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tael

From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.

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taff

Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff. All of Welsh origin.

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taffy

Probably related to tafia (“a type of rum”).

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tafia

Creole French, probably aphetic for ratafia, a cordial.

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From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twi

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taget

Compare Tagetes (“marigold genus”).

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taggy

From tag + -y.

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tagin

From Hebrew.

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tagma

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma)bor. English tagma Bor

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tagua

Etymology tree Quechua tawader. Spanish taguabor. English tagua Borrowed from Spanish tagua.

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taha

From Tswana [Term?].

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tahan

From Malay tahan.

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tahil

From Malay tahil.

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taho

Borrowed from Tagalog taho, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu”) or perhaps 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoe, “tofu pudding”) that it might simply be short for.

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tahr

Borrowed from Nepali थार (thār), from थारल (thāral).

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tahua

From Māori tahua.

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tai

From Japanese 鯛 (たい, tai).

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taid

Borrowed from Welsh taid (“grandfather”). Doublet of dad.

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taifa

From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”).

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taig

From the Irish forename Tadhg (anglicised as Taig or Teague), which was historically one of the commonest names in Ireland. Compare paddy, mick, tim.

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taiga

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from South Siberian Turkic (Altai region, for example the Altay or Shor language, cf Khakas: тағ (tağ)), or alternatively Yakut тайга (tayga, “untraversable forest”). Doublet of Tayga.

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taiji

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí). Doublet of taegeuk.

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taiko

Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”).

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tail

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *taglą Proto-West Germanic *tagl Old English tæġl Middle English tayl English tail From Middle English tail, taile, taille, tayil, tayl, tayle, tayll, teil, tæȝel, from Old English tæġel, tæ

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tain

From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).

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taint

From Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre (“to dye, to tinge”)), from Latin tinctum (past participle of tingere); compare tint.

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tait

A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the animal.

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taj

Arabic تَاج (tāj) from Classical Persian تاج (tāj, “crown”). Doublet of tag.

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tajin

Borrowed from Spanish tajín.

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tak

Dialectal form of take.

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taka

From Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka).

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take

From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”). Alternatively, inherited from Prot

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taken

From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *ġetacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *tēkanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tan

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taker

From Middle English takere, equivalent to take + -er.

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takh

From Khalkha Mongolian тахь (taxʹ).

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takhi

From Mongolian тахь (taxʹ).

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takid

From Hindi ताकीद (tākīd) / Urdu تَاکِیدْ (tākīd), from Arabic تَأْكِيد (taʔkīd).

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takin

From a Tibeto-Burman language, probably Miju or Taraon.

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takir

From Russian такыр (takyr), from a Turkic source; compare Bashkir таҡыр (taqır).

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tako

Borrowed from Japanese 蛸 (tako).

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takya

From Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya).

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tal-

From Latin tālus.

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tala

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollarbor. Samoan tālābor. English t

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talab

Borrowed from Hindi तालाब (tālāb), from Persian تالاب (tâlâb).

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talaq

Borrowed from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ l q).

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talav

Borrowed from Gujarati તળાવ (taḷāv) and Marathi तलाव (talāv).

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talc

From Middle French talc, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk), from Middle Persian [Term?] (“medicament”).

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talcy

From talc + -y.

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tale

From Middle English tale, from Old English talu (“tale, series, calculation”), from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”). Cogna

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talea

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”).

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taler

From Middle English taler, equivalent to tale + -er.

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tales

From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”).

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tali

Ultimately of Dravidian origin, compare Tamil தாலி (tāli) and Telugu తాలి (tāli).

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talik

From Russian та́лый (tályj), related to та́ять (tájatʹ).

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talin

From Latin tālus (“ankle”) + -in.

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talk

From Middle English talken, talkien, from Old English *tealcian (“to talk, chat”), from Proto-West Germanic *talkōn, from Proto-Germanic *talkōną (“to talk, chatter”), frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *talōną (“to co

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talky

From talk + -y.

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tall

From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ġetæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), fr

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tally

Clipping of tallyho.

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talma

Probably named after François Joseph Talma (1763–1826), French actor.

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talo-

From Latin tālus. By surface analysis, tal(us) + -o-.

