plié. Doublet of plicate.

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ploc

Borrowed from French ploc.

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ploce

From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”).

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plod

From Middle English *plodden (found only in derivative plodder), probably originally a splash through water and mud, from plodde, pludde (“a puddle”) (whence modern plud). Compare Scots plod, plodge, plodder, dialectal D

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plonk

Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk.

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ploop

Imitative; compare the more common plop.

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ploot

See plout (“action of plunging or submerging”, “heavy fall of rain”, “a splash”).

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plop

Imitative of the sound, or perhaps a variant of plap.

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plot

From Middle English plot, plotte, from late Old English plot (“a plot of ground”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *plataz, *platjaz (“a patch”); or alternatively, perhaps from a rebracketing of Old Engl

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plotz

From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”).

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plouk

Of uncertain origin, possibly related to plug. Compare Scots plook, plouk.

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plox

An extended form of plx, itself a corruption of plz, which is an internet abbrevation of please.

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ploy

Possibly from a shortened form of employ or deploy. Or from earlier ploye, from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French ployer (compare modern plier), from Latin plicāre.

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ploye

From French.

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ployé

French. Doublet of plicate.

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pluck

From Middle English plucken, plukken, plockien, from Old English pluccian, ploccian (“to pluck, pull away, tear”), also Old English plyċċan ("to pluck, pull, snatch; pluck with desire"), from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn

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plug

From Dutch plug, from Middle Dutch plugge (“peg, plug”), from Old Dutch *pluggi, from Proto-West Germanic *plugi. Further origin unknown. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *plugjaz, but the word seems originally restricted to

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plugg

From "Plug!", earlier "Plugs!", the producer tag used by the members of BeatPluggz collective, who recorded the vocals for the tag.

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plum

Etymology tree Anatolianbor. Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon)bor. Latin prūnum Vulgar Latin *prūmabor. Proto-West Germanic *plūmā Old English plūme Middle English plomme English plum From Middle English plomme, ploume,

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pluma

Borrowed from Latin plūma. Doublet of plume.

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plumb

From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.

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plume

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Anglo-Norman plumebor. Middle English plume English plume From Late Middle Eng

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plump

From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).

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plums

See plum.

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plumy

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plunk

Onomatopoeic; the noun is attested earlier than the verb. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“dollar; large sum of money”) may refer to the sound of a coin hitting a surface. Compare plonk, plink. As regards verb etymology

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pluot

Blend of plum + apricot. Compare the earlier plumcot.

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plup

Imitative of the sound. Compare plop.

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plus

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plusder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

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plus-

From plus, from Latin plūs (“more”). Coined by George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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plush

From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft".

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plute

Shortened from plutocrat.

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pluto

Originally coined in 2006 by the American Dialect Society, in reference to Pluto's demotion from planet status, defeating climate canary for Word of the Year.

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ply

From Middle English pleit, plit, plite (“a fold, pleat, wrinkle; braid, strand in a braided cord, ply”), from Anglo-Norman pli, plei, pleit, and Middle French pli, ploy, ply (“a fold, pleat; joint in armour; situation, s

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plyg

Condensed pronunciation of the first two syllables of polygamist, in reference to the Mormon practice (which has been discontinued by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) of polygamy (plural marriage).

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plyos

Back-formation from plyometrics.

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po

From Middle English po (found also in pocock), from Old English pāwa, pēa (“peacock”), from Proto-Germanic *pāwô (“peacock”), from Latin pāvō. Cognate with Dutch pauw, German Pfau. See also peacock.

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po po

Borrowed from Mandarin 婆婆 (pópo, “husband's mother”), Cantonese 婆婆 (po⁴ po⁴⁻², “maternal grandmother”).

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po-mo

A truncation.

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po-po

From various words by shortening and reduplication. The "posterior" sense may be reduplication of the initial syllable of that word, with modification of the vowel according to its spelling. Compare German Popo (“bottom”

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poa

From scientific Latin Poa (genus name), from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

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poach

From Middle English pochen (“to poach (eggs)”), from Old French pocher "to put (egg yolks) in pockets" (i.e. in bags formed by the whites), from Old French poche (“pocket”).

