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velte

From French velte.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumbor. English velum Borrowed from Latin vēlum (“a cloth, covering, awning, curtai

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vena

From Latin vēna. Doublet of vein.

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venal

From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -al.

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vend

17th century, likely a backformation from earlier vendible, vendee, vendor inspired by the underlying French vendre, from Old French vendre, from Latin vendere, from vēnum dāre (“to give (something for) sale”).

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venge

From Middle English vengen, from Old French venger, from Latin vindicare (“to avenge, vindicate”).

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venin

From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.

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venom

From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum (“drug; poison; a charm”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-

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vent

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.

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venta

From Spanish venta.

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venti

PIE word *dwóh₁ From the Italian venti (“twenty [ounces]”).

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venu

From Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu, “a bamboo, reed, cane; a flute, fife, pipe”).

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venue

From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny.

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venus

From translingual Venus (“a genus of clams”), from Latin.

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veny

Alteration of French venue. Doublet of venue.

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vera

From Vera Lynn.

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verb

From Middle English verbe, directly from Latin verbum (“word, verb”), reinforced by Old French verbe, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo-. Doublet of verve and word.

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verby

From verb + -y.

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verd

See vert, verdant.

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verf

Shortening of vertex figure.

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verge

Borrowed from Middle French verge (“rod or wand of office”), hence "scope, territory dominated", from Latin virga (“shoot, rod stick”), of unknown origin. Earliest attested sense in English is now-obsolete meaning "male

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verse

From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”).

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verso

From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).

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verst

Borrowed from Russian верста́ (verstá), partly through German Werst and French verste.

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vert

From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin.

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vertu

Borrowed from Italian virtù, †vertù (“moral worth, virtue (13th century); determination, perseverance, military valour (14th century); study of the liberal or fine arts; appreciation of, taste for, or expertise in the fi

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verve

Borrowed from French verve (“animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression”), probably from Late Latin verva, a variant of Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), the plural of ve

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vervy

From verve + -y.

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very

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros Proto-Italic *wēros Latin vērus Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Classical Latin vērāxder. Early Medieval Latin vērāgus Old French veraibor. Middle Engl

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vest

Derived from French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”) (English wear). Cognate with Sanskrit

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vesta

Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth.

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vet

Clipping of veterinarian.

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veta

As vega, with the "g" substituted with a "t" to represent time.

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vetch

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-? Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Italic *wikiā Latin vicia Old Northern French vechebor. Middle English fecche English vetch From Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from O

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veto

From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).

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veve

From Haitian Creole vèvè, from Portuguese viver (“to live”).

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vex

Etymology tree Latin vexōlbor. Old French vexerbor. Middle English vexen English vex From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexāre (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan a

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vexed

Etymology tree Latin vexōlbor. Old French vexerbor. Middle English vexen Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh

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vexel

Coined in the early 1900s by a trustee of Cornell University, from Latin vexō (“shake”) and German wechseln (“change”).

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vexer

Etymology tree Latin vexōlbor. Old French vexerbor. Middle English vexen English vex Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Pro

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vezir

Transliteration of Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr). Doublet of vizier.

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vhost

Shortening.

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via

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way. The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

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vial

From Middle English vial, viole, a variant of fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms]: see further at phial. Doublet of phiale.

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viand

From Middle English vyaund, from Anglo-Norman and Old French viande, from Late Latin *vivanda, from Latin vīvenda, from the verb vīvō (“to live”). Compare victual, viando. The Philippines usage is an anglicization of Spa

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viary

From Latin viarius, from via (“a way, road”).

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vib.

Abbreviation of Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”)

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vibe

Apocopic form of vibration, vibrator, etc.

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vibex

Borrowed from Latin vībex (“the mark of a blow”).

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vibey

From vibe + -y.

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vic

Clipping of victim.

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vicar

From Middle English vicar, viker, vikyr, vicaire, vicare, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman vikare, vicare, vikaire, vikere and Old French vicaire (“deputy, second in command”), from Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substitute”).

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vice

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *(d)wi-tyo-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí? Latin vitium Old French vicebor. Middle English vice English vice From Middl

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vice-

Derived from Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis (“alternation, turn”). Compare viscount.

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viced

From vice + -ed?

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vicus

Borrowed from Latin vīcus (“village”). Doublet of wick.

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vid

Clipping.

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viddy

From video (“video recording”) + -y.

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vide

See divide.

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video

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. ▲ English audioinflu. Eng

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vidya

Humorous alteration of video. Originates from the 1990s American sitcom King of the Hill. American regional usage far precedes this.

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vie

Apheretic form of envy, from Middle English envien, from Old French envier, from Latin invītō.

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vier

Etymology tree English vie 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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view

From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Dou

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viewy

From view + -y.

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viff

From the initial letters of "vectoring in forward flight".

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vig

Clipping of vigorish, from Yiddish וויגריש (vigrish), from Russian вы́игрыш (výigryš, “winnings”).

