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salaf

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَف (salaf, “predecessor”).

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salah

Borrowed from Malay salah.

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salak

From Malay salak.

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salal

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon from Chinook.

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salat

Etymology tree Aramaic צלא Aramaic צלותא (ṣəlōṯā) Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬ (ṣəlōṯ)bor. Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh)bor. English salat From Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh).

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salay

Borrowed from Spanish salay, in turn Quechua [Term?].

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sale

From Middle English sale, from Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”), from Old Norse sala (“sale”), from Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).

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Etymology tree Arabic خُصَى (ḵuṣā) Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab) Arabic خُصَى الثَعْلَب (ḵuṣā aṯ-ṯaʕlab) Arabic سَحْلَب (saḥlab)bor. Ottoman Turkish سالپ (sālep) Turkish salepbor. French salepbor. Englis

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saler

From Middle English salar, saler, salere, saller, salure, seler, from Old French saler, salere, salier and Medieval Latin salare, from Latin sāl (“salt”).

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salix

From Salix, the genus name. Doublet of sallow.

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salle

Borrowed from French salle. Doublet of sala and sale.

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sally

From Middle English saly, from Old English saliġ, sealh (“willow”). More at sallow.

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salmi

From French salmis, from Italian salame, from sale (“salt”).

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salo

From Russian са́ло (sálo) or Ukrainian са́ло (sálo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sadlo.

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salol

From salicylic + -ol.

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salon

Borrowed from French salon (“reception room”), from Middle French, from Italian salone (“large hall”), augmented form of sala (“hall”), from Lombardic sala (“room, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“dwel

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salp

From French salpe, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπη (sắlpē, “porgy”). Doublet of salpa.

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salpa

Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē, “a species of fish”). Doublet of salp.

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salsa

PIE word *sḗh₂l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French).

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salse

French

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salt

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salt, from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l (“salt”). Doublet of sal, salary, and salsa, all ultimately fr

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salto

Borrowed from Italian salto (“jump, leap”), from Latin saltus (“jump, leap”). Compare German Salto, French salto, Dutch salto, Hungarian szaltó. Doublet of saltus.

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salty

PIE word *sḗh₂l Inherited from Middle English salti. Equivalent to salt + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian soaltig (“salty”), West Frisian sâltich (“salty”), Dutch zoutig (“salty”), German Low German soltig (“salty”), Germa

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salue

Etymology tree Latin salūs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin salūtāre Old French saluder Old French saluerbor. Middle E

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salve

From Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic *salbu, from Proto-Germanic *salbō, from Proto-Indo-European *solp-éh₂, from *selp- (“salve, ointment”). Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German

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salvo

From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserve”), either from salvo jure (“the right being reserved”), or from salvo errore et omissone (“reserving error and omission”).

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sam

From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-West Germanic *samnōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną

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samaj

From Sanskrit समाज (samāja).

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saman

Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.

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samba

Etymology tree Kongo sembabor.? Brazilian Portuguese sambabor. English samba Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese samba, possibly borrowed from Kongo semba. Doublet of semba.

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sambo

Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced "samwich") + excrescent -b- + -o (colloquializing suffix).

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same

From Middle English same, from Old Norse samr (“same”) and/or Old English same, sama (“same”) in the phrase swā same (swā) (“in like manner, in the same way (as)”), both from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”), from Proto-In

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samey

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

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samfu

From Cantonese 衫褲／衫裤 (saam¹ fu³, “shirt (and) pants”).

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sammo

From sandwich + -o, under a loose pronunciation; compare sammich.

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sammy

Extended form of sam, of same meaning and doubtful origin, a quotation possibly pointing to derivation from some word with the prefix sam-.

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samp

From Massachusett nasamp, nasaump (“softened with water”); compare suppawn.

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sampi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαμπῖ (sampî).

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samsa

From Central Asian Turkic, from Classical Persian سَنْبوسَه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of samosa and sambuseh.

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san

From Ancient Greek σάν (sán), from a Semitic language.

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sanad

From Hindi सनद (sanad), from Arabic سَنَد (sanad).

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sand

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand Inherited from Middle English sond, sand, from Old English san

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sanda

From Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ).

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sando

Clipping of sandwich + -o (“colloquial”).

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sandy

From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

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sane

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

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sang

Abbreviation of ginseng

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sango

Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced sangwich) + -o (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1940s.

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sangu

From Japanese 三具.

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sanjo

From Sino-Korean 散 (scattered) + 調 (melodies).

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sanma

From Japanese 三麻 (sanma).

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sanna

Borrowed from Konkani सान्नां (sānnā̃).