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poaka

Borrowed from Māori poaka (“pig”).

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poast

Phonetic spelling of English word post.

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pobby

From *pob [Term?] + -y.

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pocan

Borrowed from Powhatan pocan, poughkone. Doublet of puccoon.

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pocho

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish pocho (literally “discolored, faded”).

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poché

Borrowed from French poché.

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pock

From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swel

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pocky

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

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pod

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *paidō Old English pād? Middle English *pod? English pod Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *pod ("seed-pod, husk, shell, outer covering"; attested in pod-ware (“legume seed; seed

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podar

Borrowed from Hindi पोद्दार (poddār).

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poddy

From pod + -y.

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pode

From Middle English pode, pod, podde (“toad”), from a merger of Middle English pade, padde (“toad”) + tode (“toad”), equivalent to a blend of pad + toad.

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podex

Borrowed from Latin pōdex.

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podge

Perhaps from pudsy (“plump”), which could be a diminutive of pud (“child's hand, forepaw”).

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podgy

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

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podo-

Derived from Ancient Greek πούς (poús).

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poe

Derived from the Hokkien 桮 (“poe”)

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poee

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

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poem

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Widely displaced English leed.

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poep

Borrowed from Afrikaans poep.

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poes

From Afrikaans poes (“vagina”), from Dutch poes (“cat, female cat, vagina”). Doublet of puss.

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poesy

From Middle English poesie (Middle English po(esie) + -esy), from Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poesia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis). Doublet of poiesis.

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poet

From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old Engl

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pog

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Prot

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pogey

1891, meaning "poorhouse", possibly from British hobo slang. 1954 assistance.

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pogge

First recorded c. 1665-1675, of unknown origin.

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pogo

From pogo stick.

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pogue

From Irish póg, from Latin pāx. Doublet of peace.

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pogy

Clipping of poghaden.

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poha

Borrowed from Hindi पोहा (pohā).

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poi

Borrowed from Hawaiian poi.

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poilu

Borrowed from French poilu (“brave”). Doublet of plew.

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poind

Borrowed from Middle Scots poynd, puynd, from Middle English pynden, from Old English *pyndan (and derived ġepyndan), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan. Doublet of pind.

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point

From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”

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poise

From Middle English poys, poyse, from Anglo-Norman pois, Middle French pois (“weight”) and Anglo-Norman poise, Middle French poise (“measure of weight”), from Latin pendere (“to weigh, ponder, think”). Doublet of peise.

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pokal

From German Pokal. Doublet of bocal and boccale.

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poke

From Middle English poken, perhaps from Middle Dutch poken or Middle Low German poken, both from Proto-West Germanic *pukōn or similar, which is itself of uncertain origin, but may be from an imitative Proto-Germanic roo

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poker

Etymology tree English poke Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós P

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pokie

From clipping of poker machine + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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poky

By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”).

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pol

Clipping of politician.

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pola

Clipping of polarizing.

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polac

Blend of police + accident.

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polar

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)bor. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis

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pole

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos Proto-Italic *pākslos Latin pālusbor. Proto-West Germanic *pālu Proto-West Germanic *pāl Old English pāl Middle English pole English poleFrom

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poler

Etymology tree English pole Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós P

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poleá

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish poleá.

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polio

First element of polio(myelitis).

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polis

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)lbor. English polis Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). Doublet of Puri and puri

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polje

From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field”).

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polka

Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).

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poll

From Middle English pol, polle ("scalp, pate"), from or cognate with Middle Dutch pol, pōle, polle (“top, summit; head”), from Proto-West Germanic *poll, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“round object, head, top”), from Prot

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polo

From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).

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polt

Possibly a variant of palt or pelt (verb).

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poly

Shortening of various words.

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poly-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol

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polyp

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) Ancient Greek πολυ- (polu-) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancien

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pom

Clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 1912 as rhyming slang for immigrant with additional reference to the likelihood of sunburn turning their skin pomegranate red. As a coc

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pombe

From Swahili pombe (“beer”).

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pome

From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.

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pomi

Initialism of the phrase "physically out, mentally in".

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pomme

Borrowed from French pomme (“apple”), ultimately from Latin poma. Doublet of pome.

