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This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
An Allegory of Immortality, c. 1540. Monster derives from the Latin monstrum, itself derived ultimately from the verb moneo ("to remind, warn, instruct, or foretell"), and denotes anything "strange or singular, contrary to the usual course of nature, by which the gods give notice of evil," "a strange, unnatural, hideous person, animal, or thing," or any "monstrous or unusual thing ...
Magog (English folklore) – Giant protector of London; Mahaha - Undead humanoids with long fingernails as claws. Maha-pudma (Hindu mythology) – Giant elephant that holds up the world; Mahuika (Māori mythology) - Māori fire goddess; Mairu (Basque mythology) – Megalith-building giant; Mājas gari (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit
Lenovo, from Legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new") Medi-Cal, California's name for their Medicaid program, from medical and California; Medicaid, from medicine/medical and aid; Medicare, from medicine/medical and care; Netflix, from internet and flicks (slang for movie) Nikon, from Nippon Kōgaku and Ikon; Pinterest, from pin and interest
The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Spanish. [3] Coco also means " skull ". [ 4 ] The words cocuruto in Portuguese and cocorota in Spanish both means "the crown of the head" or "the highest place" [ 5 ] and with the same etymology in Galicia, crouca means "head", [ 6 ] from proto-Celtic *krowkā- , [ 7 ...
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Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
Hombre Gato (Latin America) – human-cat hybrid; Homunculus – small animated construct; Hō-ō – rooster-swallow-fowl-snake-goose-tortoise-stag-fish hybrid; Hoopoe (multiple cultures) – near passerine bird common to Africa and Eurasia that features in many mythologies in those continents