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The following English words have been acquired either directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or more of the Romance languages before entering English. To qualify for this list, a word must be reported in etymology dictionaries as having descended from Arabic.
Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples -kary-nucleus: Greek: καρυον (karyon) Eukaryote, Prokaryote: kastan-brown: Greek: καφέ (kafé) Kastanophobia: kilo-thousand: Greek: χίλιοι (khílioi) kilobyte, kilogram, kilometer, kiloliter kine-, cine-movement, motion: Greek
Bonfante and most others accept this etymology. [12] ceremony possibly Etruscan or possibly referring to Etruscan rites performed at Caere. [13] defenestration, fenestra Both Bonfante and Whatmough accept the probability that Latin fenestra was a loan from a derivative of Etruscan fnes-.
The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]
A play on the terms "software" and "hardware". Coined in 1966, the word indicates that sometimes the computer problem is not with the computer itself, but with the user. Lotus Software – Lotus founder Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The Lotus Position' ('Padmasana' in Sanskrit).
An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's, will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology.
Kalinin K-12, a Soviet proof-of-concept aircraft; Kawanishi K-12 Sakura, an experimental Japanese aircraft; Automobiles. Kandi K12, a Chinese microcar; Nissan Micra (K12), a Japanese subcompact car; Ships. HMS Auricula (K12), a corvette of the Royal Navy; HMS K12, a submarine of the Royal Navy; HNLMS K XII, a submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. The main article for this category is Etymology . Subcategories