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sanny

From sanitiser + -y.

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sans

From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.

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santo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Pr

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saola

Borrowed from Vietnamese sao la, probably from Lao ເສົາຫລ (sao la, “spindle[-horned]”) or some other Tai-Kadai language.

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sap

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sap-der. Proto-West Germanic *sap Old English sæp Middle English sap English sap From Middle English sap, from Old English sæp (“juice, sap”), from Proto-West Germanic *sap (“sap, juic

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sapa

Borrowed from Latin sapa.

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sapan

From Malay sepang.

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sapid

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sep- Proto-Italic *sapjō Latin sapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin sapidusder. English sapid From Latin sapidus, from sapiō (“to taste”). Double

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sapie

撒撇

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sapio

Clipping of sapiosexual.

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sapo-

From Latin sapo (“soap”).

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sapor

From Middle English sapour, sapoure, from Latin sapor. Doublet of savour /savor.

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sappy

From Middle English sappy, sapy, from Old English sæpiġ (“full of sap, succulent”), equivalent to sap + -y. Cognate with West Frisian sappig (“juicy”), Dutch sappig (“juicy, succulent”), Middle High German saffic, seffec

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sapu

Borrowed from Malay sapu.

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saraf

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

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sarai

Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”).

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saran

From a trade name coined by the Dow Chemical Co. for a number of monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride).

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sard

From Middle English sarde, borrowed from Old French sarde, from Latin sarda, sardius. Doublet of sardius.

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sare

Variant of sear (“dry”).

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sarge

From sergeant, q.v. In reference to PUA slang, coined by American writer and television personality Ross Jeffries after the behavior of his cat Sarge.

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sargo

From Spanish sargo.

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sari

Etymology tree Sanskrit शाट (śāṭa) Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī) Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī) Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī)bor. ▲ Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī) Urdu سَاڑِی (sāṛī)bor. English sari Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi साड

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sarim

From Korean 사림 (sarim).

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sarin

Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.

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sark

From Middle English serk, sark, serke, from Old English serċ, sierċ m; and serċe, sierċe f (“sark, shirt, shift, smock, tunic, corselet, coat of mail”), from Proto-West Germanic *sarki, from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz (“shir

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sarki

Borrowed from Hausa sarkī.

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sarky

From sarc (“sarcasm”) + -y.

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sarma

From Ottoman Turkish صرمه (sarma).

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sarn

From Welsh sarn (“a causeway, paving”).

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sarod

Borrowed from Hindi सरोद (sarod).

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saros

From Ancient Greek σάρος (sáros), from Akkadian 𒊹 (šar₂ /⁠šār⁠/, “3600, total, many, a great quantity or measure”). The modern astronomical usage is attributed to Edmond Halley, who based it on the word σάρος (sáros), d

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sarpe

Unknown

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sart

From Middle English sart, from Old French sart, from Medieval Latin sarrītum (“to hoe”).

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sash

From Arabic شَاش (šāš, “muslin cloth”).

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sass

Variant of sauce.

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sasse

Dutch sas, from French sas (“the basin of a waterfall”).

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sassy

A modification of saucy, equivalent to sass + -y, originally used in American English. First attested in 1799, but in common usage only as of the mid-19th century.

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sat

See sit.

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satai

From Malay sate (“satay”).

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satan

See Satan: from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Sātān, “adversary, accuser”).

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satay

Etymology tree Tamil சதை (catai)bor. Javanese ꦱꦠꦺ (saté)bor. Malay sateder. English satay From Malay sate (“satay”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of sosatie and shacha.

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sate

Alteration (after words such as satiate and satisfy) of earlier sade (“to weary, satiate, satisfy”), from Middle English saden (“to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, sati

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sated

From Middle English satet, satyt, saded. Equivalent to sate + -ed.

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satem

Learned borrowing from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm, “hundred”). The canonical example of a word that changed Proto-Indo-European palatovelar */ḱ/ into sibilant /s/ by the 3rd millennium BCE, as opposed to Latin centum (“hu

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sater

From sate + -er.

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satin

From French satin, which is derived from "Zaitun", the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou, itself derived from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “Zayton; olive”), from phono-semantic matching from Chinese 刺桐 (MC tshjeH

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satis

Clipping of satisfy. Enhanced by ancestral Latin satis.

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sattu

Borrowed from Hindi सत्तू (sattū), from Sanskrit सक्तु (saktu).

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satyr

From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

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saté

From Malay sate (“satay”).

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sauce

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), past participle of saliō (“to salt”), from sal. Doublet of salsa. For the m

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saucy

From sauce + -y.

