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From Old Saxon grēve, typically used in translations of feudal German titles ending in German Graf (“count”), from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō.
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Probably related to platelet aggregation.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-grel-
Probably related to platelet aggregation.
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From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, female”).
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An orthographic device that forces the preceding vowel to be read ‘short’: ⟨dih⟩ /dɪ/, ⟨bruh⟩ /bɹʌ/, etc. (not */da͡ɪ, bɹu/). Although the letter h has long been used ad-hoc for this purpose in English — see uh and meh —
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From the convergence of two elements: * Middle English -ham, -hame, from Old English hām (“home, farm, estate”), from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with German -heim and Dutch -hem, and doublet of home. * Middle Eng
1 source section · 8 relationship mentions-head
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hed, -hede English -head From Middle English -hed, -hede, attested from the 12th c
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From Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”).
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Back-formation from Stonehenge.
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From Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “way”).
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Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-i
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Derived from hon (“trans woman who does not pass”).
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood From Middle English -hode, from Old English -hād, from Proto-We
1 source section · 12 relationship mentions-hub
From a clipping of Pornhub, ultimately from hub (“a central facility providing a range of related services”).
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὖ (û) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -āl
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Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. ▲ Proto-Semitic Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Middle Persian yḥ (īh) Middle Persian ig Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto
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Borrowed from Latin -i-.
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From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentions-iad
Based on Iliad.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial Inherited from Middle English -
1 source section · 5 relationship mentions-ian
From Latin -iānus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentions-iana
From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus) by analogy with formations ending in -ian (Canadian → Canadiana, Edwardian → Edwardiana). By surface analysis, -ia + -ana.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention-iases
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form; see more at -iasis § Etymology.
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A Latin word-forming element meaning "process" or "morbid condition". Originally from Ancient Greek ἴασις (íasis). By surface analysis, -i- + -asis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-iatry
From Ancient Greek ἰατρεία (iatreía, “healing, medical treatment”), from ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”).
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From Middle English -ible, from Old French -ible, from Latin -ibilis.
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentions-ibly
Euphonic blend of -ible + -ly, due to difficulty of pronouncing *-iblely. Compare same sound change in unrelated feebly, nimbly, and nobly.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-ic
From Middle English -ik, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix *-i- and the adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos. Compare Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), San
1 source section · 8 relationship mentions-ica
From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus. Note that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does pr
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-ical
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ā
1 source section · 5 relationship mentions-icam
From isoxicam.
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From uricase.
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From Anglo-Norman -ice and Old French -ice, from either (1) Latin -īcius (“adjective suffix”), from -īcus + -ius or (2) Latin -itia (“noun suffix denoting condition”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions-ician
From French -icien, from -ique f sg + -ien. By surface analysis, -ic + -ian.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-icism
From -ic + -ism, either based directly on the adjective in -ic (as in asceticism, mysticism), or on the verb in -ise (as in anglicism). Some productivity within English, as in witticism (1670s, by analogy with criticism)
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-icity
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Lati
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From a back-formation of icicle, the second element of which ultimately from Old English ġicel (“icicle, ice”). More at icicle, ickle.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions-ics
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ms Proto-Indo-European *-omsder. Proto-Ger
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Borrowed from Middle French -ide m, from Latin -idēs m (patronymic suffix; plural: -idae), from Ancient Greek -ίδης m (-ídēs, patronymic suffix; plural: -ίδαι (-ídai)).
3 source sections · 6 relationship mentions-ide
Borrowed from Middle French -ide m, from Latin -idēs.
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentions-idene
From -ide + -ene.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief record-idian
From the ending -idian, on the model of annelidian, arachnidian, ascidian, etc. By surface analysis, -id + -ian.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-idine
Derived from the ending of pyridine, which comes from German Pyridin which in turn comes from a combination of pyro- -id and -in (-ide and -ine)
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From Ancient Greek -ίδιον (-ídion).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-idium
From Ancient Greek -ίδιον (-ídion, “diminutive”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-ido
Back-formation from Esperantido, from Esperanto -ido (“offspring”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-ie
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie Variant spelling of -y, with the spelling possibly influenced by the cognate Scots -ie.