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talon

From Middle English talon, taloun, from Old French talon (“heel, spur”), from Medieval Latin tālōnem, from Proto-Romance *tālōnis, from Latin tālus (“ankle”).

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talpa

Inherited from Middle English talpa, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of taupe.

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talud

From Spanish talud.

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taluk

Etymology tree Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa)der. Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)bor. Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)bor. English taluk Borrowed from Urdu تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Cl

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talus

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Indo-European *téh₂g-s-los? Proto-Italic *tākslos? Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *tālos? Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂- Proto-Indo-E

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tam

Ellipsis of tam o'shanter.

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tama

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tamal

From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”).

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tamas

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तमस् (támas, “darkness”).

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tame

From Middle English tame, tome, weak inflection forms of Middle English tam, tom, from Old English tam, tom (“domesticated, tame”), from Proto-West Germanic *tam (“tame”), from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (“brought into the ho

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tameh

Hebrew טָמֵא.

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tamer

From tame (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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tamga

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀 (t¹mg¹a), from Proto-Turkic *tamga.

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tamid

Borrowed from Hebrew תָמִיד (“always, regularly”).

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tamis

Borrowed from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, of unclear origin. Cognate with Old High German zemis (dialectal German Zims), Dutch teems (“sieve”), West Frisia

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tammy

Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

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tamp

Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.

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tan

From Middle English tan, from Old French tan (“tanbark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“green oak”) – compare Breton tann (“red oak”), Old Cornish tannen –, from Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”), of uncertain origin, but perh

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tanda

Borrowed from Spanish tanda (literally “turn”).

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tang

From Middle English tange, variant of tonge (“tongs, fang”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Middle Dutch tanger (“sharp, tart, pinching”).

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tanga

From Portuguese tanga, from Kimbundu tanga or ntanga (“coarse cloth; loincloth”).

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tangi

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis Proto-Oceanic *taŋis Proto-Polynesian *taŋi Māori tangibor. En

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tango

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).

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tangy

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

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tanha

Transliteration of Pali taṇhā.

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tania

From Tupian.

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tank

From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī). A false friend can be found in North Germanic: dunk (“canister, keg”), 17

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tanka

From Japanese 短歌 (tanka, “short song”), from Middle Chinese 短 (MC twanX) 歌 (MC ka) (compare Mandarin 短歌 (duǎngē) duǎngē).

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tanky

From tank + -y (adjectival suffix).

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tann-

From English tannin, from French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”).

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tanoa

Borrowed from Samoan tānoa or Fijian tanoa.

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tanod

Borrowed from Tagalog tanod.

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tanru

From Lojban tanru.

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tansu

Borrowed from Japanese 箪笥.

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tansy

Inherited from Middle English tansy, tansey, syncopic forms of earlier tanesie, tanesei, from Old French tanesie, tanoisie, tanasie, tanaisie, from Medieval Latin tanacetum, atanacetum, attested since the 8th century, of

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tant

Clipping of tantalum capacitor.

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tante

Borrowed from Yiddish טאַנטע (tante), from German Tante, from French tante.

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tanto

Borrowed from Japanese 短刀 (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twan^X taw, “dagger”).

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tanty

From tantrum + -y.

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tany-

From Ancient Greek τανύω (tanúō, “stretch”).

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tao

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).

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taoke

Borrowed from Hokkien 頭家 /头家 (thâu-ke, “boss”). Doublet of towkay. Compare Tagalog taoke, Tausug tawki, Malay tauke, Indonesian tauke, Burmese ထောင်ကဲ (htaungkai:), Puyuma tawki, Rukai tawki, Sakizaya tawki.

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taosi

Borrowed from Cantonese 豆豉 (dau⁶ si⁶).

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tap

The noun is derived from Middle English tappe (“hollow device for controlling the flow of liquid from a hole, cock, faucet, spigot; hole through which the liquid flows; the liquid which thus flows”), from Old English tæp

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tapa

] Borrowed from Tongan tapa.

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tapai

Borrowed from Malay tapai (“fermented rice”).

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tapao

Borrowed from Cantonese 打包 (daa³ baau¹, “to pack”).