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saugh

See Scots sauch.

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sault

Aphetic form of assault.

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saum

Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting”).

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sauna

Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Possibly a doublet of stack.

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saunf

Borrowed from Hindi सौंफ (sa͠uph).

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saung

Borrowed from Burmese စောင်းကောက် (caung:kauk).

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saury

Eggcorn of Japanese 佐伊羅 (saira). By surface analysis, -saur (“dinosaur or other extinct reptile”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

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sauso

From saus(age) + -o.

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sauté

Borrowed from French sauté, past participle of sauter (“to sauté”, literally “to jump”); in cooking, diced onions jump in the pan from the hot oil.

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sav

Clipping of saveloy.

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save

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Italic *sal(V)wos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiin

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saver

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savin

Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.

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savvy

Alteration of save, sabi (“to know”) (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Portuguese sabe (“[she/he] knows”), from saber (“to know”), from Latin sapere (“to taste; to know”). First appears c. 1785 in a dictionary

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saw

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sok-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *sagō Proto-West Germanic *sagu Old English saga Middle English sawe English saw The

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sawah

From Malay sawah.

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sawed

Regular addition of the past tense suffix -ed to saw.

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sawer

From Middle English sawer, sagher, equivalent to saw + -er.

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sawm

From Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex”), probably borrowed from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ (ṣawmāʾ).

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sawt

From Arabic صَوْتْ (ṣawt, literally “voice”).

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sax

From Middle English sax, sex, from Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from P

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say

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-éye-ti ▲ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-ti Proto-Germanic *sagjaną Proto-West Germanic *saggjan Old English seċġan Middle English seien English say Fro

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saya

Borrowed from Tagalog saya, from Spanish saya.

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sayee

From say + -ee.

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sayen

From Middle English seien, equivalent to say + -en.

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sayer

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sayon

From Old French saye (“serge”).

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sayth

Etymology tree English say Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English sayth From say + -eth.

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saz

From French saz, from Persian ساز (sâz).

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sazan

From Russian саза́н (sazán), from Turkic, from Proto-Turkic *siāŕgan (“carp; snake, dragon”).

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sbar

From its symbol s, read as es-bar.

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scab

From Middle English scabb, scabbe (also as shabbe, schabbe > English shab), from Old English sċeabb and Old Norse skabb, both from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz (“scab, scabies”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to cut, spl

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scad

Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.

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scag

Unknown. Compare scat (“heroin; whiskey”), slag (“waste; a prostitute”), skank (“a disreputable woman”).

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scala

Borrowed from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of scale.

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scald

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti

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scale

From Middle English scale, from Latin scāla, usually in plural scālae (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder”), for *skand-slā, from scandō (“to climb”); see scan, ascend, descend, etc. Doublet of scala.

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scall

Inherited from Middle English scalle, assumed to stem from Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”). However, the later form scald, coincides with Old Norse *sk

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scalp

From Middle English scalp, skalp, scalpe (“crown of the head; skull”). Originally a northern word, and therefore probably from a North Germanic source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Sylt North Frisia

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scaly

From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y.

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scam

US American carnival slang of uncertain origin. Possibly from scamp (“swindler, cheater”) or Irish cam (“crooked”). Also possibly from Danish skam; if so, it would be a doublet of shame and sham. First use appears c. 196

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scamp

From Middle Dutch schampen (“slip away”), from Old French escamper (“to run away, to make one's escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Compare escape.

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scan

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan From late Middle English scanne (“to mark off verse to show metrical structur

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scant

Adjective and determiner from Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”), from Proto-Germanic *skammaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“mutilated, hornless”). Verb from Middle En

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scap

Clipping of scapula.

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scape

From Latin scāpus, from Doric Greek σκᾶπος (skâpos). Doublet of native English shaft.

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scar

From Middle English scar, scarre, a conflation of Old French escare (“scab”) (from Late Latin eschara, from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “scab left from a burn”), and thus a doublet of eschar) and Middle English skar (

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scare

From Middle English sker, skere (“terror, fright”), from the verb Middle English skerren (“to frighten”) (see below).

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scarf

Probably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse suspended from the neck”), which see). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of scrip.

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scarp

Apheretic form of escarp. Doublet of escarp.

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scary

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

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scat

From Middle English scet, schat, from Old English sċeatt (“property, goods”) and Old Norse skattr (“wealth, treaure”); both from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (“cattle, kine, wealth”), from Proto-Indo-European *skatn-, *skat-

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scath

Variant of scathe.