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Borrowed from French -ienne, feminine of -ien (“-ian”).
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From -y + -er.
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From -y + -est.
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From French -ieté or its source, Latin -ietas.
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From clomifene and tamoxifen.
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Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific Learned borrowing from Latin -(i)ficus. By surface analysis, -ify + -ic.
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Etymology tree Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō
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Source etymology material for -iform; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-ify
Etymology tree Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti P
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Originating as a mistyping of -ing.
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From rebracketing of plural forms like radii (plural of radius), borrowed from Latin. Latin forms the nominative plural of second-declension nouns by replacing -us with -ī, which results in plural forms that end in -iī f
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From Middle English -ekyn. Representing Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, a double diminutive, from *-ik, *-uk (> Old English -oc) + *-īn (compare Old English -en). Possibly influenced by Dutch, Middle Dutch, and Old D
1 source section · 13 relationship mentions-ile
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile Learned borrowing from Latin -ilis.
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From sematilide.
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Combination of -y (“adjectival suffix”) + -ly (“adverbial suffix”), with -y changed to -i-.
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Borrowed from Hebrew ־ים (-ím).
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Rebracketing of decimal, as if it were from dec- + -imal.
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From French -ime, from decime, ultimately from Latin -ima.
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Contraction of immunosuppressant.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in Clipping of -ine.
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G‐dropped pronunciation of -ing with /n/ instead of /ŋ/. It is inherited from Middle English -ynge, -inge, -yng, -ing, from two sources: * the Old English present participle suffix -ende; * the Old English verbal noun su
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-ina
From Italian -ina and its etymon Classical Latin -īna. In some instances perhaps also partly via Spanish -ina. Doublet of -ine.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-inda
Latinized form of Germanic name suffix -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, from Proto-Germanic *linþiz (“gentle, mild”) (English lithe). Found in names such as Old High German Irmilinda and O
1 source section · 4 relationship mentions-ine
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine From Middle English -in, -ine, from Old French -in, -ine, from L
4 source sections · 7 relationship mentions-ing
Inherited from Middle English -ing, -yng, -ynge, from Old English -ing, -ung (“-ing”, suffix forming nouns from verbs), from Proto-West Germanic *-ingu, *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō (“-ing”). Cognates Cogna
3 source sections · 37 relationship mentions-ino
From Italian -ino (“-ine, -o: forming diminutives”), from the dative form of Latin -īnus. In its use in physics, originally after the model of earlier neutrino, coined by Enrico Fermi in 1933. Internet slang usages gaine
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-ioid
By surface analysis, -i(um) + -o- + -id and -i(a) + -o- + -id
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions-ion
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion Reanaly
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentions-ior
From Latin -ior, the nominative masculine and feminine singular of the comparative suffix -iōr.
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Back-formation of Cypriot, from Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”).
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An alteration of -our, arising in the 15th and 16th centuries through analogy with words such as saviour (Middle English saveour, savour) and paviour (Middle English paver, pavier) which varied between forms with an inte
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-ious
Etymology tree Latin -iōsusbor. Latin -(i)usbor. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusbor. English -ious Taken from Latin adjectives ending in -(i)ōsus (ambitious),
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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From Middle English -isch, -issh, from Old English -isċ (“-ish”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Dutch -s; German -isch (whenc
2 source sections · 16 relationship mentions-ism
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μό
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentions-ismus
Unadapted borrowing from Latin -ismus. Doublet of -ism.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-ist
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (
1 source section · 10 relationship mentions-ista
From Spanish -ista in Sandinista (1930s). Doublet of -ist.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-istan
Source etymology material for -istan; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-istic
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-isy
Ultimately from Ancient Greek -σις (-sis).
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Borrowed from Latin -ītānus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-itate
From Latin -itāt-, past participial stem of -itō. On the model of e.g. Classical Latin nōbilitō and found in borrowings e.g. premeditate, debilitate, agitate.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor. Latin -ītēslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītislbor. French -ited
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From -ite + -s (regular plural suffix).
