Etymology — The origins of English words

An imitative sound, related to the longer, sing-song taunt "neener."

From Medieval Latin compatibilis, from com- ("together") plus pati ("to suffer" or "to tolerate") — the same root as "patient."

Formed from sufficient plus -ly.

From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek khasma ("abyss, cleft") — related to "schism."

Formed from en- + circle, meaning "to put into a circle."

From Middle French neutralité, from Medieval Latin neutralitas, formed from neutral plus -ity.

Formed from "tutor" plus the adjective ending "-ial".

From Old English bēċe ("beech") + Old Norse viðr (“wood”) 'Beechwood'

From Latin tinctura, "act of dyeing", from tingere, "to dip or colour" — the same root that gives us "tint" and "tinge".

A doublet of diverse, from the same Old French and Latin root meaning "different."

Formed from "-teen" plus "age"; first recorded around 1921.

From Old French divertir, from Latin di- ("apart") plus vertere ("to turn") — related to verse and versus.

A blend of "car" and "hijacking."

From Medieval Dutch bonge or bonne ("stopper"), possibly ultimately from Latin punctus ("hole, point").

Origin uncertain; possibly from slang blending "bouncy" and "spongy."

A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek boulimia, "ravenous hunger," from bous ("ox") + limos ("hunger") — literally "hungry as an ox."

From the final syllable shared by the numbers thirteen through nineteen.

From Irish Niall via the surname/given name tradition.

Anglicized form of Goidelic/Irish Niall. Doublet of Niall.

From Middle English blot, meaning a stain or blemish, possibly from Old Norse or Old French roots.

Origin unclear, first recorded in print in 1886; possibly linked to a French word for a small tool, or to the surname of a French industrialist connected with promotional trinkets for the Statue of Liberty project.

An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”). Cf. wain.

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor. Latin Ābrahāmbor. Old English Abraham Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.

From Late Latin Anna, referencing the biblical figures Anna the Prophetess and, in tradition, St. Anne — ultimately from Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace."