Etymology — The origins of English words

stature

Latin

From Old French stature, going back to Latin statura, "height, size" — from the same root as "stand" and "status."

further

Old English

From Old English furþor ("further"), ultimately related to "fore" and the comparative ending seen in words like "other" and "either."

lyrical

Origin

From "lyric" plus the adjective suffix "-al".

speaking

Middle English

From Middle English spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand, from Old English specende, sprecende (“speaking”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekandz (“speaking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (“to speak”). Equivalent to speak + -ing. Cognate with Scots speikand, speikin (“speaking”), Saterland Frisian spreekend (“speaking”), West Frisian sprekkend (“speaking”), Dutch sprekend (“speaking”), German Low German sprekend (“speaking”), German sprechend (“speaking”).

Jason

Greek

From Greek Iason, related to iasthai, "to heal."

pivot

Latin

From Old French pivot, "hinge pin," possibly traced back to a Latin word for a pointed object.

shrub

Old English

From Old English scrybb ("shrub, underbrush").

kat

Origin

From ancient Egyptian kat.

Jewish

Latin

From "Jew" plus the adjective ending "-ish," tracing back through Old English to Latin and ultimately Hebrew.

Judaism

Late Latin

From Late Latin iudaismus, from Greek Ioudaismos, ultimately from the Hebrew name Yehuda ("Judah").

dependence

Middle French

From Middle French dépendance, built on "depend."

entirety

Middle English

From Middle English enterete, from Old French entiereté, from Latin integritās, from integer (“complete, whole”). Doublet of integrity.

recognize

Latin

From Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere ("to know again"), from re- + cognoscere ("to learn, get to know").

Anne

Late Latin

From French Anne, from Late Latin Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace."

Marian

Origin

A variant of Marion, itself a medieval derivative of Mary, sometimes read as a blend of Mary and Ann.

pantheon

Greek

From "Pantheon," the name of the Roman temple built to honour all the gods, ultimately from Greek pan- ("all") + theos ("god").

Jove

Latin

From Latin Iovis, an alternate form of Iuppiter (Jupiter).

Ares

Latin

From Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

copying

Origin

From copy plus -ing.

commonly

Middle English

Inherited from Middle English comunly; equivalent to common + -ly.

intelligence

Latin

From Latin intelligentia, from intellegere, "to understand," built from inter- ("between") + legere ("to choose, gather").

rancid

Latin

From Latin rancidus, "stinking" or "rank."

flying

Old English

From Old English fleogende, the present participle of fleogan ("to fly").

going

Old English

The -ing form of "go," used as a noun and adjective since Old English times.