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scaup

See scalp (“a bed of oysters or mussels”).

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scaur

A dialectal form of scar.

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scaw

From Middle English scogh, scough, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Compare Faroese skógur, Icelandic skógur, Swedish skog.

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sceat

Learned borrowing from Old English sceatt.

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scena

Borrowed from Italian scena. Doublet of scene.

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scend

A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.

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scene

From Late Middle English scene, from Middle French scene, borrowed from Latin sc(a)ena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”). Doublet of scena and skene.

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scent

From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceive, smell, sense”), from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel, sense”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”), and th

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sch-

Related to imitative "schm-" of many Yiddish words such as schmaltz or schmuck.

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schav

From Yiddish שטשאַוו (shtshav), from Polish szczaw.

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schiz

Clipping of schizophrenic. Compare schizo, schizoid.

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schm-

Borrowed from Yiddish שמ־ (shm-), imitative of many Yiddish words such as schmaltz or schmuck.

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schmo

From Yiddish, alteration of schmuck. Compare also Russian чмо (čmo, “jerk, schmuck”).

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schwa

Etymology tree Classical Syriac ܫܘܳܝܳܐ (š'waya)bor. Hebrew שווא (š’wā)lbor. German Schwabor. English schwa Borrowed from German Schwa, from Hebrew שווא / שְׁוָא (shva, šəwā, “(mark indicating reduction or absence of a vo

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schwi

Blend of schwa + i. Alteration of vowel in the word schwa to more closely approximate the sound described.

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schwu

Blend of schwa + u. Alteration of vowel in the word schwa to more closely approximate the sound described.

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scia-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῐά (skĭá, “shade”).

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scion

From Middle English sion, sioun, syon, scion, cion, from Old French cion, ciun, cyon, sion, from Frankish *kīþō, *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþô, *kīþą, *kīþaz (“sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *geye- (“to split open,

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scise

From Latin scindere, scissum (“to cut, split”); form influenced by the unrelated excise.

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sciss

Back-formation from scissors.

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scita

From Latin scīta (“things which are known”), the nominative neuter plural of scītus (“known; ascertained”), the perfect passive participle of sciō (“to know”).

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scob

The Scottish National Dictionary derives the weaving sense from earlier Scottish and Northern English dialectal use of scob to refer to a split or splinter or piece of wood, which it derives from the Middle Irish [Term?]

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scobs

From Latin scobs, or scobis, from scabere (“to scrape”).

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scoff

From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Old Danish skof, Old Frisian skof (“insult, shame”), and Old High German scoph.

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scoke

Probably a shortening of skokeberry.

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scold

The noun is from Middle English scold(e), skald(e), first attested in the 12th or 13th century (as scold, scolde, skolde, skald). The verb is from Middle English scolden, first attested in the late 1300s. Most dictionari

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scomm

Latin scomma (“a taunt, jeer, scoff”), from Ancient Greek σκῶμμα (skômma, “jest, gibe”).

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scone

Originally Scots, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (“fine flour bread”), or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”), from schoon (“fine”) + broot (“bread”). Alternatively, might derive

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scoon

Possibly related with shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”). Compare Danish skynde (“to hurry”).

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scoop

From Middle English scope, schoupe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch scoep, scuep, schope, schoepe (“bucket for bailing water”) and Middle Dutch schoppe, scoppe, schuppe ("a scoop, shovel"; > Modern Dutch schop (“spade”)),

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scoot

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot”), or perhaps related to Middle English scottlynge (“moving one's feet quickly, scampering”, literally “scuttling”), see scuddle, scuttle.

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scop

Learned borrowing from Old English sċop.

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scopa

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin scōpa (“broom”) (Classical Latin scōpae (“twigs, broom”)). Compare Spanish escoba (“broom”).

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scope

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-I

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scopy

From scope + -y.

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score

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; s

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scorf

Compare scoff, scarf.

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scorn

Verb from Middle English scornen, schornen, alteration of Old French escharnir, from Vulgar Latin *escarnire, from Proto-West Germanic *skarnijan, possibly from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”) (from Proto-Indo-Europ

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scorp

From scorpion.

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scot

From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English sċot, sċott, sċeot, ġesċot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), cognate with Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missi

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scot-

From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”).

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scour

From Middle English scǒuren (“to polish, scour; to clean; to beat, whip”), from Middle Dutch scuren, schuren (“to clean; to polish”) or Middle Low German schǖren, of uncertain origin but probably from Old French escurer,

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scout

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *ausis Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der. Proto-Italic *auskoltā Latin auscultō Latin ascult

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