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pommy

From pom + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912.

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pommé

From French pommé. See pomey.

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pomp

The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is

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pon

Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon).

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ponce

Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or French pensionnaire (“pensioner, person living without working”).

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poncy

From ponce (“kept man; pimp; effeminate man; homosexual man”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).

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pond

From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”). Doublet of pound.

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pondi

Borrowed from Ngarrindjeri pondi.

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pondy

From pond + -y.

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pone

Inherited from Middle English pone, from Anglo-Norman pone, from Late Latin pone, from Latin pōne, imperative of pōnere (“to place”).

3 source sections · 6 relationship mentions

pong

Probably from Romani pan (“to stink”).

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ponga

Borrowed from Māori ponga.

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pongo

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).

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pongy

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

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ponk

A false reading for pouke; see Puck.

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ponmo

Borrowed from Yoruba pọ̀nmọ́.

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ponor

From Serbo-Croatian.

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pons

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

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ponto

From Portuguese ponto (“point”), Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, pointe, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.

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pony

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- Proto-Indo-European *polH-on- Proto-Italic *polnos? Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-? Proto-Indo-European *put-der.? Latin pullus Late Latin pullanus Old Fr

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ponzu

Borrowed from Japanese ポン酢 (ponzu), in turn from Dutch pons (“punch”, obsolete, superseded by punch), from English punch, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), fin

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poo

See pooh.

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pooch

Of uncertain origin. One (unsubstantiated) conjecture is that the word comes from Putzi, a common German name given to lapdogs. The name Putzi is possibly formed from German Putz + -i, influenced by German putzig (“funny

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pood

From Russian пуд (pud). Doublet of funt, pfund, pound, and punt.

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poody

Borrowed from Welsh pwdu (“to sulk, pout”). The noun sense is derived from the verb.

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pooer

Etymology tree English poo Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Pr

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pooey

From poo + -ey.

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poof

Onomatopoeic. See also puff.

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poofy

Probably a blend of poof + puffy.

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pooh

Originally onomatopoeic ("perhaps ancient" according to Online Etymology Dictionary) for a puff of air, after earlier poh and similar to later pew, phew, pho, phoo, poof. Later influenced by poop, onomatopoeic for the so

1 source section · 1 relationship mention

pooka

From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck.

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pool

From Middle English pool, pole, pol, from Old English pōl (“pool”), from Proto-West Germanic pōl, from Proto-Germanic *pōlaz (“pool, pond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bōlos (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Scots puil (“pool”

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pooly

From pool + -y.

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poon

Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.

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poop

Uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen (“to make a gulping sound while drinking, blow on a horn, toot”). Compare Dutch poepen (“to defecate”), German Low German pupen (“to fart; break wind”). Also representing po

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poopy

From poop + -y. Compare shitty.

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poor

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-? Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w(o)p(o)rh₃o- Proto-Italic *paw(o)paro-? Latin dīvesinflu. Latin pauper Old French povrebor. Middle English povre English p

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poort

Borrowed from Afrikaans poort (“gate”).

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poot

Americanism; probably onomatopoeic, or related to poop (perhaps a blend of poop(y) + toot); compare toot.

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pooty

Possibly a shortening of poontang.

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pop

Etymology tree Middle English poppen Middle English pop /poppe English pop From Middle English pop, poppe (“a blow; strike; buffet”) (> Middle English poppen (“to strike; thrust”, verb)), of onomatopoeic origin – used to

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pope

From Middle English pope, popa, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa (title for priests and bishops, esp. and by 8th c. only the bishop of Rome), from early Medieval Greek παπᾶς (papâs, title for priests and bis

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poppa

Alteration of papa.

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poppy

PIE word *péh₂wr̥ The noun is derived from Late Middle English poppy, Middle English popy, popi, popie (“plant of the genus Papaver; poppy seeds used as a spice”) [and other forms], from Old English popiġ (“poppy”), Earl

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pops

From pop (“dad”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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popsy

From pop + -sy (hypocoristic suffix), compare pops.

2 source sections · 4 relationship mentions

porae

From Māori pōrae.

1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record

porch

From Middle English porche, from Old French, from Latin porticus (“portico”). Doublet of portego, portico, and porticus.

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