calmy
From calm + -y.
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Page 98 of 180calva
From Latin calva (“the scalp”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcalve
From Middle English calven, from Old English *calfian, cealfian, from Proto-West Germanic *kalbōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalbōną (“to calve”), from *kalbaz (“calf”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian koolvje, Dutch kalven, G
1 source section · 9 relationship mentionscalx
From Latin calx (“lime”). Doublet of cauk and chalk.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscalyx
From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscam
PIE word *ǵómbʰos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos Proto-Germanic *kambaz Proto-West Germanic ᚲᚨᛒᚨ Proto-West Germanic *kamb Old Dutch *kamb Middle Dutch ka
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionscama
Blend of camel + llama.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcaman
Borrowed from Irish camán.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcamas
Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionscame
See come.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionscamel
From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately f
3 source sections · 22 relationship mentionscameo
Borrowed from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin camaeus, of unknown origin. The movie sense is short for “cameo role” referring to a famous person who was playing no character, but him or herself. Like a cameo brooch —
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscami
Shortened from camisole.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcamia
Borrowed from Cebuano camia.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcamis
See chemise.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcamo
Etymology tree French camouflet French camoufler Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscamp
From Middle English kampe (“battlefield, open space”), from Old English camp (“battle, contest, battlefield, open space”), from Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“open field where military exercises are held, level plain”), fro
5 source sections · 43 relationship mentionscampi
From Latin campī (nominative plural of campus).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcampo
Etymology tree English camp(us) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English campo From camp(us) + -o.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionscampy
Etymology tree English camp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English campy From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscan
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English can Engli
3 source sections · 15 relationship mentionscan't
From can + -n't, since 1706 or earlier.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcanal
Borrowed from Middle French canal, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“channel, canal, narrow passage”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”). Doubl
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionscandy
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (kha
3 source sections · 20 relationship mentionscane
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old French canebor. Middle English cane English cane From Middle English cane, canne, from Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from La
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionscaner
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old French canebor. Middle English cane English cane Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o-
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscanid
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Canid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcank
From Middle English *cank (compare Middle English cang (“foolish"; also "fool”, adj and noun) > obsolete English cank (“dumb, stupid”)), from Old English canc, ġecanc (“scorn, jeering”), from Proto-West Germanic *kank, f
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionscanna
Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝ
4 source sections · 13 relationship mentionscanny
Northern English dialect, from can (“to know”) ( + -y), from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”), from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). Comp
3 source sections · 7 relationship mentionscano-
From Latin canis + -o-. Piecewise doublet of cyno-.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcanoe
Etymology tree Proto-Arawak *kanawa Taíno *kanowabor. Spanish canoabor. English canoe Adopted in 16th century from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) (compare Lokono kanoa (“canoe”), Wayuu anuwa, anua (“b
2 source sections · 10 relationship mentionscanon
From Middle English canoun, from Old French canon and Old English canon, both from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנ
3 source sections · 12 relationship mentionscant
From Latin cantō, probably via Old Northern French canter (“sing, tell”). Doublet of chant.
4 source sections · 8 relationship mentionscanto
From Italian canto (“song”). Doublet of chant.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscanty
Borrowed from Dutch kantig (“sharp, nice, fine, edgy”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcany
From cane + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcaoba
Borrowed from Spanish caoba.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcaouk
Borrowed from French caouk, from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk); compare Turkish kavuk.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscap
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin
3 source sections · 13 relationship mentionscapa
From Spanish capa. Doublet of cape and cappa.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscape
From Middle English cape, gappe, cap, from Old French cap (“cape, headland”), from Latin caput (“head”). Compare Old Norse kobbi (“islet, small cape”). Doublet of capo, caput, chef, and chief, and distantly with head and
3 source sections · 20 relationship mentionscapea
Borrowed from Spanish capea.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcaped
From cape + -ed. Piecewise doublet of capped, chaped, and coped.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcapel
From Old Norse [Term?] (whence Icelandic kapall), from Latin caballus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscaper
Clipping of capriole.
4 source sections · 2 relationship mentionscapiz
From Cebuano kapis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcaple
From Old Norse kapall, from Latin caballus. Doublet of cheval.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscapo
Shortening of capotasto, from Italian.