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viga

Borrowed from Spanish viga.

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vigia

From Spanish vigía (“lookout; reef”), from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.

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vigil

From Middle English vigile (“a devotional watching”), from Old French vigile, from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, lively, awake”). Doublet of Wi

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vigna

From the genus name.

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vijao

Related to bijao (“rat plantain”)?

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vika

Borrowed from Pijin vika, from Vangunu [Term?], a Solomon Islands language.

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vike

Respelling of the first part of the word.

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vila

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila.

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vild

As if the past participle of a verb *to vile. See vile (adjective).

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vile

From Middle English vile, vyle, vyl, from Anglo-Norman ville, Old French vil, vile, from Latin vīlis.

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viled

See vild.

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vill

From Anglo-Norman vill, from Old French vile (“farm, country estate”) (French ville (“town”)), from Latin vīlla. Doublet of villa and ville.

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villa

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

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ville

From French ville. Doublet of vill and villa.

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vilwa

From Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva) or descendant terms in modern Indian languages.

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vim

Possibly from Latin vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power, strength; (New Latin) energy, force”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”); compare English vis); but perhaps a modern expr

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vimba

From taxonomic name Vimba.

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vimen

From Latin vimen.

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vimpa

From Medieval Latin vimpa, from Frankish *wimpil, *wimpila (“head scarf”), from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz, from *wīpaną (“to wind, swing”). Doublet of wimple.

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vin-

From vinca.

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vina

From Sanskrit and Hindi वीणा (vīṇā).

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vinal

Introduced as a generic term by the Federal Trade Commission.

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vinca

Borrowed from New Latin Vinca, a back-formation from Latin pervinca.

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vine

From Middle English vyne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin vīnia, from Latin vīnea (“vines in a vineyard”), from vīneus (“related to wine”), from vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-Europe

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vined

From vine + -ed.

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viner

From Middle English vynour, from Old French vignor. By surface analysis, vine + -er.

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vinew

Variant of finew, from Middle English *fine, from Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”), from Proto-Germanic *funiz, *funją (“moisture, mold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pan- (“mud, slush, morass”). Related to Midd

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vinho

Borrowed from Portuguese vinho (“wine”); compare vino. Doublet of wine and vine.

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vinny

From Middle English *vinny, *finny, from Old English fyniġ (“mouldy”); related to vinew.

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vino

Borrowed from Italian or Spanish vino (“wine”). Doublet of wine.

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vinok

Borrowed from Ukrainian віно́к (vinók), from Old East Slavic вѣнъкъ (věnŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věnъkъ, from *věnъ (“wreath”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to plait, twist, weave, wind”)) + *-ъkъ (dimin

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vint

Probably a back-formation from vintage, interpreted as vint + -age. Ultimately from Latin vinum (“wine”).

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viny

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

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vinyl

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl E

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vio

Clipping of violation.

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viol

Borrowed from Middle French viole, from Old French viol, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”). Doublet of viola.

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viola

From Latin viola (“violet”).

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viole

From Middle English vyole, from either Middle French violer or Latin violāre. Compare violate.

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viper

From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vīpera, contracted from vīvipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vīvus (“alive”, adj.) + parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.

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vira

From translingual Vira or New Latin vīra.

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viral

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis

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virch

Shortening.

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vire

From Old French vire, from virer (“to turn”). Compare veer, vireton.

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vireo

From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“to be green”).

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virga

Borrowed from Latin virga (“rod”). Doublet of verge.

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virid

From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively)

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virus

PIE word *wisós Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus From Middle English virus, from Latin vīrus (“poison, slime, ve

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vis

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vīsbor. English vis Borrowed from Latin vīs.

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visa

From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista.

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visco

Brand name, from polyviscose.

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vise

From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”). Probably akin to English withe.

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visgy

Inherited from Middle English besagu, besague, from Middle French besague, from Old French besague, besagude, from Medieval Latin bisacūta. Doublet of besague.

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visit

From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit,

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visne

From Old French visné, veisiné, visnet (“neighborhood”), from Vulgar Latin *vīcīnātus, from Latin vīcīnus (“neighboring, a neighbor”). See vicinity.

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vison

Borrowed from French vison (“mink”).

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visor

From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.

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viss

Borrowed from Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).

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vista

Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.

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visto

Borrowed from Italian visto.

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visu-

From visual, from Latin vīsuālis.

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visé

Borrowed from French visé, past participle of viser (“to issue with a visa”).

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vita

From Latin vīta (“life”). Doublet of quick and jiva.

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vital

From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”). Doublet of jiva and quick.

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vitex

Borrowed from translingual Vitex, from Latin vītex.

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vitki

Borrowed from Old Norse vitki.

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vitta

Borrowed from Latin vitta.

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vitz

Borrowed from Yiddish וויץ (vitz, “joke”). Compare German Witz and English wit.

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viure

A form of wire.

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viv

Shortening.

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viva

Borrowed from Spanish viva and Italian viva.

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vivat

From Latin vīvat (literally “may s/he live”).

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vive

From Latin vivus. Compare French vif. See vivid.

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vives

From Old French vives, French avives (compare Spanish abivas), from Arabic ذِئْبَة (ḏiʔba, literally “she-wolf”).

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vivid

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

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vixen

Alteration of earlier fixen, from Middle English fixen, fixene, from Old English *fyxen (compare also Old English fyxe (“female fox”)), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsinī; the voiced v- comes

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viz.

From Medieval Latin viꝫ, from Latin vidēlicet (“that is to say, namely”), short for vidēre licet (“it is permitted to see”, literally “to-look (it) allows”). The ‘z’ comes from the similarity between ꝫ (‘et’) and the cur

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viâ

From Latin viā, ablative singular form of via (“way, road”).

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vkei

From Japanese V系 (bui-kei).

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vlei

Borrowed from Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly.

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vlog

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vlsE

Abbreviation of "vmp-like sequence"

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vly

Attested chiefly as vly, rarely as vlaie or fly. From a dialectal form of Middle Dutch valeye, which meant “valley” in standard Dutch; a semantic shift to meaning “swamp” occurred either in Middle Dutch or independently

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vobla

Loanword from Russian во́бла (vóbla)

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vocab

Clipping of vocabulary.

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vocal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis L

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vocd

Abbreviation of vocabulary diversity. ‘vocd’ is the name of a computer program originally published in 2004 by Gerard McKee. The program calculates lexical diversity for use in psycholinguistic analysis, and the tool’s n

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voddy

From vod(ka) + -y.

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vodka

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō Proto-Slavic *voda Old East Slavic вода (voda) Russian вода́ (vodá) Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂ Proto-

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vodki

From Russian во́дки (vódki), genitive of во́дка (vódka).

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voe

Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.

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vog

Blend of volcano + fog, by analogy with smog.

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vogad

Short for voice-operated gain-adjusting device or volume-operated gain-adjusting device.

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voggy

From vog + -y.

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vogue

First attested in 1565. Borrowed from Middle French vogue (“wave, course of success”), from Old French vogue, from voguer (“to row, sway, set sail”), from Old Saxon wogōn (“to sway, rock”), var. of wagōn (“to float, fluc

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voice

From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancie

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voicy

From voice + -y.

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void

From Middle English voide, voyde, from Old French vuit, voide, vuide (modern vide), in turn from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately from Latin vacuus.

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voile

Borrowed from French voile (“veil”). Doublet of veil and velum.

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voilà

Unadapted borrowing from French voilà.

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voken

Blend of virtual + token.

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vol

From French vol (“flight; vol”).

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volar

From Latin vola.

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vole

Borrowed from Norn vollj, from Old Norse vǫllr (“field”), from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”). The Orkney dialectal term vole mouse, lit. “field mouse”, was introduced to general English by George Barry in 1805; John

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volet

Borrowed from French volet.

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volga

Blend of volatility + gamma.

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volge

From Latin vulgus.

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volia

Borrowed from Russian во́ля (vólja) or Ukrainian во́ля (vólja).

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volk

Borrowed from Afrikaans volk. Doublet of folk.

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volow

From Middle English volewen, from Latin volō (“to will”), the answer in the baptismal service.

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volt

Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.

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volta

From Italian volta. Doublet of volte.

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volti

From Italian voltare (“to turn a page”).

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volva

Borrowed from Latin volva.

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volve

From Latin volvēre (“to turn”).

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vom

Clipping of vomit.

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vomer

From Latin vōmer (“ploughshare”).

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vomic

Learned borrowing from Latin vomicus.

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vomit

From Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre (“vomit repeatedly”), frequentative form of vomō (“be sick, vomit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to spew, vomit”). Cognate with Old Norse váma (“nausea, malaise”),

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vomma

Blend of volatility + gamma.

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vonce

Borrowed from Yiddish וואַנץ (vants, “bedbug”), by analogy to the English slang term roach. Attested since the 1950s.

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vonu

Coined in the 1960s by the Association of the Free Isles libertarian organisation.

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vook

Blend of video + book.

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voom

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

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voop

Onomatopoeic.

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vor

See for.

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vore

Clipping of vorarephilia. Sometimes said to be from -vore or carnivore, however most sources (especially furries and other insider groups) cite the word as being derived from vorarephilia.

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vorny

Blend of vore + horny.

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vort

Borrowed from Yiddish וואָרט (vort, “word”). Doublet of word.

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vote

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *woɣʷet

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voter

From vote + -er.

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vouch

The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French voche

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vould

From would.

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vow

Inherited from Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin vōtum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vovēre (“to promise, vow”). Not related to avow. Doublet of vote.

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