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awqaf

From Arabic أَوْقَاف (ʔawqāf), plural of وَقْف (waqf).

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awrah

Borrowed from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra).

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awry

From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.

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ax

From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600.

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From Middle English ax, axe, ex, from Old English æx (“axe”), from Proto-West Germanic *akusi (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī (“axe”), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷsih₂ (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, poi

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axel

Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.

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axes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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axeth

axe + -eth

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axi-

Clipping of axis, from Latin axis.

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axial

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European

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axie

From ax(olotl) + -ie.

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axil

From Latin axilla. Doublet of axilla.

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axile

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English ax(is) Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. Englis

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axino

From axion + -ino.

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axio-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English axio- From

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axiom

From Middle French axiome in the 15th century, from Latin axiōma (“axiom; principle”), from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “that which is thought to fit, a requisite, that which a pupil is required to know beforehand, a s

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axion

Coined by American physicist Frank Wilczek in 1978 after Axion, a brand of laundry detergent, for its -on suffix and the notion that the new particle could "clean up" a problem in physics. Also with relation to the axial

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axis

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Borrowed from Latin axis (“axle, axis”) in the 16th century. Via Latin c

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axle

From Middle English axel, axle, eaxle, from Old English eaxl (“shoulder, armpit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from *h₂eḱs

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axled

From axle + -ed.

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axman

From ax + -man.

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axo-

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

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axon

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Pro

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ay

From Middle English ei, ej, ey, eye, ultimately imitative of the natural utterance, although probably also influenced by Anglo-Norman and Old French ahi, Old French haï, and Middle French aï, aïe, ay.

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ay me

From Middle French aymi.

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ayah

From various Indian languages (e.g. Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”)), from Portuguese aia (“nurse, governess”), from Latin avia (“grandmother”).

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ayat

Borrowed from Persian آیت, from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).

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aye

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwazder. Old Norse eybor. Middle English ay English aye From Middle English ay,

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ayel

Inherited from Middle English ayel, aiel, from Old French aiol, aiuel, from Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus. Compare modern French aïeul.

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ayelp

From a- + yelp.

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ayen

Variant or relative of again, in its obsolete sense "against".

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ayin

From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew עַיִן (ʿáyin).

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ayllu

Borrowed from Quechua ayllu.

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ayn

A romanization of the sixteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew ע (ʿayin), Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿayin), Aramaic 𐡏 (ʿē), and Classical Syriac ܥ (ʿē), Arabic ع (ʕ) (where it is sixteenth in abjadi order only).

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ayo

Combination of hey and yo.

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ayont

From a- + yond.

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ayr

Borrowed from Manx ayr. Doublet of faeder, father, padre, pater, and père.

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ayre

From an unattested Norn word, from Old Norse eyrr. Compare Icelandic eyri, Norwegian øyr.

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ayu

From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).

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ayuh

Most likely from the insertion of an empty syllable at the beginning of yeah.

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ayy

Of expressive origin. Compare ay, 'ey, ey up, and aye.

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ayyo

Combination of hey and yo.

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az

Abbreviation.

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az-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Pro

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aza-

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azadi

Borrowed from Hindustani آزادی (āzādī) / आज़ादी (āzādī), from Classical Persian آزادی (āzādī).

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azan

Shortening.

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azane

See azo-.

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azat

Transliteration of Old Armenian ազատ (azat).

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azine

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azlon

From a trade name.

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azo-

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azoic

From a- + -zoic.

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azole

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azote

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azoth

From Andalusian Arabic زُوق (zūq), from Arabic الزَّاوُوق (az-zāwūq, “quicksilver”). Not related to azote.

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azoxy

Blend of azo + oxy.

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azran

Blend of azimuth + range.

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azure

From Middle English asure, from Old French azur, derived from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'. The Arabic is from Classical Persian لاجورد (l

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azury

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

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azyme

From Late Latin azyma, from the adjective azymus (“unleavened”), from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos).

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azz

From ass. Intended as a censored form of this noun.

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añejo

Borrowed from Spanish añejo.

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añu

añu (quechua)

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b

Abbreviations.

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b"r

Borrowed from Hebrew ב״ר.

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b&

Phonetic, supposing that the ampersand is pronounced as and.

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b'hoy

Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of boy.

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b'y

From the local accent's pronunciation of boy.

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ba

Borrowed from Egyptian bꜣ, G53-Z1

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baa

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word. Notes on phonological development The pronunciation /bɑː/ is perhaps a development from earlier /bæː/ reflecting the shift of /æː/ to /ɑː/ during the 18th and 19th centuries. C

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baal

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל (báʿal)bor. Ancient Greek Βᾰ́ᾰλ (Bắăl)bor. Late Latin Baalder. Proto-Semitic *baʕl- Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)der. Proto-Semitic *baʕl- Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu)der. English Baal English

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baas

Borrowed from Afrikaans baas. Doublet of boss.

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baati

From Hindi बाटी (bāṭī).

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bab

Clipping of babby (“baby”).