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From -i- + -tion.
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From New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”). This is the feminine form of adjectival suffix -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). The English suffix derives from the feminine form due to its use with the feminine
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-itol
From reanalysis of the ending of mannitol, sorbitol and so on, from -ite (an old, non-specific use of this suffix) + -ol.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-itude
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Middle French -itudebor. English -itude Borrowed from Middle French -itude, from Latin -(i)tūdō.
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From Middle English -ite, -itee, from Old French -ite, -ete, -eteit (“-ity”), from Latin -itātem, from -itās, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix). Cognate with Gothic -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa, “-th”), Old High German -ida (“
2 source sections · 9 relationship mentions-ium
Learned borrowing from Latin -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns and, in New Latin, names of chemical elements), based on Latin terms for metals such as ferrum (“iron”).
3 source sections · 1 relationship mention-ive
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive From Middle English -yf, from Anglo-Norman -if from Latin -īvus. Until the fourteent
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-iz-
From a style of cant used by African Americans in the 1970s and popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. See -izzle for more.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentions-izer
From -ize + -er.
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Probably from hydroxyzine.
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Popularized by rap artist Snoop Dogg, but first put to record by Frankie Smith's 1981 "Double Dutch Bus", from a style of cant (esoteric slang) used by African American pimps and jive hustlers of the 1970s. The “-iz, -iz
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From a suffix found in various languages of the Indian subcontinent, e.g. Hindi -जी (-jī), Punjabi -ਜੀ (-jī), etc.
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From Middle English -ken, -kien, from Old English -cian, from Proto-West Germanic *-ukōn, *-ikōn, from Proto-Germanic *-ukōną, *-ikōną. Cognate with West Frisian -kje, German -chen, Danish -ke, Swedish -ka, Faroese -ka.
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentions-kacin
Contraction of kanamycin.
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καί (kaí, “and”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-kin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-West Germanic *kuni Old English cynna Middle English -kin English -kin From Middle English -kin, -kinne, -kunne, from Old E
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From interleukin.
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From Middle English -kinde, -kunde, -kuinde, alteration (due to the noun kind (“type, class”)) of -kin, -kun, -cun, from Old English cynn (“family, race”), see kin. Most uses appear to have been formed by analogy with ma
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-kine
From -kinesis or directly from Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-kini
By extraction from bikini, in interpreting the "bi" as a prefix bi-, creating a new suffix (a libfix).
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From (interleu)kin r(eceptor) + a(ntagonist).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-kins
From -kin + -s. See -kin.
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From aliskiren.
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From Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós).
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Borrowed from Japanese くん (kun).
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From Ancient Greek λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”).
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land From land.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-lang
From lang, itself a clipping of language.
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A back-formation from idolater. Formally from Latin -latres (seen in īdōlolatres), from Ancient Greek -λάτρης (-látrēs), from λατρεύω (latreúō, “to serve, serve gods”).
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From Late Latin latria, from Ancient Greek λατρεία (latreía, “service; worship”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-le
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le From Middle English -len, -elen, from Old English -lian (frequentative verbal suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-lōn, from Proto-Ger
3 source sections · 27 relationship mentions-lect
From the terminal element of dialect, thus representing the Ancient Greek element -λεκτος (-lektos), ultimately from λέγω (légō, “I say or speak”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-leigh
From Old English lēah (“meadow, pasture, field, clearing”) (modern English lea, leigh), used in various compound names, especially place-names.
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From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”) and epilepsy, which is from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā).
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From lesion.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -
1 source section · 13 relationship mentions-let
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like From Middle English -like, -lik, from Middle Eng
1 source section · 7 relationship mentions-lin
From Middle English -lin, variant of -ling. More at -ling.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-
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From Middle English -linges, variant (with genitive -es) of Middle English -ling (adverbial suffix), equivalent to -ling + -s. Compare Dutch -lings (adverbial suffix), German -lings.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentions-lite
Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
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From Middle English -lok, -lak, -lac, from Old English -lāc (suffix denoting activity or action), from Proto-Germanic *-laikaz, suffixed form of Proto-Germanic *laiką (“play, sport, fight, activity”), *laikaz (“game, dan
1 source section · 8 relationship mentions-logia
From Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “speech”).
