Etymology — The Origins of English Words

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn.

From Old French moraliser, equivalent to moral + -ize.

From Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderāre (“to outweigh”).

From metonymic + -ally or metonymical + -ly.

Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).

From Late Latin justitiaria, justiciaria (“judgeship, judiciarship; court sessions”), justitiarius, and justiciarius (“justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice”), all from Latin iūstitia (“justice”) + -āria (“-ary”). Paralleled in Middle English and Early Modern English by forms from Anglo-Norman justiserie (“judgeship, judiciarship”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French justicerie (“judgeship; tribunal”), from justice + -ery. As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, etc.

From in- (“not”) + sobriety, possibly influenced by and punning on inebriation, intoxication, where in- has the sense “in, into”.

From Middle English laufulnes, lahfulnesse, equivalent to lawful + -ness.

From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things.

From mong + -ed.

From Latin Pūnicus, variant of Poenicus, from Poenus + -icus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”), f:n:x-w-V12:Z2. Equivalent to a modified Phoenician + -ic.

Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“to see”); the meaning developed from “look back at” to “look askance at” to “envy.” Doublet of envious, from Old French.

From French ran tan plan, onomatopoeic.

From Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).

From pure + blood.

From neuro- + technology.

Borrowed from French pertinence.

Variant of McLeod.

From micro- + processor.

From non- + material.

Anglicisation of Irish Máire (“Mary”).

From French quadrillion, from quadri- (“four”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quadr- + -illion.

From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness.

Borrowed from Latin repositus, past participle of repōnō (“put back”), from re- + pōnō (“put”). See position.