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tapas

From Spanish tapas, the plural of tapa (“appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)”) (from the fact that plates of tapas were originally placed on the tops of glasses of alcoholic beverages as lids), from Gothic *

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tape

Etymology tree Old English tæppa Middle English tape English tape From Middle English tape, tappe, from Old English tæppa, tæppe (“ribbon, tape”); further origin unclear. Probably akin to Old Frisian tapia (“to pull, rip

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taper

From Middle English taper, from Old English tapor (“taper, candle, wick of a lamp”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin papyrus (“papyrus", used in Mediaeval times to mean "wick of a candle”); If so, it is a doublet

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tapet

From Old English teped, tæpped, from Proto-West Germanic *tapped, from Latin tapētum (later influenced by or re-borrowed from Latin). Doublet of tapetum.

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tapir

Borrowed from French tapir, from Old Tupi tapi'ira.

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tapis

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

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tappy

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

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taps

From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.

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tapu

Borrowed from Māori tapu. Doublet of kapu.

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tapul

Unclear; perhaps originally an error: Edward Halle's ante-1547 Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies mentions "the plackard, the rest, the port, the burley, the tasses, the lamboys, the backpece, the tapull, and t

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taqwa

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).

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tar

PIE word *dóru Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruder. Proto-Germanic *terwą Old English teoru Middle English ter English tar From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *te

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tara

Possibly from Irish tabhair aire (“take care”).

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taraf

From Hindi तरफ़ (taraf).

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taran

Sense 1: from Russian тара́нь (taránʹ). Sense 2: from Russian таран (taran).

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tard

Apheretic form of retard.

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tardo

From Spanish tardo (“slow”), from Latin tardus.

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tardy

From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.

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tare

From Middle English tare (“vetch”), from Old English *taru, from Proto-West Germanic *taru.

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tarek

From Armenian տառեխ (taṙex). Doublet of bottarga.

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targe

From Middle English targe, either: * from Old French targe, from Frankish *targā (“buckler”); or * from Old English targa (masculine) and targe (feminine); both ultimately from Old Norse targa (“round shield”) from Proto

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tarin

French

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tarka

Borrowed from Hindustani तड़का / تڑکا (taṛkā).

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tarn

From Middle English terne, tarne (“lake; pond, pool”), from Old Norse tjǫrn (“a small lake without tributaries”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō (“water hole”), perhaps related to *turnaz (“bitter, embittered”), ultimately f

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taro

Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.

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tarot

Borrowed from French tarot, from Italian tarocco. Compare tarok, German Tarock.

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tarp

Clipping of tarpaulin.

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tarpa

From Marathi तारपा (tārpā)

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tarre

From Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirġan, terġan, tirian (“to worry, exasperate”).

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tarry

From Middle English tarien, terien (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirian, tirġan, terġan (“to worry, exasperate, pain, provoke, excite”), from Proto-Germanic *terganą, *targijaną (“to pull

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tarse

From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”). Related to Dutch teers, German Zers, an

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tart

From Middle English tart, from Old English teart (“sharp, rough, severe”), from Proto-West Germanic *tart, from Proto-Germanic *tartaz (“rough, sharp, tearing”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-E

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tarty

From tart + -y.

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tase

Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומא (təʾōmā)bor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *kswé

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taser

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tasis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάσις (tásis, “stretching, tension, intensity”).

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task

From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxō (“to censure; to charge”). Doublet of tax.

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tasky

From task + -y.

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tass

Partly from Middle English tas (“heap”), from Old French tas (“heap”), from Frankish *tas (“mass, pile”); and partly from Middle English taas (“heap, mow of corn”), from Old English tas (“heap, mow of grain”); both from

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tasse

Inherited from Middle English tasse (“armor plate protecting the hip”), derived from Old French tasse, tasche (“purse; pouch”), derived from Frankish *taskā (“pouch”), derived from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ. Cognate with Old

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taste

The verb is from Middle English tasten, borrowed from Old French taster (“to taste, touch or hit”), from unattested Vulgar Latin *tastāre (“to touch or feel”), from *taxitāre, an innovated iterative form of Classical Lat

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tasto

Borrowed from Italian.

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tasty

From taste + -y. The Philippine sense is due to a genericized trademark from Taystee Bread Company, a defunct American company.

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tat

From Hindi टाट (ṭāṭ, “thick canvas”).

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tata

Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

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tatch

From French tache (“spot”). See techy and tache.