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Borrowed from French -logique. By surface analysis, -logy + -ic.
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Unadapted borrowing from Middle French -logue, from Classical Latin -logus, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”).
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentions-logy
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh
1 source section · 4 relationship mentions-long
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English -long From long.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-loquy
Extracted from Latin compounds such as soliloquium, vaniloquium.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-lord
From lord.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-ly
From Middle English -ly, -li, -lik, -lich, -like, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”) (whence lich). In form, probably in
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentions-lyn
From the given name Lynn.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-lynne
From Lynne.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-lysis
From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare lysis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-lyte
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυτός (lutós, “loosed”), verbal adjective of λύειν (lúein, “to unfasten, loose, loosen, untie”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-lytic
From -lysis + -tic.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief record-ma-
Probably modeled on existing playful terms where -ma- is the third syllable like thingamabob, thingamajig, rigamarole, razzamatazz, whatchamacallit.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-mab
From MAb, acronym of m(onoclonal) a(nti)b(ody).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-machy
Representing Ancient Greek -μαχία (-makhía), from μάχη (mákhē, “battle, fight; dispute”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-man
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man From Middle English -man, from the noun man.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-mance
From a rebracketing of romance.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-mancy
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Hellenic *mə́tis Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Gr
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-mane
Borrowed from French -mane, from Ancient Greek -μανής (-manḗs).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-mania
See mania.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-mans
Cognate with English -ment, French -ment and Italian -mente.
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From mammary.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-mas
From Middle English -masse, -messe, from Old English -mæsse, the second element in several ritual and holiday names (e.g. Candelmæsse, Cristes mæsse, hlāfmæsse, etc.), from Old English mæsse (“the mass, church festival”)
1 source section · 8 relationship mentions-mate
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middl
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-max
Clipping of maximum.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-maxx
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂ism̥mos Proto-Italic *magisVmos Latin maximus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-y
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-meal
From Middle English -mele, from Old English -mǣlum (“at times”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlamiz, instrumental case of Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure; time”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -moal, Dutch -maal, German Low Ge
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentions-mel-
From melanoma.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-men
From men, plural of man.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-ment
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment From Middle English -ment, from Old French -ment, from Lat
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions-mer
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros,
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-mere
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)der. English -mere Derived from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions-meter
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (mé
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-metry
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (mé
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions-micin
Blend of translingual Micromonospora + -mycin.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-minx
Uncertain, perhaps a back-formation of Pyraminx, coined by Uwe Mèffert.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-misia
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ-der. Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English -misia From Ancie
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-misic
From -misia (or its root, Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”)) + -ic. Devised as an alternative to the suffix -phobic; see -misia for more.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention-mo
From Latin ending and apparent suffix of cardinal numbers.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-moder
From mode + -er, modelled after boymoder and girlmoder.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-mog
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor. English alpha Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-mont
From French -mont, from French mont (“hill, mountain”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions-mony
Learned borrowing from Latin -mōnium, -mōnia.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-more
From Middle English -more, -mor, from mor (“more”, adverb). Analogically formed to -most.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief record-morph
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-most
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English
1 source section · 4 relationship mentions-mul-
From musculoskeletal.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-mycin
From streptomycin.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief record-n
From Middle English -n, from Old English -n, rare alternative form of Old English -en (“-en”). More at -en.
3 source sections · 11 relationship mentions-n't
From both univerbations of not and some preceding words (see usage notes), with following elision of the medial vowel, as well as univerbations of already reduced n't with preceding words.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions-na
Inherited from Middle English ne.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-nab
From cannabinol.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-nab-
From cannabinol.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-nado
From the latter part of tornado.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-nap
Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see libfix); ultimately from nap.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-nast
From Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed”), from the verb νάσσω (nássō).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-nasty
From Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed”), from the verb νάσσω (nássō). By surface analysis, -nast + -y.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-naut
From Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record-navir
From saquinavir.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record-ne
Clipping of acne.
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