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionscapon
Inherited from Middle English capoun, from Old English capūn, from Old Northern French capon (Old French chapon), from Latin cāpō, cāpōnem (Vulgar Latin *cappō).
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscapot
From French capot. Doublet of kaput and capote.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcappa
Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capa and cape.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcappo
Modification of French capote.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcappy
From cap + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcapr-
From Latin caper (“male goat”) (genitive caprī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcapri
Named after the colour of the sea around the Italian island of Capri, especially in the Blue Grotto.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcaput
Learned borrowing from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cape, capo, chef, and chief, and distantly of head and Howth.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscapy
Clipping of capybara.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcar
Inherited from Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French (compare Old French char), from Latin carrus (“two-wheeled baggage wagon”), from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionscarat
From Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat, similarly small units such as inches”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”), from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ιον
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionscarb
Clipping.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcarbo
Clipping of carbohydrate.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcarby
Clipping plus diminutive -y.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcard
From Middle English carde (“playing card”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”). Doublet of carte and chart.
6 source sections · 19 relationship mentionscardo
Borrowed from Latin cardō (“hinge”). Doublet of kern.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscare
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxi
2 source sections · 24 relationship mentionscaren
From Middle English caren, equivalent to care + -en.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcarer
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o-
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscaret
From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“to lack”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcarex
From Latin carex.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcarga
From Spanish carga (“a load, 4 Spanish bushels”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (“cart”). Doublet of charge and cargo.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscargo
Borrowed from Spanish cargo (“load, burden”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricō. Doublet of charge and carga. Displaced native Old English fearm.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscark
From Middle English carken (“to be anxious, worry”, intransitive), from Old English *carcian ("to be sorrowful, worry"; found in becarcian (“to worry about, care for”)), a frequentative form of Old English carian (“to ca
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionscarl
From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionscarle
Variant of carl.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcarn
Adapted from the vernacular pronunciation of c'mon, itself an informal variant of come on. The first uses of the term in its extended sense appear to have been amongst Australian rules football fans in Victoria, with the
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscarny
Clipping of carnival + -y (“diminutive, hypocoristic suffix”).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcarob
Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ (ḥarrūḇā).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscarol
The noun is derived from Middle English carole (“round dance with singing; group of people dancing and singing in a circle; song by carollers, carol; religious poem or song; circular thing; braid, chain (?); stall for st
1 source section · 10 relationship mentionscarom
Etymology tree Sanskrit कर्मार (karmā́ra)der. Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ)der. Malay karambalbor. Portuguese carambolabor. Spanish carambolabor. French caramboleder.? English carom Probably derived from French carambole (the
1 source section · 1 relationship mentioncaron
Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and wit
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscarp
From Late Middle English carpe (“the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”), from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, possibly from Proto-West Germanic *karpo (possibly due to the introduction from the fish from the Danube
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionscarr
From Middle English kerr and Middle English carr meaning meadow, field or grassland of a low lying variety; possibly related to Old Norse kjarr. Compare Swedish kärr, Icelandic kjarr.
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionscarry
From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, b
2 source sections · 12 relationship mentionscarse
From Middle English kerrs, cars, of uncertain origin. Perhaps Celtic: the term is "first found in a semi-Gaelic form", Carsach (c. 1143); compare Welsh cars (“bog, fen”), carsen (“reed”), Armoric kars, korsen (“bog plant
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscart
Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart From Middle English cart, kart, from Old Norse kartr (“wagon; cart”), merged with n
3 source sections · 18 relationship mentionscarte
Borrowed from French carte, from Latin charta. Doublet of card and chart.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscarus
From Ancient Greek κάρος (káros, “deep sleep”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcarve
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven English carve From Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan, from Proto-
1 source section · 13 relationship mentionscasa
Borrowed from Spanish casa. Doublet of chez.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcasal
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cāssus Latin cāsus Old French cas
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscasco
Borrowed from Spanish casco. Doublet of cask and casque.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscase
From Middle English cas, from Old French cas (“an event”), from Latin cāsus (“a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case”), perfect passive participle of cadō (“to fall, to drop”).