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baba

As one of the first utterances many babies are able to say, baba (like mama, papa, and dada) has come to be used in many languages as a term for various family members: * father: Albanian, Arabic, Western Armenian, Chine

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babax

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βάβαξ (bábax).

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babby

Dialectal form of baby. First attested in the 20th century. Popularized in online usage by the "How is babby formed?" meme from the mid-2000s.

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babe

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe English babe From Middle English babe, a variant of earlier baban, p

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babes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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babez

From babe + -z.

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babka

From a Slavic language likely via Yiddish באַבקע (babke). Compare baba (“rum soaked cake”).

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babu

Borrowed from Hindi बाबू (bābū), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *बाब्ब (bābba), imitative of baby talk.

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babul

Borrowed both from French baboul and from Hindi बबूल (babūl, “babul tree”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वव्वोल (vavvola, “acacia”).

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baby

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *

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bac

Borrowed from French bac.

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baccy

From tobacco by shortening, + -y.

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bace

From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base (“to beat soundly”)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas (“a beating, flogging”), Swedish basa (“to beat, flog”), Danish bask (“a lash, blow”),

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bach

Abbreviation of bachelor (or, in later senses, of bachelor pad).

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bacha

Borrowed from Persian بچه.

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bache

Possibly a dialectal form of Middle English *becck, *betch, from to Old English *becc (“stream”), from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog- (“flowing water, stream”). Cognate with Old Norse b

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bachi

Borrowed from Japanese 桴(ばち) (bachi, “drum stick”)

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back

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back From Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-West Germanic *bak, f

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back-

From Middle English bak-, bac-, apheretic form of abak, aback (“aback”, adverb). See also aback.

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bacn

Coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2, 2007, modelled on spam (junk mail, or a meat product) and bacon.

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bacne

Blend of back + acne. Equivalent to back + -ne.

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bacon

From Middle English bacoun (“meat from the back and sides of a pig”), from Anglo-Norman bacon, bacun (“ham, flitch, strip of lard”), from Old Low Frankish *bakō (“ham, flitch”), from Proto-Germanic *bakô, *bakkô (“back”)

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bad

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English myċel, and Middl

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badak

Borrowed from Malay badak.

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badam

Borrowed from Hindustani बादाम (bādām) / بادام (bādām) and other South Asian languages, from Classical Persian بادام (bādām), from Middle Persian wʾtʾm (wādām).

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badge

From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“rin

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badly

From Middle English badly, baddely, baddeliche, equivalent to bad + -ly.

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baduk

Transliteration of Korean 바둑 (baduk).

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badun

Eye-dialect spelling of bad one.

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bae

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe English babe English bae Syncopic form of babe or baby. Notably, it

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bael

From Hindi बेल (bel), from Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva), or बैल्व (bailva).

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baff

From Middle English baffen (“to bark”). Cognate with Dutch baffen (“to bark”), Low German baffen (“to bark”), German baffen, bäfzen (“to bark”), Danish bjæffe (“to yelp”), Swedish bjäbba (“to yelp, bark”). Compare buff,

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baffs

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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baffy

From baff + -y.

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bafta

Uncertain. Possibly from Persian بافته (“woven, wrought”).

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bag

Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Inherited from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi (“bag, pack, satchel, bundle”) (whence also Old French bague (“bundle,

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bagad

Borrowed from Breton bagad.

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bagel

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰowgʰ-o-sder. Proto-Germanic *baugaz Proto-West Germanic *baug Old High German boug Middle High German boucder. Yiddish בייגל (beygl)bor. English bagel Bo

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baggy

Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English baggy

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bagh

From Persian باغ (bâġ, “garden; orchard”).

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bagle

Blend of basset + beagle.

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bagre

Borrowed from Spanish bagre (“catfish”).

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bags

Grammatical extension of third-person singular form of bag (“make first claim on something”).

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bagsy

Respelling and grammatical repurposing of bags I, as used to claim something for oneself, for example, Bags I have the top bunk!.

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bagua

Borrowed from Mandarin 八卦 (bāguà).

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bague

Borrowed from French bague (“ring”). Doublet of bee.

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bah

Early 19th century, probably borrowed from French bah.

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bahar

From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār).

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bahs

See bah

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baht

Borrowed from Thai บาท (bàat), from Pali pāda (quarter of a larger valued coin), ultimately from Sanskrit पाद (quarter).

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bahu

Borrowed from Hindi बहू (bahū) / Urdu بَہُو (bahū), from Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́).

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bahut

Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.

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bai

Borrowed from Japanese 霾 (bai). First recorded in English in the 1910s.

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baiao

Borrowed from Portuguese baião.

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baihe

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 百合 (bǎihé).

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baiji

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白鱀豚 /白𬶨豚 (báijìtún).

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bail

From Middle English baille, from the Old French verb bailler (“to deliver or hand over”) and noun bail (“lease”), from Latin bāiulāre (“carry or bear”), from baiulus (“porter; steward”) (English: bailiff).

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baila

From Portuguese [Term?].

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baile

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese baile (“dance”). Compare ball (“dance”).

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bailo

From Venetan bailo. Doublet of bailiff.

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bain

From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).