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tate

Borrowed from Japanese 縦 (tate).

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tater

Representing an aphetic pronunciation of potato. Compare patater (“potato”), 'mater (“tomato”), and 'naner (“banana”).

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tath

From Middle English tath, from Old Norse tað (“manure”), from Proto-Germanic *tadą (“manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *dāy- (“to divide, split, part, section”). Cognate with Icelandic tað (“manure, dung”), dialectal Sw

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tatie

Clipping of potato + -ie; compare tater.

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tatou

From Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay.

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tatty

Clipping of potato + -y.

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tatum

Coined by American computer scientist Jeffrey A. Bilmes in 1993, initially as a blend of temporal + atom, but deliberately changed from tatom to tatum to honor master jazz pianist Art Tatum, who was known for his excepti

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tau

From Middle English tau, taue, from Latin tau, from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû) and Hebrew תָּו (tav). Sense 7 was used by Joseph M. Lindenberg in 1991, and popularized by the American educator and entrepreneur Michael Hartl

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taua

From Māori tauā.

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taula

From Catalan taula (“table”). Doublet of table.

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taunt

From Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.

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tauon

From tau + -on, named after the Greek letter ταῦ (taû), the initial letter of Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”), being the third lepton discovered.

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taupe

Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa.

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taupo

Borrowed from Samoan tāupou.

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taur

Clipping of centaur, corresponding to Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Doublet of steer.

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tausi

From Tagalog tausi, from Hokkien 豆豉 (tāu-sī). Doublet of douchi.

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taut

The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle English tohte, towehte (“strained, stretched; distended; tight; firm”), probably from tough, touth, touʒth, toʒt (“powerful, strong; fie

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tave

From Middle English taven, from Old Norse *tafa, from Proto-Germanic *tabōną (“to grope, feel”). Cognate with Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), German zabeln (“to m

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tavla

From Turkish tavla, from Italian tavola, from Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tabula.

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taw

From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West Germanic *tawōn, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European

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tawa

From Hindi तवा (tavā).

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tawaf

Borrowed from Arabic طَوَاف (ṭawāf).

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tawer

From taw + -er.

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tawiz

Borrowed from Hindi तावीज़ (tāvīz) / Urdu تَعْوِیذ (taʻwīẕ, taʻvīẕ), from Arabic تَعْوِيذ (taʕwīḏ)

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tawn

Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny.

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tawny

The adjective is derived from Middle English tauni, tawne (“having a brownish-orange colour”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman taune, tawné, and Old French tané, tanné, tanney (“of a tan colour”), an adjective use of

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tawse

Apparently a plural form of taw, though attested earlier.

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tax

From Middle English taxe, from Middle French taxe, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxō (“to appraise, value, estimate; (medieval) to tax”). Doublet of task. Displaced native Old English gafol, which was also the wo

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tax-

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

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taxa

The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

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taxee

From tax + -ee.

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taxel

From tactile element, modelled on pixel.

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taxer

Etymology tree English tax 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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taxes

See tax.

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taxi

Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”). Mo

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taxi-

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

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taxis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

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taxo-

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis).

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taxol

From Latin taxus (“yew”) + -ol. Named by the researchers who isolated it from the bark of the Pacific yew in 1967, Monroe E. Wall and Mansukh C. Wani, from the scientific Latin term Taxus (a genus name).

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taxon

Back-formation from taxonomy. By surface analysis, taxo- + -on.

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taxor

From tax + -or.

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tay

Spelling form indicating original pronunciation of tea. The digraph ea represented /ɛː/ in Early Modern English; it later merged chiefly with ee, but regionally or sporadically with ay (in standard English break, great,

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tayra

Borrowed, via Spanish tayra or Portuguese taira, from Old Tupi eîrara. (Compare Portuguese irara, Spanish irará, eirá, connected to Paraguayan Guarani eíra (“honey”), a food the animal is fond of, whence also Portuguese

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tazer

From the pronunciation of "taser": the 's' is pronounced as a 'z'.

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tazi

Borrowed from Persian تازی (tâzi, “dog breed”).

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tazia

From Arabic تَعْزِيَة (taʕziya, “consolation, mourning”). Sense 1 was borrowed through Urdu تَعْزِیَہ (ta'ziya).

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