3 source sections · 15 relationship mentionscaser
Possibly from Yiddish כּתר (keser, “crown”), from Hebrew כֶּתֶר (keter)
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscash
From late Middle French caisse (“money-box”), itself borrowed from Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa (“box”), ultimately from capiō (“take, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“grasp”). Doublet of case, chase, and ch
5 source sections · 26 relationship mentionscasis
From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionscask
From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscasky
From cask + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcass
From Middle English cassen, from Old French casser, from Late Latin cassō, from Latin cassus (“empty, hollow”), and perhaps influenced by quassō (“to shake, shatter”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscasse
From French casse (literally “breakage”), from casser (“to break”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcast
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kastō
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionscasta
Borrowed from Spanish casta.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcaste
Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish casta (“lineage, breed, race”), which the OED derives from Portuguese casto (“chaste”), from Latin castus (“chaste"; "chastity”), Coromines (1987) argues instead for a hypothetical Got
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscat
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West G
4 source sections · 92 relationship mentionscata-
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- From Ancient Greek κατά (katá,
1 source section · 1 relationship mentioncatch
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Indo-European *kaptós Proto-Italic *kaptos Latin captus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -io Vulga
2 source sections · 22 relationship mentionscate
Aphetized from acate, from Old Northern French acat (“purchase”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcater
From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er.
3 source sections · 8 relationship mentionscates
Compare acates, and see cater.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcath
Clippings of various words, based on their shared prefix cath-, primarily from Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-); the cath- in cathinone is from Catha, the genus name of Catha edulis, a Latin
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscatio
Blend of cat + patio.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcatly
From cat + -ly. Compare catlike.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcatma
Humorous alteration of dogma.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcatne
Blend of cat + acne.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcatom
Blend of claytronic + atom.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcatso
From Italian cazzo (“prick”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcatto
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English catto
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscatty
From cat + -y. Compare Dutch kattig, which also means “subtly hostile” and is formed the same way (kat + -ig); see also catfight.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionscauf
From corf (“basket”) (which is a homophone of cauf in some dialects).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcauim
From Brazilian Portuguese cauim, from Old Tupi kaûĩ.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcauk
British dialect cauk (“limestone”), from Northern Middle English calke, from Anglian Old English calc; doublet of calx and chalk.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscaul
From Middle English calle, kelle, kalle, kolle (“caul, net, basket”), from Old English cāwl, cāul, cēawl, cēaul (“basket, container, net, sieve”), of uncertain origin. Reinforced by Old French cale (“close-fitting cap”),
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionscaulk
From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicāre (“to fill in with limestone, caulk”), derived from calx (“limestone, chalk”). Related to calx, cauk, chalk, and calculus.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscauma
Borrowed from Latin cauma (“heat”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”). Probably a doublet of calm.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscauri
Borrowed from French cauri, from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī). Doublet of cowrie.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionscaus-
From Ancient Greek καῦσος (kaûsos, “heat, fever”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcause
* From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origi
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionscaut
Onomatopoeia.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcava
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcaval
Etymology tree English cava 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 -ālisbor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscavan
From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscave
From Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), from cavus (“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of needle,
2 source sections · 11 relationship mentionscavea
Learned borrowing from Latin cavea. Doublet of cage.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscavel
From Middle English *kavel, kevel, from Old English cæfl (“gag, bit, muzzle”), possibly from or akin to Old Norse kafli, kefli (“a piece of wood, gag”).