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bairn

Borrowed from Scots bairn, from Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną. Doublet of barn. Compare West Frisian bern.

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bais

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

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bait

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *baitijaną

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baity

From bait (“fit of anger”) + -y.

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baize

From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.

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bajaj

From Indonesian bajaj, ultimately from the name of the manufacturer, Bajaj Auto.

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baji

From Newar बजि (baji).

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bajra

From Hindi बाजरा (bājrā). Compare bajri from Gujarati બાજરી (bājrī).

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baju

PIE word *bʰeh₂ǵʰús From Malay baju.

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bak

From Korean 박 (bak).

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baka

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “stupid”).

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bakaw

Onomatopoeic.

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bake

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g- Proto-Germanic *bakaną Proto-West Germanic *bakan Old English bacan Middle English baken English bake From Middle English baken, from Old English ba

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baken

From Middle English baken, from Old English bacen, ġebacen, past participle of bacan (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots baken (“baked”), Dutch gebakken (“baked”). More at bake.

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baker

Inherited from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere (“baker”), from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -er. Cognate with Dutch bakker (“baker”), German Bäcker (“baker”), Norwegian Bokmål

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bakmi

Borrowed from Indonesian bakmi. Doublet of mami.

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bakso

From Indonesian bakso, from Hokkien 肉酥 (bah-so͘).

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baku

Borrowed from Japanese 獏 (“spirit that feeds on nightmares”).

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balas

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are fo

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bald

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m Proto-Germanic *bēlą Proto-West Germanic *bāl Old Engl

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baldy

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bale

From Middle English bale (“evil”), from Old English bealu, from Proto-West Germanic *balu, from Proto-Germanic *balwą. Cognate with Low German bal- (“bad, ill”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”), Old High Ge

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balei

From Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay.

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baler

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

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balk

From Middle English balke, from Old English balca, either from or influenced by Old Norse bálkr (“partition, ridge of land”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô. Cognate with Dutch balk (“balk”), German Balken (“balk”), Italian

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balky

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

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ball

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball From Middle English bal, ball, balle, from an unattested Old English *beall, *bealla (“round object,

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bally

Alteration of bloody.

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balm

Inherited from Middle English bawme, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French baume, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, itself from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon). Spelling modified 16th c. to conform to

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balmy

From balm + -y. Piecewise doublet of balsamic.

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balsa

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Spanish balsabor. English balsa Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.

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balti

From Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”), originally coined by Birmingham restaurateur Afzal Butt because English people had difficulty pronouncing karahi, the name of the dish used for cooking this food.

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balun

Clipping of balanced–unbalanced. Compare modem.

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balut

Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

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bam

Onomatopoeic.

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bamf

Used as a teleportation sound effect in X-Men comics. Presumably imitative; compare bam, poof, etc.

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bamma

Clipping of Alabama; compare Bama (“Alabama”).

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bammo

From bam + -o?

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bammy

Apparently a dialectal form of barmy.

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ban

Inherited from Middle English bannen (“to summon; to banish; to curse”), partly from Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim, call out”), from Proto-West Germanic *bannan; and partly from Old Norse banna (“to p

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banal

Borrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bannālis (“subject to feudal authority”), from Latin bannus (“jurisdic

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banat

Equivalent to ban (“a warden”) + -ate. Compare French banat, German Banat.

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banc

From Middle English bank, from Old French banc. Doublet of banco, bank, and bench.

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banca

From Philippine Spanish banca, from Tagalog bangka.

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banco

From in banco, from Latin in banco.

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band

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English band English band Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, f

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banda

Borrowed from Spanish banda. Doublet of band.

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bandh

Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, “closure”), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of bund (“a type of enclosure”).

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bando

Compare bandy.

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bandy

From French bander (“to bandy at tennis”), with -y, -ie added due to influence from Spanish and Portuguese bandear and/or Old Occitan bandir (“to throw”), from the same root as English band. Compare also with banter.

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bane

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *banô Proto-West Germanic *banō Old English bana Middle English bane English bane The noun is derived from Middle English bane (“person or thing that destroys life, murderer, slayer; person

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bang

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bangōną Old English *bangian Old Norse bangabor. Middle English *bangen English bang From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian or borrowed from Old Norse banga (“to pound, hamm

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bangs

From bang (“to cut [hair], dock [an animal's tail]”), probably from the sudden manner in which docked hair appears to burst out explosively when it's cut (i.e. "with a bang"). Ultimately from bang (“to strike noisily, ex

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bangy

From bang + -y.

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banhu

From Mandarin 板胡 (bǎnhú).

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banj

From Arabic بَنْج (banj).

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banjo

From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.

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bank

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian bancabor. Middle French banqueder. English bank Inherited from Middle English banke, from Middle

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banky

From bank + -y.

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banns

An alteration of bans.

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bant

Back-formation from banting.

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bants

From banter + -s (“diminutive suffix”); first used in the early 21st century.

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banya

From Russian ба́ня f (bánja). Doublet of bagnio, bain, and balaneion.

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bao

Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1). Cognate of Vietnamese bánh bao.

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