Nosferatu
The origin and history of Nosferatu.
Etymology
Popularized by Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and F. W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu; the word is thought to come from an old Romanian term for a vampire or evil spirit.
Class of 1897
Nosferatu first entered the language around 1897. Other words from the same year:
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