3 source sections · 9 relationship mentionscaver
Etymology tree Middle English cave English cave 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-Eur
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscavey
cave + -y
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcavie
Related to Käfig (“cage”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcavil
From Old French caviller (“mock, jest, rail”), from Latin cavillor (“jeer, mock, satirise, reason captiously”), from cavilla (“jeering, raillery, scoffing”); cognate with Italian cavillare, Portuguese cavillar, and Spani
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionscavin
From French cavin (same meaning), ultimately from Latin cavus.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionscavum
Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavum (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscavus
Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavus (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavum.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscavy
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aŋuja? Old Tupi saûîáder. taxonomic name Cavia Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cavy From taxonomic name Cavi
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentionscaw
Onomatopoeic
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcawer
From caw + -er.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcawky
From cawk + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcawl
Borrowed from Welsh cawl, itself borrowed from Latin caulis (“stalk or stem of a plant, particularly a cabbage”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l, *kh₂ulós, or *kowos (“tubular bone; pipe”). The English word is a doubl
2 source sections · 6 relationship mentionscay
] From Spanish cayo, from Taíno.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcayo
Borrowed from Spanish cayo, from Taíno cayo (“small island”). Doublet of key.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscañao
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish cañao.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcañón
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cañón.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcddr
Contraction of cdr of the cdr.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcdi
Borrowed from Bengali চুদি (cudi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcdr
Acronym of contents of the decrement part of register number. Note that it was based on original hardware and has no meaning today.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscease
Etymology tree Latin cēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinfl
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscecil
From Cecil, the surname of the chef who invented them.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceco-
See caeco- § Etymology.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcedar
From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionscede
Borrowed from Middle French ceder, from Old French ceder, from Latin cēdō (“to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”). Cognate with Tocharian B kätk- (“to cross, pass”).
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsceder
Etymology tree English cede 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
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscedi
Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcedr-
From the Latin cedrus (“cedar”), from the Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscee
Inherited from Middle English cee.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceebs
From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscef-
From cefalosporin.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcega
Made up to sound like a Greek letter.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceiba
Etymology tree Taíno *seibabor. Spanish ceibabor. English ceiba Borrowed from Spanish ceiba.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceibo
From Spanish ceibo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordceil
Uncertain; perhaps related to Latin cēlō (“to hide”).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceili
Borrowed from Irish céilí (“Irish dancing session”), Scottish Gaelic ceilidh.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionscel
Clipping of celluloid.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcele
Clipping of celebrity.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceleb
Clipping of celebrity.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcell
From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. Ultimately from Pro
3 source sections · 24 relationship mentionscella
Learned borrowing from Latin cella. Doublet of cell and hall.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcello
Clipping of violoncello, the original name, from Italian violoncello (“little violone”), from violone (“an early form of the double bass”) + -cello (“-elle”, forming diminutives), violone (“big viola”) itself being deriv
2 source sections · 1 relationship mentioncelly
Etymology tree English cell Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English celly From cell + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscelt
From Latin celtis (“chisel”), very probably a ghost word originating from a copyist's error in the Vulgate Bible, but taken as genuine and subsequently used in Medieval Latin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentioncem
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcen-
An intentional conflation of the Ancient Greek roots καινός (kainós, “new”, “recent”) and κοινός (koinós, “common”). See also ceno- § Usage notes.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscene
Blend of control + gene.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordceno-
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, recent”).
3 source sections · 2 relationship mentionscense
Apheretic form of incense.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcent
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin cent
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscento
From Latin cento (“patchwork garment”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordceorl
Learned borrowing from Old English ċeorl. Doublet of carl, churl, and karl.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionscep
From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”). Doublet of cippus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsceras
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcere
From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cērō (“to smear or coat with wax”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionscero
Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcero-
Borrowed from Latin cēra.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceroc
Named for and by Ceroc, an international dance organization that created the dance.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordcerti
Clipping of certified.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordceryl
From Latin cera (“wax”) + -yl.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordcess
For the first meaning below, the writings of Edmund Spenser, published 1633, point to a borrowing from Irish cís (“tax, tribute, cess, rent”), likely from Latin census. Other senses: Uncertain. Occurs in print at least a
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionscest
Latin cestus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcetyl
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos)bor. Latin cētus Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cetyl From Latin cētus (“whale”) + English -yl.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionscf.
From Latin cf., abbreviation of cōnfer (“compare”), imperative of cōnferō (“to compare”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordcfr.
An abbreviation of the Italian confronta, second-person singular imperative form of confrontare.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordch
Apheretic form of ich or utch, ultimately from Old English iċ (“I”). Compare Dutch 'k, an apheretic variant of ik (“I”). More at ich, I.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsch'i
From Mandarin 氣 /气 (qì), Wade–Giles romanization: chʻi⁴.
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