Etymology — The origins of English words

From syn- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + -y.

Borrowed from Spanish torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart.

Perhaps taint + -ure; perhaps from Middle French tainture (“dye; dyeing; tincture”). Doublet of teinture, tinctura, and tincture.

From tank + -ful.

From topography + -er.

From Latin tintinnābulum (“a small monastic bell”).

Learned borrowing from Latin Sybarīticus (“of or pertaining to Sybaris or its inhabitants”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns). Sybarīticus is derived from Ancient Greek Συβαρῑτικός (Subarītikós), from Σῠβᾰρῑ́της (Sŭbărī́tēs, “(noun) inhabitant of Sybaris; (adjective) decadent; self-indulgent”) (from Σῠ́βᾰρῐς (Sŭ́bărĭs, “Sybaris”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming demonyms)) + -κός (-kós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as Sybarite (“inhabitant of Sybaris”) + -ic. Sybaris, a city of Magna Graecia (the coastal parts of Sicily and southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers), was known for its wealth and the excesses and hedonism of its inhabitants.

From Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

From toe + cap.

From tie + breaker.

From Middle English talow, talgh, from Old English *tealh, *tealg, (compare Old English tælg, telg (“dye”)), from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic *talgaz (compare Dutch talg, German Talg), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to flow”) (compare Middle Irish delt (“dew”), Old Armenian տեղ (teł, “heavy rain”)).

Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).

From tinsel + -y.

Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.

From tarso- + metatarsus.

From theca + -al.

From taut + -en.

From through + put (after input and output).

From tag + -er.

From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.

Borrowed from Hindi टपोरी (ṭaporī), from Marathi टपोरी (ṭaporī).

From tonic + -ity.

From tin + horn, from gambling.

From the Ancient Greek τελῐκός (telĭkós, “final”), from τέλος (télos, “end”).